• Question: Since there no perfect vacuum in space can there be plants which can survive

    Asked by abpb266 to Patricia, Kamal, George, Charles, Beatrice on 16 Jan 2017.
    • Photo: Kamal Bhattacharya

      Kamal Bhattacharya answered on 16 Jan 2017:


      I think, but not sure, that plants wouldn’t be able to survive even in near vacuum for two reasons. First, no oxygen and second low pressure which make water boil really fast. You can grow plants space but not in near vacuum conditions.

    • Photo: George Githinji

      George Githinji answered on 16 Jan 2017:


      No. Plants are complex and require many other factors to survive. As far as we know, only our planet can support the growth of plants. Apart from been a vacuum, the space is very very cold. There are some microbes that are thought to survive the extreme conditions of space! Would you want to tell me which ones?

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