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Do plants feel pain?

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Answer:

Plants cannot feel pain, because for an organism to feel pain, they need the basic equipment to do so:

A central nervous system,
A brain, and
pain receptors.

All of which plants obviously lack. However, plants "react" to outside stimuli, such as sunlight, touch, and heat or cold. They cannot feel pain, however.

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