A bowl of rice

1. rice belongs to the grass family
2. the drooping fronds at the top of the stalks hold the seeds of the rice plant. These seeds are the grains of rice that we eat. Rice is a cereal, like wheat and other grains used for food.
3. Rice plants grow in fields that have been flooded with water, called paddy fields. The stalk of a rice plant is hollow like a straw. It soaks up water through the roots.