• Question: are trees nocternal animals

    Asked by richardcranium9 to Emma, Jimmy, Janet, Niall, Simon on 14 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Janet Daly

      Janet Daly answered on 14 Mar 2013:

      Well, trees are plants not animals, but that aside, I’d say that are diurnal not nocturnal because they need sunlight to make energy…

    • Photo: Emma Ashley

      Emma Ashley answered on 14 Mar 2013:

      Or do you mean tree frogs?

    • Photo: Niall Crawford

      Niall Crawford answered on 14 Mar 2013:

      Saying they are nocturnal or not assumes that they sleep, but trees don’t sleep. They photosynthesise during the day, and breathe at night.

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