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How are plants made, and what are they made out of?
Question Date: 2017-01-10
Answer 1:

Plants are alive and all living things are made from other living things. When you take the seed that a plant makes and put it into the ground and water it, it becomes a new plant. That’s because the seed is alive and just waiting to turn into another plant! And the seed was made by a full-grown plant to make more plants. Plants are made up of cells which are the very small living things that make up large living things. They’re so small you can’t see them without a microscope. Plant cells are made up of a lot of the same things that make up human cells, but with some big differences. Plant cells have tougher parts to them which lets them stay sturdy and grow tall like a tree. Animal cells are squishier which is important because they need to move around. The plant cells themselves are mostly made of sugars, fats, proteins, and water.


Answer 2:

Plants are living things that grow themselves just like you are growing. Plant bodies are mainly made of a complex sugar called cellulose, and plants with wood also have tar-like material called lignin.



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