Plants
Explainer: How a seed grows into a plant
Plants use carbon from the air to make food and build shoots, roots and more. They adapt and respond to their environments in many incredible ways.
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Plants use carbon from the air to make food and build shoots, roots and more. They adapt and respond to their environments in many incredible ways.
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