Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from a somatic (body) cell, came into the world innocent as a lamb. However, soon after the announcement of her birth in February 1997 (Wilmut et al., 1997) she caused panic and controversy. An important, and for many people troubling question arose: if the cloning of sheep is possible, will scientists soon start cloning humans as well; and if they did, would this be wrong or unwise? For most people, Dolly was really a wolf in sheepâs clothing.
According to the University of Vermont Extension, the reasons plants have different colors is because of pigments within the plant. A variety of pigments are held within different plants, other factors regarding plant color include the amount of sugar and light a plant receives.
However, plants are different from us because they capture energy from the sun and make their own food. Humans must eat their food. Big Idea 2: A Puzzle of Plant Parts Unlike humans, plants have a number of parts (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and seeds) that work together to make food.