This is a question & answer written by class 3 – C of the Arturo Tosi Scientific High School of Busto Arsizio for Evidence Network Academy.
Yes, plants can warm up, producing or absorbing heat. The first case is the phenomenon of thermogenesis, a secondary process of cellular respiration carried out by the mitochondria, which allows some plants to increase its internal temperature. Examples are both Symplocarpus foetidus, called “cabbage puzzola”, known for its ability to generate internal heat; It is the Amorphophallus Titanum, a plant of the Arax family, which is self -rehearsal reaching a temperature of 36 ° C. The latter, on January 24, flourished after 15 years in Sidney, Australia.
Irradiation. The second case is the result of irradiation, a process for which the leaves absorb mainly, through chlorophyll, red or blue radiation in the first layer of photosynthetic cells. Currently, in fact, the plants heat up so quickly as to flourish before, following the numerous effects of climate change on the life cycle of ecosystems.
