Is a tumbleweed alive when it is tumbling?

Subject: Is a tumbleweed alive when it is tumbling?

Date: Wed May 21 12:15:34 2003
Posted by Andrea
Grade level: 10-12 School: McMinnville High School
City: McMinnville State/Province: OR Country: USA
Area of science: Botany
ID: 1053537334.Bt

Message:


My class asked this question.  We researched on the internet.  We can find that 
the tumbleweed plant is alive when it is in the ground, and that it detatches 
and "tumbles" to disperse seeds.  But we want to know if it is still alive 
while it is in the "tumbling" state.

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