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A plant is an organism that carries out
photosynthesis, has cellulose cell walls and
complex cells, and is immobile. A few
parasitic plants have lost the ability to
photosynthesize but are still considered to
be plants. Plants are autotrophs, that is,
they make carbohydrates from water and carbon
dioxide, and are the primary producers in all
food chains, so that all animal life is
dependent on them. They play a vital part in
the carbon cycle, removing carbon dioxide
from the atmosphere and generating oxygen.
The study of plants is known as BOTANY.
Subject by: Vince Pike