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Individually, most plants derive everything they need to live from the sun, soil, and water, excluding carnivorous plants like Venus fly traps and sundew which live in nutrient poor soil and receive all their protein and nutrients from the animals they catch. In theory most plants could grow from a seed and live out their entire lives without ever coming into contact with an animal.

However, many plants are able to reproduce only with the help of animals. Insects, especially bees, carry pollen from one plant to another, fertilizing it and allowing that plant to create seeds and continue the species. Without these insects many species of plants would go extinct. And if you have to ask, yes, insects are animals.

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