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sunlight which is vital to their esxistence. When they finally reach the water's
surface, they stop growing and develop thorny, round buds. The buds
develop into gigantic leaves with a reach of 2 metres, in as short a time as a
couple of hours. "Knowing" that the more they cover the river surface with
abundant leaves, the more will they be able to make use of sunlight, these
water lilies make ample use of daylight to perform photosynthesis. They
"know" that otherwise they will not be able to survive at the bottom of the
river due to the scarcity of light. It is certainly quite inspiring for a plant to
employ such an "intelligent" tactic.
However, sunlight alone does not suffice for the Amazon water lilies.
They also need oxygen equally, yet it is obvious that this oxygen does not
exist in the muddy ground in which their roots are located. This is why water
lilies stretch out stems developing from their roots upwards towards the
water surface where their leaves float. Sometimes these stems grow as tall as
11 metres; they are tied to the leaves and function as oxygen-carriers between
the leaves and the root. 21
How can a bud in its initial stages of life in the depths of a river know that
it needs oxygen and sunlight to survive, that it would not be able to live in
their absence, and that everything it needs is present on the water surface? A
being recently introduced to life is aware neither of the fact that this water
has an ending point, nor of the existence of the Sun or oxygen.
Therefore, if the whole event is assessed from the standpoint of

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