Grasses

You get to see the jointed stems, the sheathing leaves, the sheathing leaves, and flowers, maybe, and spikelets, and other things.

The family name is Graminiae, and also Poaceae.

The grass families.

Let's see.

[laughs] Yeah.

Homo poaceae.

Poaceae is the family of grasses, which distinguishes us from the bonobos and chimpanzees.

Homo poaceae.

I'm tr- I'm trying to get that into the, you know-

When a grass seed gets the right things, something wonderful happens.

It starts to grow.

But what does grass need? Grass needs three important things, water, sunlight, and nutrients from the soil.

Can you say them with me? Water, sunlight, and nutrients.

Great job, little scientists.

Up, up, up.

You did it! Now, let's talk about the sun.

Grass needs sunlight to make its own food.