How does a plant grow?

A seed wakes in warm, wet dirt. It grows because water and sun help. Tiny roots drink from the dirt. A stem reaches up to light. Leaves open like little hands.

A plant starts as a seed. When the seed gets water, warmth, and light, it begins to grow. A tiny root goes down to sip water from the soil. A tiny stem goes up toward the sun. The leaves use sunlight to help make food for the plant, like you need snacks to grow bigger and stronger.

A plant grows from a seed when it has water, warmth, air, and light. The first root anchors it and absorbs water and minerals, tiny nutrients in soil. The stem lifts the leaves toward sunlight. In the leaves, photosynthesis happens: the plant uses sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide, a gas in air, to make sugar, its food. New cells are built from that food, so roots, stems, and leaves get bigger. Fun fact: some bamboo can grow taller than you in one day.