Friday, February 7, 2014

Plants and Seed Production -- Is it Worth It?

This is an essay for my Biology course. Enjoy!
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     From a plant's prospective, fruits are expensive to produce! It takes a lot of nutrients, sugars, water, and space to create these things that the plant will eventually get rid of. Is it worth it? I say, yes, it is. From a plant's prospective, producing fruit is an absolutely vital process. You see, if plant's didn't produce fruit, there would be no seeds. No seeds equal no offspring. This would be devastating to the plant's population. Just think about this: say there are 10 corn plants left in the entire world, and not one kernel of corn can be found anywhere. Once the 10 plants all die, without producing corn kernels, then the corn population is 0. There are no more corn plants. The population is now extinct.
     You see, without seeds, there would be no plants. They would have all died off by now. With seeds, however, in the right conditions, plant populations can thrive. From a plant's prospective, it is completely worth it. In fact, without the 'duty' to produce seeds, a plant would have no purpose. Even photosynthesis is to help produce seeds.
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I hope you enjoyed this essay on the necessity of seeds.

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