Plant nutrition

Plants are living organisms that need light, air, water and minerals to stay alive and grow Plants take in light and gases from air through their leaves, and take in water and minerals through their roots Water and minerals are not food, but plants do need food to stay alive and grow Plants do not take in food from their surroundings, they are producers that make their own food The food that plants make is carbohydrate, which they use for growth and as a source of energy