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If a petal is plucked from the flower is it still alive

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The cells of the petal are dying. They are still alive the second you pull it off, but after a while, because it's not attached to the plant it can no longer get energy. the flower is still alive if that is what you are asking.
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The petal is dead, yeah their are cells in the petal but the cells are "living". The flower is still alive though.
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