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Answer by kriti
Submitted on 11/15/2004
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Plants need seven things in order to grow; room to grow, temperature, light, water, air, nutrients, and time (University of Illinois). All plants need room to grow (University of Illinois). The Stem and Leaves of the plant need space so leaves can expand and carry out the job of making food also known as the process of photosynthesis (6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy  C6H12O6 + 6O2 ) (University of Illinois). Under the soil the roots also need room to grow (University of Illinois). Plants that grow in smaller spaces will have their roots crowded, and that can result in a smaller plant due to little growth (University of Illinois). Some plants like warmer temperatures while others may prefer cooler temperatures (University of Illinois). It all depends on the plant type for the best growth (University of Illinois). It is always good to know where plants come from so you can provide the right temperature for them (University of Illinois). Plants need sunlight to grow. Light is a part of the photosynthesis equation, meaning that light is used to produce food for the plant (University of Illinois). Windows facing the south or west have the best light (University of Illinois). It is possible to tell when a plant is not�t getting enough sunlight because its stems will be thin and the plant will lean toward the light (University of Illinois). Water is another important aspect in the plant (University of Illinois). It affects the ability to make and move nutrients (University of Illinois). Water (H2O) is also a part of the photosynthesis equation (University of Illinois). Without water or with too much water, a plant dies (University of Illinois). Plants use carbon dioxide in the air and release oxygen (University of Illinois). Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is in the first part of the photosynthesis reaction and oxygen (O2) is in the second part of the reaction (University of Illinois). Plants need time to grow (University of Illinois). It does not�t just happen over night. In this experiment, the variable tested was sunlight. Sunlight has effects on the growth of a plant as previously stated. The way it works is that leaves are opaque, meaning they allow light through, during the day, light energy from the sun hits the leaf and shines through it (Galbraith 2001). On the under side of a leaf there are Guard cells, which are two cells that protect the opening called the stoma or stomata (Galbraith 2001). When light energy hits the leaf it stimulates the active transport of Potassium (Galbraith 2001). Active transport is the cellular process of moving substances across a living membrane (Galbraith 2001). The stimulation of Potassium causes water to rush into the guard cells (Galbraith 2001). The guard cells buckle and open due to osmotic pressure (diffusion of water from high concentration to lower concentration) (Galbraith 2001). The open guard cells expose the stoma, which allows carbon dioxide in, and oxygen out (Galbraith 2001). Carbon dioxide is needed for photosynthesis and oxygen is a waste product in photosynthesis reactions (Galbraith 2001). The water in the guard cells is lost through the opening causing transpiration to occur (Galbraith 2001). Transpiration is when water is lost the leaves, causes the water from the roots to be pulled up to replace the water loss (Galbraith 2001). Water is brought up to the leaves through the xylem (Galbraith 2001). Xylem is the water carrying vascular tissue that starts in the roots and goes up the stem to the leaves and is made of tracheids (Galbraith 2001). In the roots water enters the roots through diffusion (Galbraith 2001). Light energy and transpiration pull the water upward through the tracheids and because water is polar it sticks together (Galbraith 2001).

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Green plants and certain types of bacteria and algae are the primary producers because they are the ones that produce usable energy for the rest of the living organisms on earth. They use energy from the sun to make sucrose, glucose, and other compounds that other life forms can eat and "burn" for energy. In each one of those sugar molecules a little bit of the sun's energy is stored in a form that we can call chemical energy. Since plants have no mouths or digestive systems, how do they get their energy and nutrition? Plants make themselves out of carbon dioxide from the air and water and a few minerals from the soil. They do this with the aid of sunlight, in a process called PHOTOSYNTHESIS, which means "putting together with light." This process was not always obvious to people. In fact, up until about 350 years ago, everybody basically agreed with Aristotle's idea that plants just sucked their food up out of the soil as a pure "nutrient fluid." Plants use the energy of the sun to capture carbon dioxide from the air. Plants use carbon dioxide as a building block to make sugars and other carbohydrates. Pigments in the leaves of plants absorb sunlight.

Answer by sparks
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in a plant cell there are chloroplasts amount other organelles in the chloroplasts the process of photosynthesis is preformed where CO2 and H2O are combined to make C6H12O6 (glucose) and 6 O2's sunlight is needed to break the bonds between the water and carbon dioxide and form the glucose after which the glucose is then sent to the mitochondria where in the process of cellular respiration it converted to O2 and ATP (use-able chemical energy) which is then send to ribosomes and other organelles to be made into proteins and hormones and such but if there isn't any direct sunlight the photosynthesis will be slowed down slowing down the whole process of growing. probably a bunch of spelling and grammatical errors and such but whatever I'm16

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Submitted on 2/2/2004
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why do plants in sunlight grow faster than a plant in the shade?

Answer by baby girl
Submitted on 2/19/2004
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sun light helps the plant give out chtorophyll

Answer by Fenny
Submitted on 4/7/2004
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plants need the source of energy and sun in order to grow.

Answer by Aaron The Great
Submitted on 4/29/2004
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The sun aids in a process called photosynthesis. With a combination of light water and carbon dioxide plants get the energy they need to grow

Answer by fly gurl
Submitted on 5/22/2004
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plants need sunlight. if they dont get any then we dont get any energy.

Answer by crzykid
Submitted on 9/8/2004
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Plants need sunlight in order to do the process of photosynthesis which gives off energy and oxygen which we need to breathe.

Answer by mimi
Submitted on 9/13/2004
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Palnts in the shade look prettier but they grow better in the sunlight! lol! :)

Answer by Rosemary
Submitted on 9/22/2004
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Sun gives off energy, its just like when your in cold air you tend to cuddle up in a blanket and go to sleep. Although when your out in the sun you tend have more energy and move around more.

Answer by DUNNO
Submitted on 9/23/2004
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DOES PLANTS GROW FASTER WITH SUNLIGHT OR THE LIGHT BULB LIGHT

Answer by showty
Submitted on 9/25/2004
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plants need sunlight,water,and air to provide food for its self called photosynthesis.

Answer by Pee Wee
Submitted on 9/26/2004
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Plants grow faster in the sunlight, because the sunlight helps the plants make food, so the plants grow faster because they have food.

Answer by ursrb
Submitted on 9/29/2004
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Because when the sunlight gets to the plant all the nutrients and energy from the sun get transferred into the plant

Answer by Kiki
Submitted on 9/30/2004
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The way plants eat is though photosynthesis. The only way photosynthesis can occur is if the plant gets three things, which are water, carbon dioxide and sunlight.

Answer by herb
Submitted on 10/13/2004
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what is the fastest way to make a plant grow?!

Answer by Michelle
Submitted on 10/13/2004
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because the enery rays in the sun react with the chlorophyll. this is what the plants use as their "food". if sunlight is not present the chlorophyll does not react. its pretty simple :) no sun no reaction!!!

Answer by Tia
Submitted on 11/1/2004
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animal crackers in my soup, monkeys and rabbits loop ta loop! lol hahahaha you losers

Answer by ricky
Submitted on 1/23/2005
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so the plant would get help by natural lights. (I cannot explain WHAT I AM REALLY TRYING TO SAY).

Answer by John Kerry Edwards
Submitted on 11/1/2004
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Plants with sun light get the nutrients they need becase the sun contains vitimans witch are called vitiman D and contains some vitiman C.

Answer by TheMaster
Submitted on 11/3/2004
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Plants go through photosynthesis, which needs sunlight to work, and which makes the plant energy to grow, so a plant in the shade doesn't get as much energy to grow as the one in the shade because less sunlight is hitting it. ;)

Answer by Trip
Submitted on 11/16/2004
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Sunlight is the biggest energy source that plants have. They need chlorophyll(photosynthasis) to keep them selves green and keep them healthy, and to do that sunlight from the sun plays a big role, so I think that's why plants in sunlight grow better in sunlight than in the shade.

Answer by poopykid
Submitted on 11/23/2004
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they just do

Answer by shorty
Submitted on 12/7/2004
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plants need the light of sun

Answer by Cee-Cee
Submitted on 12/21/2004
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The sunlight gives off something call photosynethesis which the plants need to survive. Plants feed on sunlight which makes them strong.

Answer by wa-wa
Submitted on 1/4/2005
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not all plants need sunlight to live

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Answer by Monika Sazkawitch
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cuz many plants need to sunlight. its like food to them!!

Answer by stephiesloppysocks
Submitted on 1/31/2005
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i hate this the stupid peaple wont answer any of my questions

Answer by Sassygrl2000
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plants need sunlight to make chlorophyll and if it doesn't have sunlight it will eventually wither and die.

Answer by Loca
Submitted on 2/16/2005
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Plants need sunlight in order to make their food, this process is called photosynthesis.

Answer by LaLa
Submitted on 3/3/2005
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the sun is in the sky, and a plant needs a light source from up above because the chloroplats of the plant are located on the top of the plant.

Answer by ashely
Submitted on 3/29/2005
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plant need chtorophyll and the sun sun provides it. the sun help them to grow by providing enerny so it can stay alive and provide oxegen

Answer by k ching k ching bling bling bling
Submitted on 4/3/2005
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the sun give the plant enery from that enrgy . phoosynises plant make here ow food

Answer by KJ
Submitted on 4/4/2005
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Plants get energy by photosynthieses, carben dioxside, and water. Photosyntheses is what the plant dose to get energy. The plant also needs water to live. The plant gives of oxegen and inhalse carben dioxside which also keeps it alive. Those are all the things that plants get energy by.

Answer by chelsea
Submitted on 4/5/2005
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Answer by good girl 13
Submitted on 4/5/2005
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Plants need sunlight in order to make chlorophyll,a chemical that makes plants green.If plants do not get the sunlight they need they cannot produce chlorophyll,which will make them lose their green and will eventually die.

Answer by GIGGLEZ
Submitted on 4/10/2005
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plants need sunlight in order 2 grow properly.

Answer by alex
Submitted on 4/17/2005
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Plants in sun grow better because sun provides them with energy to grow. This is beause chlorophyl captures it and combines it with light water and carbon dioxide. Then photosinthesis happens.