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Any amateur gardener knows plants need two things to survive: sunlight and water. But tweak a few genes and those basic requirements can diminish or even disappear. The first group-from Martek Biosciences Corporation and the Carnegie Institution of Washington-manipulated genes to wean a type of microalgae, called Phaeodactylum tricornutum, from the sun. To do so, they had to provide these single-celled aquatic plants with an alternative source of energy-which they did by inserting a gene encoding for a glucose transporter. They found that algae altered with the gene for a human glucose transporter grew in dark fermenters at densities 15 times that of sunlight-grown algae. In addition, these tiny plants-which are used in a number of dietary supplements-were less likely to become contaminated. The above is an excerpt from Scientific America.com The mushroom and other forms of fungi require no light source to grow. They actually prefer it that way.
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∙ 9y agoExtremely few organisms categorized as plants don't use photosynthesis for food. These plants usually gain their energy from fungi, in a parasitic relationship.
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∙ 11y agoi was looking for the same answer and i found out that a peace lily and a African violet doesn't need sunlight.
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∙ 15y agoPants that had no chlorophyll like onion,garlic,potato.etc.
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∙ 14y agoThe plants that do not need sun to grow are classified as shade-tolerant plants. These include a wide variety of autotrophs.
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∙ 10y agoThere are many types of plants that do not need sunlight, but few of them dislikes sunlight, for example: Mushrooms. although some of them can grow with some sunlight!
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∙ 14y agomarijuana. although i wouldn't suggest growing it for home decor reasons, as it is illegal.
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∙ 14y agoAll plants (green plants that is), require sunlight to grow.
a few however are parasitic plants which do not need sunlight directly but feed on a host "green" plant that does need it
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∙ 11y agoSaprophytic and total parasitic plants
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Does photosynthetic bateria need sunlight to live?
Photosynthetic bacteria, like plants, are photoautotrophs, meaning they utilize sunlight and carbon dioxide to produce food. These type of bacteria will eventually die without the presence of sunlight.
How does the amount of sunlight affect the growth of a plant?
Most all plants need Sunlight in order to turn Co2 and other elements into stored energy. Chlorophyll (the mostly green stuff) catches this and this is why plants are nutritious to humans too! Also plants need sunlight to preform photothsis and photothsis creates sugar that the plants need to surviveAnswerDirect outdoor sunlight is in the range 32.000 to 100.000 LyX, 100.000 LyX at noon, at the same time approximately 10.000 LyX in shadow. Generally : no plant can survive below 800 LyX (no photosynthesis, no chemical reactions). Most plants require 5.000 LyX and more. So-called shadow plants can "survive" within 800 to 1.500 LUX.
What do cells need to respire?
It depends what type of cells. Usually it's water and energy but others need sunlight for instance.
How does type of plant affect transpiration?
i dont no. thats what i need to no.
This it the type of gas that plants need to make food?
Plants need carbon dioxide for photosynthesis. Carbon dioxide is a gas
What type of plants need sunlight?
Saprophytic and total parasitic plants
What type of plant dies if it gets sunlight?
All plants need sunlight so, none
Why are some of my plants dying?
Some plants need much water, and others very little. Your plants may need plant food. Some plants need shade and others sunlight. Look up the type of plants you have and take care of them accordingly.
Do peonies require much sunlight?
Bean plants, especially the common string bean are easy for all gardeners to grow. They grow much better in full sunlight.
Does photosynthetic bateria need sunlight to live?
Photosynthetic bacteria, like plants, are photoautotrophs, meaning they utilize sunlight and carbon dioxide to produce food. These type of bacteria will eventually die without the presence of sunlight.
What type of plants live in a cave?
There are no plants in caves,except for the grasses and such at the mouth of a cave, as there is no sunlight.
Name a type of plant cell that may not have chloroplasts?
Chloroplasts need sunlight for development. However, there are plants that do not have chloroplasts and therefore, do not need sunlight. Some of these plants include rhizomes, tubers, and root crops. Window leaf plants and parasitic plants also do not have chloroplasts.
What type of plants can be eaten?
i dont no!
What effect does sunlight have on green plants a. water c. sunlight b. soil d. type of plant c?
a
How does chloropyll help plants?
it brings in the sunlight to help the plants make a type of sugar called glucose
Name of type of organisms that use photosynthesis?
every single plant uses photosynthesis although some plants need more sunlight than others.
What is a organisms that use sunlight directly to make sugar?
type: photoautotrophes generally: plants
