How do plants grow year after year even though they die?

Question

How do plants grow, die, and then grow again? For instance, when my plants die during the winter, how do they grow again next year? Does it have something to do with the root system? Or do they even die?

Answer 1

Even though a plant may seem completely dead. Parts of it may stay alive (or at least dormant).

Annual plans only live for a year, so they make seeds that will scatter and grow into new plants the following year. Perennial plants stay alive through the winter - and might still die anytime if the conditions aren't right. They can make new plants from their root systems, broken parts, or even branches growing new roots into the ground.

By replicating themselves, there will be a higher chance that some of the plants will survive threatening situations like drought, weather changes, and diseases.