A Planet of Plants Plants live almost everywhere on Earth They need sunlight water and air to grow Most need soil for nutrients too Fact Digger Plants have grown on Earth for more than 500 million years
Some sunflower buds seem to turn to face the sun through the day
About 400,000 plant species live on Earth They have adapted to grow well in their habitats Plants in deserts can store water between rains thick roots reach deeply deserts into the soil in windy places
Fact Digger Between 8 feet 2 5 meters to 15 feet 4 5 meters of rain falls every year in a rainforest Some plants grow best in wet rainforests
