How Plants Eat: The Magic of Photosynthesis

Have you ever wondered how plants eat? Unlike animals, plants cannot move

around to find their lunch. Instead, they act like little green factories!

To make their food, a plant needs three main ingredients: water from the

soil, carbon dioxide from the air, and energy from the sun.

The chef in this green kitchen is a special substance called chlorophyll, which gives leaves

their bright green color. When the sun shines, the chlorophyll captures

the sunlight and uses it to mix the water and carbon dioxide together.

This amazing process is called photosynthesis. Through this process, the plant creates its own food