TEKS 4.13A: Plant Structures and Functions
Structures and Functions of Plants
About this lesson
Learning Target: I can identify the functions of different structures of plants in different environments that allow them to survive.
Focuses On:
Structures and functions of plants in the following environments:
- Deserts
- Wetlands & Rainforests
- Prairies & Grasslands
Builds On:
2.13A:
identify the roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds of plants and compare how those structures help different plants meet their basic needs for survival
Next Level:
5.13A:
analyze the structures and functions of different species to identify how organisms survive in the same environment
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This lesson is designed to support student understanding of how plants adapt to different environments for survival through specific structural adaptations.
The lesson examines three distinct environmental conditions—deserts, wetlands & rainforests, and prairies & grasslands—by analyzing how plants in these regions have developed unique roots, stems, and leaves to survive.
This lesson prepares students for standard 5.13A, where they will be required to identify which species are better adapted to specific environments.
Grade 4ScienceTEKS 4.13A