{"id":4288,"date":"2022-12-13T06:42:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-13T06:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=4288"},"modified":"2025-08-13T11:27:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T11:27:05","slug":"s-3-e-what-do-stems-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/s-3-e-what-do-stems-do\/","title":{"rendered":"s-3.e What Do Stems Do"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>What Do Stems Do<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/What-Do-Stems-Do.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-8550df6181cd5d83aa7a08ef336a4ca1\" style=\"color:#74008b\">Key Notes :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-244596fd3707167b62456ee814b94276\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Support for the Plant<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-59.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-59.png 200w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-59-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>The stem helps to hold up the plant and supports the leaves, flowers, and fruits.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It keeps the plant upright so it can grow toward the sunlight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-69281daf48930aba6c9c12a0fdfaa2da\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Transporting Water and Nutrients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/97a556a6-b2ca-49d8-9942-dea5f37f52ed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18061\" style=\"width:369px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/97a556a6-b2ca-49d8-9942-dea5f37f52ed.jpg 650w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/97a556a6-b2ca-49d8-9942-dea5f37f52ed-300x289.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Stems act like highways, moving water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves and other parts of the plant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They also carry food made in the leaves to the rest of the plant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-ae4a3133d63d6b64f02b67fc95aa0bea\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Connecting Roots and Leaves<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-60.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18062\" style=\"width:314px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-60.png 500w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-60-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-60-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-60-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>The stem links the roots (which absorb water) to the leaves (which make food through photosynthesis).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-df37a23f30a63bcc75ccf8e0a02aef5b\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Storing Food and Water<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-61.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-61.png 225w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-61-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Some plants store extra food and water in their stems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Examples: Sugarcane stores sugar, and cactus stems store water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-6dfa681052b298ab31fbac34ca585d3f\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Helping Plants Grow Taller<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-63-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18065\" style=\"width:520px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-63-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-63-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-63-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-63-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-63-1568x784.png 1568w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/image-63.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Stems allow plants to grow taller so they can reach more sunlight for photosynthesis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-3268d1dc377b1d3599aff42c1bde3d30\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Special Features in Some Plants<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Some stems, like those of grapevines, can climb to get closer to sunlight.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other stems, like potato stems, grow underground and store food.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-ad16b59143177894f9dd16898f153c68\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Protection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Some stems have thorns (e.g., roses) to protect the plant from animals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-661d6b6ba968ad6b16eabe6f589ce6cb\" style=\"color:#000060\"><strong>Fun Fact:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Did you know bamboo stems grow very fast? Some can grow up to 3 feet in one day!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/75918\/567\/390\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"7366\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-19.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-19.png 500w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-19-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-19-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-3-19-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/75920\/053\/290\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-18.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-18.png 500w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-18-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-18-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Worksheet-1-1-2-18-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Do Stems Do Key Notes : Support for the Plant Transporting Water and Nutrients Connecting Roots and Leaves Storing Food and Water Helping Plants Grow Taller Special Features in Some Plants Protection Fun Fact: Let&#8217;s practice!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4288","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4288"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19230,"href":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4288\/revisions\/19230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/3rdclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}