photograph of plants and flowers
Plants are an important part of life on Earth.

Plants are an important part of life on Earth.

So the next time you look at a plant, don’t just think about how beautiful it is. Think about how plants help living things, like humans, stay alive.

photograph of a teenage boy eating brussel sprouts
Key Vocabulary

  • beautiful adj., pretty

Before You Move On

  • 1. Comparisons Look at the photos. How are the plants the same? How are they different?

  • 2. Inference Is it important for people to eat plants? Why or why not?