Plant biology is complex and fascinating, but it differs so greatly from that of animals that so-called evidence of plants' intelligence is inconclusive, the authors wrote.

作者写道，植物的生命机理复杂且有趣，但与动物的生命机理差异非常大，以至于所谓的能证明植物有意识的证据虽然有趣，却站不住脚。

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The signaling in a plant is only superficially similar to the firing in a complex animal brain, which is more than "a mass of cells that communicate by electricity," Taiz said.

植物内部发出的电信号与动物复杂的大脑中发出的神经信号只是表面上相似，动物大脑不仅仅是“通过电信号交流的细胞群”，塔伊兹说道。

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Plant food has a high amount of complex carbohydrates and fiber.

植物性食物含大量的复杂碳水化合物和纤维素。

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