Why do plants have tendrils?

Most plants I know of need full or mostly sunlight and don't do well in the rather shady environment of my room. I have plenty of plants outside but would like to add something inside as well. I love palm trees and plants with vines and would love to...

What is different about plants to us, or other animals, what made us and the animals different to plants? Could plants evolve into conscious beings? I know scientists have made discoveries that make it seem as if plants have simple emotions, does this...

C4 plants don't perform photorespiration; therefore, they can keep their stomata closed longer when the weather is warm. This seems to be an advantage. Why aren't all plants C4 plants? C4 plants can't take in any oxygen while the stomata are closed....

If you observe plants they would be the most exploited and eradicated life forms on earth, why did not then plants evolve to compensate all this, why are they unchanged compared to other life forms from the beginning? I mean basic definition of plants...

I have a science homework question... Why do aquatic plants in a stream need land plants? How do they relate? Our hints about this question so far are: -Stream ecosystems are not ok without land plants, but land plants can be ok without streams. Help...

I asked my teacher in Biology and she said I should find out. I know why plants are green (chloroplasts in the cells contain chlorophyll a, b and several other pigments that absorb mostly red and purple light, while reflecting green. Hence leaves appear...

during respiration in plants oygen is taken in and carbon dioxide is given out but plants need carbon dioxide in photosynthesis so why the plants does not store the carbon dioxide ...show more