Name five plants and their parts that we eat?

What is food?

Food is defined as any substance that people and animals eat to survive. Animals and plants are the main sources of food. It is eaten because they provide energy and nutrition and keeps people and animals healthy.

Food from plants

All the creatures on this planet are directly or indirectly depended on plants for food. Animals obtain food from plants. We human beings come under the category of animals. Human beings are completely dependent on plants for food. Plants provide us with food that consists of various nutrients that are vital to our body. Each and every part of the plant is very important for us. Plants have leaves, roots, stem, flowers as their parts. We consume almost every part of the plant (root, stem, leaves, flowers, fruits, etc) as food.  Fruits, vegetables, grains, seeds, herbs, are the foods we eat that are obtained from the plant sources.

Parts of plants that we eat

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Further Reading:

• Seed Germination
• Parts Of A Seed