Question

Your friend thinks that plants are not alive because they do not move. How would you respond to your friend?

Answer 1

ANSWER:-

Plants are alive because they have cells inside them, and obey all of the seven characteristics of living things.

Answer 2

Plants are alive because they have cells inside them, and obey all of the seven characteristics of living things. A common mnemonic for that is

MRS. GREN

.

M is for movement

First

R is for respiration

S is for sensitivity

G is for growth

Second

R is for reproduction

E is for excretion

N is for nutrition

Anything that has living cells inside them is considered to be alive. Also, plants can still move, as in the case of seeds, and they also face the sunlight during their growth.