Observing the Living Thing Without Sensation

In principle, a living thing could carry on all the basic life activities without sentients. Some reason would have to be given for why a specific defence or adaptation required sensation. If an organism does in fact sense, it must have a sense organ. With these criteria in mind, let us now consider plants in more detail. At the basis of claims that plants sentient are their various motions. Most of these motions are the result of growth. For example, differential growth explains why many plants turn towards the sun, and why certain flowers open and close.