HOW PLANTS FEED 



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Food of Plant Made in Leaves This starch or like 

 substance formed in the leaves, together with some of the 

 mineral matters brought up in the soil water, serves as 

 food for the protoplasm of the cells, so that the cells 



FIG. ii. Illustrating the formation of starch. 



increase in number rapidly and thus cause the plant to 

 grow. The cells in all parts of the plant, including the 

 farthest root tips, are fed by this leaf-formed food. It 



