How are plants like humans? By Reed

You may think that a plant is not like an animal because it can’t move, and it can’t defend itself. But that is not true - if a plant is in the shade, it can grow towards the sunlight. This is movement, but it is just too slow for us to see. Plants also have many ways of defending themselves. While humans have weapons, plants have thorns and poisons.

Humans and plants are made of the same basic substances. There are similarities in their reproductive systems. Both systems include sperm cells and egg cells. The female part of flowers also have ovaries.

Humans have evolved to live in certain climates, but then when they want to live in other climates they have to invent ways to stay warm or cool or to find a way to survive. Plants have also found ways to survive in many different climates such as the desert to the alps. This has happened slowly through evolution. You may never have thought that plants are like humans, but when you think that they move, and defend themselves and can survive in very challenging environments, it is astonishing how similar plants and humans really are.