this is just one of those random thoughts that popped into my head in work today
2007-01-12 05:06:21 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Yes. Plants have cells. Plants can have cancer. If you take a walk in the woods sometime you will notice trees and plants with bumps and odd lumps . . that's cancer. Take a look at these images:
tomato plant with crown gall disease (plant cancer)
http://3e.plantphys.net/images/ch22/we2201b.jpg
Plant tumors
http://www.apsnet.org/Education/IllustratedGlossary/PhotosS-V/tumor.htm
2007-01-12 08:55:04 · answer #1 · answered by Panda 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Cancer is the rapid overpopulation of cells. I googled it and found this:
A plant will only respond to a plant carcinogen or at least a compound which may induce 'cancer' in a plant. Usually the response will be a gall or abnormal amount of plant cells formed at a specific site affected by the carcinogenic agent. For example some galls on plants are a form of plant cancer caused by a wasp. However not all compounds which cause cancer in humans or animals will cause the plant to also have a cancer. Plant cancer causing compounds may not affect humans or animals.
2007-01-12 05:15:48 · answer #2 · answered by ohnoitsme! 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes; Any multicellular organism that operates via cellular division has the possibility to get cancer. However, plant tumors and cancers are usually refered to as 'galls'. See my source link for more information on plant galls.
2007-01-12 05:17:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Under the premise that cancer is simply mutating cells, I think that plants can get cancer. I have seen mutated and atypical plant growth before.
2007-01-12 05:14:01 · answer #4 · answered by Kerry 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i wouldnt have thought so, although its obviously possible to get cancer from a plant.
2007-01-12 05:11:01 · answer #5 · answered by wang eyed lil 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I know that trees can get cancer!;
2007-01-12 08:28:55 · answer #6 · answered by huggz 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, only mammals can get cancer.
2007-01-12 05:10:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I dont believe so
2007-01-12 05:09:52 · answer #8 · answered by Brtny 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
no
2007-01-12 05:10:06 · answer #9 · answered by bumblebeenyhappy 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋