PLANTS AROUND US

 INTRODUCTION
 DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLANTS
 WHERE PLANTS LIVE?
 DIFFERENT TYPES OF LEAVES
 PARTS OF PLANTS AND ITS FUNCTIONS
 FOOD FROM PLANTS
 USES FROM PLANTS FOR US AND ANIMALS
 HOW PLANTS MAKE THEIR OWN FOOD?
 INTRODUCTION

Plants are living things. They

breathe and grow. They also
reproduce. Most of the plants grow
on land. Some plants grow in water.
Plants are very useful to us. Plants can
be found in different shapes, sizes and
colors. Some plants are big and
strong. Some plants are small and
weak.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLANTS
 BIG PLANTS: Trees
 SMALL PLANTS:
 Shrubs
 Herbs
 Climbers
 Creepers
 Thorny plants
 Water plants
 Wild plants
 Weeds
BIG PLANTS
 Tall, big and strong plants are called TREES.
 They usually live for a long time.
 Some of them have bright flowers during a few months.
 Others give us fruit.
 Many trees have leaves all the year round.
 Others shed their leaves in winter.
 Some trees are peepal tree, palm tree, ashok tree, pine
tree and neem tree.
 Trees have strong woody barks and have many
branches.
 They stand erect.
 They have a thick, brown and woody stem called
TRUNK.
 Trees give us shade, fruits and wood.
COCONUT TREE, ASHOKA TREE ,
NEEM TREE , PINE AND BANYAN
TREE, AND
SMALL PLANTS

 Small plants are smaller than trees.

 Their stems are thinner and weaker.
 They need lesser space to spread.
 They are not very tall.
 Shrubs, herbs, climbers and creepers are
small plants.
 SHRUBS
 Small plants with several branches growing near
the ground are called shrubs.
 E.g.; hibiscus, rose, cotton, tulsi, jasmine etc.
 They have many thin, brown and woody stems.
Doesn’t have main trunk.
 They are smaller than a tree.
 They are medium in size and Most shrubs live
only for a few years.
ROSE PLANT, HIBISCUS
PLANT,COTTON PLANT, YELLOW
OREANDER TREE,
Mums plants
 HERBS
 Small plants with soft, green and thin stems are called herbs.
 Herbs are smaller than shrubs.
 Their leaves, flowers, seeds are used for flavoring, food,
cooking, medicines or perfumes.
 E.g.: mint, tulsi, coriander, aloevira, basil, dill, spinach etc.
 We use some herbs like coriander, mint, spinach, etc. for
cooking.
 The leaves of the tulsi give us medicines.
 Most herbs live only for a few months.
 They can stand erect on the ground.
 They are seasonal plants.
ALOEVERA, CORIANDER(CILANTRA),DILL PLANT,MINT,
BASIL PLANT,TULSI
Spinach
CLIMBERS

 Plants with weak and soft stems that need

support of other plants, sticks, walls etc. to
grow straight are called climbers.
 E.g.: grapevine, moneyplant, bean plant, pea
plant, bougainvilleas etc.
 They cannot stand erect on their own.
 Climbers have tendrils to hold the support.
TENDRIL
CLIMBERS (grapevine and bitter
gourd)
Climbers (black pepper and bottle
gourd)
Climbers (French bean plant and
luffa gourd)
Climbers ( money plant and pea
plant)
Climbers (bougainvilleas and Peas
plant after opening)
 CREEPERS

 Plants with soft, green and weak stems that

crawl along the ground are called creepers.
 e.g.: Pumpkin, Watermelon, Muskmelon etc.
 They cannot stand erect.
Muskmelon and pumpkin
Watermelon