It’s sunny today. In science class, we studied plants. I found two concepts particularly important: transpiration and respiration. In my own words, plants "sweat" and "eat"or "digest." They have stomata to release excess water when they’ve absorbed too much, helping to maintain their balance. The mitochondria play a key role in respiration, taking in energy from the sugar that chloroplasts produce in the leaves. I’m starting to wonder if plants are the opposite life form of animals. They don’t move around, they make their own food, they inhale carbon dioxide, and exhale oxygen — it’s as if they’re doing everything in reverse.

It’s sunny today. In science class, we studied plants. I found two concepts particularly important: transpiration and respiration. In my own words, plants "sweat" and "eat"or "digest." They have stomata to release excess water when they’ve absorbed too much, helping to maintain their balance. The mitochondria play a key role in respiration, taking in energy from the sugar that chloroplasts produce in the leaves. I’m starting to wonder whether plants are a completely opposite life form to animals. They don’t move around, they make their own food, they inhale carbon dioxide, and exhale oxygen — it’s as if they’re doing everything inversely.