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PLANT
P A RT S
Did you know that we eat many different parts of the plant? We eat
the
stem
of the plant when we eat asparagus or celery. We eat the
leaves
of the plant when we eat lettuce. We eat the yummy
fruits
of
the plant, and those fruits have seeds inside of them. Sometimes we
can eat the seeds, like when we eat strawberries or cucumbers, and
sometimes we don’t like to eat the seeds, like when we eat apples or
grapes. When we eat veggies like corn or peas, we are actually
eating the
seeds
from the plant! When we eat other veggies like car-
rots or potatoes, we are eating the
roots
of the plant. Cauliflower,
artichoke and broccoli plants produce
flowers
that are tasty to eat.
Sometimes we eat more than one part of the plant. Many people like
the root of the beet plant, but the leaves are also yummy. Beet
leaves are used in salads when the leaves are young and tender.
When they get bigger, beet leaves can be bitter, so they taste better
cooked. We usually eat the root of the onion plant, but the stems
taste good too, when they are young and tender.
Some of the plants we eat are
poisonous
if we eat the wrong part.
Did you know that the leaves of a tomato plant are poisonous? For
many years people would not even eat tomatoes because they
thought the entire plant was poisonous! Now we know the fruit of the
tomato plant is safe and delicious, plus it has vitamins that are very
good for us too!
Now think about the plant facts you just read above. On the next page,
answer the questions. You may look back at the facts for help.
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PLANT
P A RT S
1. Which part of a plant can we eat?
(Circle
all
correct answers.)
a. stem b. leaves c. fruit d. seeds e. flowers
2. We eat more than one part of these plants:
(Circle
one
answer.)
a. spinach and lettuce
b. okra and tomatoes
c. beets and onions
d. radish and carrot
3. When are beet leaves good to eat?
________________________________________________________________ .
4. The fruit of this plant is delicious, but the leaves are poisonous.
It is a ___________________________________________ .
5. What is a plant that you love to eat?_____________________________
What type of plant part is it?
(Circle
all
ans
wers that apply.)
a. stem b. leaves c. fruit
d. seeds e. flowers d. radish and carrot
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P A RT S
Now match the plants to the parts we eat!
roots
stems
leaves
seeds
flowers
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