The Beautiful Things

Plants grow everywhere, from the icy Arctic to the tropic –any place where there is air, light, and water. In deserts, where it rarely rains, plants have to save moisture. Some like cacti, have pleated stems that expand to store water when there is a shower. Where the climate is hot  and humid, plants grow very quickly all year round to make lush rainforests. In temperature places – where it is not too hot and not too cold, with a medium amount of rain- most plants flower and fruit in summer, but lose their leaves in winter. Plants usually grow in soil, but some absorb what they need directly from the water.

Without  plants, our world would be very different; from plants we get food, clothes, paper, and lots of other  things. Most important of all, they provide oxygen, which all living creatures need to breath hence we are very lucky in having it.