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PLANTS NEED FOOD TO LIVEPlants need food to stay alive. But plants cannot move about in search of food. They make food in their leaves. Leaves are the food factories of plants. Plants make food by a process called photosynthesis.What does a plant need to make food?In this lesson, you will learn about:%u2022 Plants need food to live%u2022 Parasites%u2022 Photosynthesis%u2022 Insectivorous PlantsThink and answer.Plants are living things. They breathe, grow and multiply. But they cannot move about in search of food. Then, how do they get their food?Learning OutcomesWarm Up%u2018Photo%u2019 means light and %u2018synthesis%u2019 means putting together.Did you know?What does a plant need for photosynthesis?Checkpointstomata%u2022 A plant needs water to make food. It also needs some minerals. The minerals are dissolved in water. The roots absorb the water with the minerals from the soil and send them upwards through the stem to the leaves.%u2022 Carbon dioxide is also needed for photosynthesis. Do you know where plants get it from? You have already learnt that there are tiny openings called stomata on the underside of leaves. The stomata take in carbon dioxide from the air.%u2022 A plant also needs sunlight to synthesize food in its leaves. The leaves contain a substance called chlorophyll which helps them absorb sunlight.222 Arrow-Puffin-4_Semester-1 Science1 PLANTS MAKE THEIR OWN FOOD