Reaction paper activity take home, Exercises of English

Download Reaction paper activity take home and more Exercises English in PDF only on Docsity! REACTION PAPER: WHAT PLANTS TALK ABOUT Plants doesn’t have eyes, mouths, ears or even a brain. But according to some scientists, plants are always talking or communicating and they are more intelligent than we could ever imagine. They could be asking us for help, we just need to understand or learn how they live. Do plants have an animal-like behavior? Surprisingly, Yes. Just like animals, plants also hunts for food. They know who their targets are. Their roots are going toward the most nutrient-rich soil, just like an animal sniffing for food. Another example that shows plants have an animal-like behavior is the snake- like vine called the Count Dracula of the plant world. This vine has no roots and can’t produce its own food so it has to live entirely of a host plant. It has to find its host in 72 hours or else it will die. The researchers had a hunch that all plants produce greenly volatile, chemical sense released by their leaves as they breathe, so this vine finds its host by sniffing it. And to test that theory, they captured the scent of the tomato and they present the tomato to the vine as the vine twirl around in the air searching for it. The experiment showed that not only did the vine can sniffed the scent of the tomato but it selects the one that has the most concentrated odors. Many plants emit a chemical SOS when they’re under attack or in danger. While we all love the smell of plants, we didn’t know we are causing them stress, trauma or they might even be asking for help. One example of this is the caterpillar eating a wild tobacco plant, this plant has a trichome, a sweet little treat deposited by the plant and irresistible to caterpillars. Not knowing that this trichome causes it a very bad case of body odor and because of this odor it informs its predators. While the caterpillar is its enemy, caterpillar’s mother is its friend. But more than that, it can attract different pollinators through growing different flowers. From hawk moths to hummingbirds. Knapweeds causes threat and hardship on the livestock grazing land in Montana. Fortunately, Lupens happened to have the ability to launch a chemical counterattack that protects it from knapweeds but not only their selves but also the other plants. Another experiment that was conducted was if the plants are nurturing their relatives. Just like in the forest, mother trees are nurturing their own kinds.