Background In order to live and grow, plants need four basic elements: air, water, nutrients, and sunlight. Air During the process of photosynthesis, plants use carbon dioxide to make food and release oxygen, as a result. Water Roots carry water and nutrients to the plant.
Best Answer: You cannot drop out of high school in Illinois until you are 17. It has nothing to do with parental consent. Illinois law does not care. Also, if you drop out, if you have a driver's license, it will become void. You cannot take the GED until you are 18.
President Barack Obama speaks during his State of the Union address in front of a joint session of Congress on January 24, 2012. (By Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images) During his State of the Union Address, President Obama strongly urged every state not to allow students to drop out of high school before the age of 18. The president alleges that because Americans with higher levels of education have a lower unemployment rate, requiring students to stay in school will offer a cure to high levels of unemployment.