ELi5: Can plants be “overweight” if they produce too much food in the similar fashion to how animals gain weight if they eat too much food?

Question

When animals eat too much food, they gain weight. What happens to a plant that produces too much food via photosynthesis? Can plants be overweight?

In: Biology

Answer 1

My cactuses are overweight. I watered them too much so the top is so fat that they can’t stand up. The pot and everything is lying sideways. They are still alive though.