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Can you prove yourself as someone capable of keeping something alive?

Should You Be Allowed To Have A Dog?

[This is the name of the process in which plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to create energy.](http://www.rsc.org/Education/Teachers/Resources/cfb/Photosynthesis.htm)

The correct answer is "photosynthesis".

[Storing water and nutrients, anchoring the plant, and absorbing water and nutrients from the soil are the main functions of roots.](http://www.ext.colostate.edu/mg/gardennotes/132.html)

"Making food for the plant" is NOT a function of roots.

[They use it for aerobic respiration, which is the process of breaking down food to get energy.](http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=760)

Plants DO need and use oxygen.

[Chlorophyll absorbs certain parts of the light spectrum but reflects the green part, which is what makes leaves appear green.](http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=1110)

The chlorophyll in plants is what makes plants green.

[That's the process of breaking down food to get energy.](http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=760)

Plants use oxygen for aerobic respiration.

[Some plants do actually have specific gender.](http://labs.eeb.utoronto.ca/barrett/pdf/schb_189.pdf)

Most plants are hermaphrodites, but not all.

"How can you keep a dog alive if you can't even keep a plant alive?" says your mum, and the question of a dog is never discussed again.

You failed to keep the plant alive so your ability to keep a dog alive is questionable.

Your mum says she will think about getting a dog, but right now money is a bit tight so maybe next Christmas, darling.

You've proven yourself capable of keeping something alive!

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Should You Be Allowed To Have A Dog?

Your mum says that you can have a dog.

But only if you can prove yourself as a responsible person first by keeping a plant alive.

To show your mum how responsible you are, keep this plant alive by answering all the questions correctly.

Should You Be Allowed To Have A Dog?

Your mum says that you can have a dog.

But only if you can prove yourself as a responsible person first by keeping a plant alive.

To show your mum how responsible you are, keep this plant alive by answering all the questions correctly.

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