Genre Nonfiction Comprehension Skill Predict Text Features Captions Call Outs Labels Glossary Science Content Plants Scott Foresman Science 2.1 ISBN 0-328-13770-7 ì<(sk$m)=bdh ab< +^-Ä-U-Ä-U Vocabulary adapted environment flower leaves nutrients prairie roots stem Picture Credits Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions. Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Right (R), Background (Bkgd). Opener: Gerry Ellis/Digital Vision; 14 (B) Jacqui Hurst/DK Images; 15 (BL) Eric Crichton/Corbis; 21 Kevin Schafer/Corbis. Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the copyright © of Dorling Kindersley, a division of Pearson. ISBN: 0-328-13770-7 Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V010 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 What did you learn? 1. What are the four main parts of a plant? 2. What is a prairie? 3. Desert plants Wolf are adapted by toChristine live where it is hot and dry. Their spines help them live in this environment. In your own words write to explain how spines can help a cactus plant survive in the desert. 4. Predict Sundew plants live in marshes. They have sticky hairs on their leaves. Predict what will happen to an insect that lands on a sundew plant. Parts of a Plant There are many kinds of plants. Plants are made up of different parts. Eac