Observations: Plants cannot 'think and remember,' but there's nothing stupid about them... - 0 views
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"Biology teachers, researchers, students and lay people all make the same mistake. I'd much rather say a plant senses and responds, rather than the plant 'knows.' Using words like 'intelligence' or 'think' for plants is just wrong
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saying that because the surface of a pond continues to ripple once struck by a pebble, the water is "remembering" something. The analogy doesn't quite hold.
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When exposed to strong light, Karpinski explains, plants absorb more energy than they can use for photosynthesis—but he doesn't think plants waste this excess energy. Karpinski says plants convert the energy to heat and electrochemical activity that can later trigger biological processes, like immune defenses.