Although the plants are living, why cannot plants grow in the dark? g

Plants are different from most living creatures in that their source of energy comes from the sun. Submerging a plant in darkness for days is equivalent to Trying to charge a phone without plugging it in. Plants "eat" carbon dioxide in the air through photosynthesis, but they can't use photosynthesis without energy from the sun.

He should put sand around the spill in order to contain it so that it won't spread