Medicinal Seeds

Plants are living organisms and share common characteristics with all other living things. All organisms are composed of cells, grow, reproduce, and respond to various kinds of stimuli like temperature. However, plants have additional characteristics which distinguishes them from other organisms. Plants have the ability to manufacture food (photosynthesis); have unlimited or almost unlimited growth; and cell walls made of cellulose (used in making paper). Students should learn that most plants are green, have roots, grow, have flowers, have leaves, live in soil, and drink water.

The kingdom of plants includes seed plants, algae, ferns, and mosses. Plants have many cells and tissues. They make their own food using chlorophyll (the green pigment) through a chemical process called photosynthesis, which converts water and carbon dioxide into sugars, if there is enough light. They do not move on their own.