Perusall Practice Reading Activity

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Article sentence (An evolutionary theorist has set out to prove that plants can hear their surroundings, and she was right; they can.)
(Jha’mhyria reply) When you think about plants, you’d never think that they could hear or sense the vibrations in sound. When the explanation is clear it makes sense because not only do plants need to sense they’re predator but also to flourish and survive.

(Article sentence) “But after repeating it in other situations, in different seasons, and with plants grown both indoors and outdoors, we feel very confident in the result.”
(Peyton Reply) After repeating the process in different environments and seasons, although the results still showed the same, which environment and season was the most successful? and which was the least?
(Article sentence) In fact, using tools to measure minute vibrations, they discovered that vibrations entering into the primroses increased in strength as a function of the shape of the flower petals, which if distorted or removed, cancelled out the effect.

(Jha’mhyria reply) it’s neat that this particular flower is created in a shape that promote growth and we as humans are just realizing it. Are there more plants that preform the same way?

(Article sentence) that sound is an abundant natural resource that greatly aids in the quest to survive and thrive,
(Rorber B. reply) This makes me wonder how it responds to other sounds. Is there a sound that causes a different or opposite response
(article sentence) Reasoning that pollinators and flowers have co-evolved over a very, very long time, and that the world is completely saturated with sounds,
(Stephanie A. reply) Can someone please interpret what this means? I don’t think I understand what’s the author is trying to say.
(Article sentence) flowers of the evening primrose and used sound tests to prove they responded to the sound of bees’ wings by increasing the sugar quantity in their nectar.
(Brittinee R. reply) Does the primrose being primarily pollinated by bees have a great impact on the results of the study?

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