How long can a plant normally go without water?
Plants are living things and require water to live and will die if they do not have water in their plant cells. Some plants, like cacti and other succulents, have developed special ways to conserve water, and can survive in deserts where sometimes it doesn’t rain for years. How many kinds of moss are there in the world? There are approximately 14 500 kinds of mosses in the world. How do trees grow? Trees, like other plants, grow from seeds. The seed sends a root into the soil. The root secures the plant firmly to the one spot and collects water and minerals (such as potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus etc.) from the soil. The seed also sends a shoot up into the light and this develops leaves, stems and branches. A tree grows upwards from the very tip of each stem and sideways from the tip of each branch. The main stem becomes the trunk, and all stems and branches become thicker as they grow. Trees obtain carbon dioxide and oxygen from the air and use the energy of the sun to turn carbon di
