2006-11-13 05:15:27 · 7 answers · asked by shela p 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
All plants need sunlight for the process of photosynthesis, which is one of the ways the get their "food." Therefore, no green plant will grow in a dark cellar.
2006-11-13 05:24:12 · answer #1 · answered by Uther Aurelianus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They need the light to nourish the cloroform (gives it the green color) which in turn begins a process that allows the plant to process the nourishment it recieves from the nutrients in the soil. Take away light, this process doesn't happen.
2006-11-13 13:24:26 · answer #2 · answered by KoKo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Primary requirements for all autotrophs is sunlight, water and air (carbondioxide as well as oxygen). Remove one of these factors and the plant will either not grow at all, or have poor growth.
2006-11-13 13:24:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A plant needs light to survive; that is how it makes food. No light - no food - the plant dies.
2006-11-13 13:23:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean why? Actually, cellery will grow in a dark, damp celler and be green.
2006-11-13 14:17:31 · answer #5 · answered by Everyman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It needs light
2006-11-13 13:19:29 · answer #6 · answered by October 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Modify KoKo's answer to mention chlorophyll, not chloroform.
2006-11-13 13:27:47 · answer #7 · answered by actuator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋