Many plants make flowers, which turn into fruits. Flowers and fruits make their own seeds. We call this a life cycle. The world is full of different plants like flowers, trees and vegetables but ...
In contrast to animals, plants continuously generate new organs throughout their lifespan. This developmental plasticity requires a strict temporal and spatial control of the cell cycle.
However, photosynthesis doesn't just drive the carbon cycle — it also creates the oxygen necessary for respiring organisms. Interestingly, although green plants contribute much of the oxygen in ...