Do plant's have any awareness?..?

Answer 1

a·ware /əˈwɛər/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-wair] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. having knowledge; conscious; cognizant: aware of danger.

Using the above definition you may assume to review the responses of a plant to it's environment. These are known as tropisms. A plant is known to bring about chemical changes within different modules of it's structure as a response to external influences such as gravity, light and water. You can find out more about this at the following link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropism

Just dissect a plant and you will find no complex nervous system in it comparable to human beings. But there is absolutely no proof that these are the same qualities of conscious expression as a human being. There is not the remotest chance that this can
be logically or rationally inferred from observation or study.

Answer 2

First, we'ld have to agree on the definition of the term "awareness. This may not be as easy as you would first think. You can scientifically measure their ability to respond to various stimuli, But Does that mean they are aware? In a garden, it has been observed that a plant may adapt to stress factors that affect a neighbor plant first, an insect invasion for instance (they don't do it very well,however).

Answer 3

The Biologist Dr Lyall Watson has covered this subject in his book `Supernature`. Basically , a plant is wired to a lie detector, which `responds` to various stimuli particularly imminent harm, and the killing of brine shrimps by immersion in boiling water. The plant was said also to respond to the presence of its owner. Not a subject that draws huge research funding, but thought provoking stuff. Keep eating the Watercress, and read the book.!

Answer 4

Plants only move because light breaks down the hormone IAA. IAA promotes cell elongation therefore where there is less light the plant grows more...Hence, plants bending towards the light is merely a chemical process which is controlled by an external facotor - the sun.

Answer 5

Plants respond to stimuli such as light but do not have 'awareness' in the sense that (most) humans have awreness as sentient beings. It may be worth analysing what you mean by awareness.

Answer 6

YES they do .They have awareness of water called hydrotophism,of light called phototrophism, and towards gravity called geotropism
Apart from it some plants like" touchmenot "show response to touch

Answer 7

They respond to changes in their environment eg tropisms. but they also release chemicals (hormones) when parasites attack. this is a form of communication, since they don't themselves benefit. Other plants and symbiotic insects are alerted. Its a very low-level awareness.

Answer 8

Awareness, no. However, according to every elementary science fair - they do respond to negative and positive emotional support, as well as different kinds of music.

Answer 9

Sure! My plant talks to me all the time and eats bugs!!!!

Answer 10

Course they do, they know to point towards the sun and to drink water etc, but they are not sentient beings, sadly, they would be nicer than people if they were!