The Mongolian Giant Sunflower produces seeds that are over 1 inch long, grow up to 18 feet tall, and flowers that are 1 ½ feet w
ide. Each flower head produces 1,000 seeds. You decide to harvest the seeds at the end of the season so that you can sell them the following spring. If you save 8 flowers for harvesting, how many seeds is that? Write your answer in scientific notation.