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Leaves, Stems, and Roots
Most plants have leaves, stems, and roots.
Leaves are often flat, so they take light in. With sunlight and air,
leaves make food.
Stems keep leaves in the light and provide a place for the plant
to keep its flowers and fruits. Food and water move through the
stems to the other parts of the plant.
Roots are usually buried in the soil.
They are not always under the soil,
though. Roots do not have leaves.
They take water and nutrients, a sort
of food, from the soil. Roots also
often store this food. And they fix
the plants to the ground. parts of plants
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