Question

How can we consider plants to be alive ? Give examples also

Answer 1

Plants are considered as living things because they fulfil all the characteristics of living things:

• Movement: with environmental changes and human interaction, trees do move. Plants move in groups the area of forests. New areas start to take expand while the original areas shrink.
• Respiration: plants breath in carbon dioxide and breath out oxygen.
• Sensitivity: plants react to their environment and the stimuli around them.
• Growth: Through photosynthesis and by absorbing nutrients, minerals and water through their roots, plants do grow
• Reproduction: Pollen and seeds make new plants
• Excretion: plants excrete waste (oxygen)