What you may already know: Plants can make their own food by photosynthesis.
Plants play an important role in controlling the levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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There are many different types of flowering plants, but they all have the same four organs: roots, stems, leaves and flowers.
Many plants can reproduce without a mate (asexually), both naturally and under the control of humans.
The flower is adapted to allow plants to reproduce sexually.
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Why can you tell the age of a tree by counting the number of rings in the trunk?
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Why would the fruit and veg aisle in the supermarket be much barer if there were no bees?
Can you solve this puzzle?
Mia is visiting her local garden centre and needs to use the bathroom. The owners of the garden centre have extended the plant theme to the signs on the bathroom doors.
Help Mia choose the right option!
(Hint: turn to topic 7.4 Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants.)
