KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -Stems support the whole plant and help it to stand erect. It also helps in the transportation of food and water. At the same time, the function of leaves is to prepare food by the process called photosynthesis. Thus, it is not the leaf but it is the stem that holds the plant upright.

Detailed explanation-2: -The stem conducts water and nutrient minerals from their site of absorption in the roots to the leaves by means of certain vascular tissues in the xylem. The movement of synthesized foods from the leaves to other plant organs occurs chiefly through other vascular tissues in the stem called phloem.

Detailed explanation-3: -Stem. A plant’s stem transports water through the plant. It also raises the height of the plant’s flowers and leaves and brings them closer to the Sun.

Detailed explanation-4: -The green pigment found in most leaves absorbs sunlight, which is one of the important ingredients in the food-making process. This process is called photosynthesis. During photosynthesis, chlorophyll captures the energy of sunlight.