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WHAT’S SO COOL ABOUT PLANTS?

This informative article explores the importance of plants in sustaining life on Earth, their unique energy production process through photosynthesis, fascinating carnivorous plants, extreme survival skills of desert plants, plants that reproduce without sex, powerful plants with medicinal properties, deadly plants to be aware of, plants used for beauty and healing, and interesting facts like the world's fastest growing plant.

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WHAT’S SO COOL ABOUT PLANTS?

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  1. WHAT’S SO COOL ABOUT PLANTS? Insects Vs. Plants

  2. WHAT’S SO COOL ABOUT PLANTS? …AND OTHER STUFF YOU PROBABLY NEVER KNEW ABOUT PLANTS!!!!!

  3. The Importance of Plants • Without plants, life on earth could not exist! • Plants are the primary source of food for humans and animals

  4. The Importance of Plants continued… • Plants also: • Provide oxygen • Provide shade • Supply us with medicines • Renew the air • Slow down the wind • Hold soil in place • Are a home for wildlife • Furnish building materials and fuel

  5. ENERGY: • One of the most unique groups of living organisms • Obtain energy through: PHOTOSYNTHESIS

  6. Carnivorous Plants: • Meat eating plants include: • Venus Fly trap • Pitcher Plant

  7. Sundew

  8. Venus Fly Trap in Action! • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PJiEP_z-F4 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhcOYgCJK4o&feature=related • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYGwgzehf6c

  9. Extreme Survival Skills: • Plants can survive in the desert much longer than humans…. • “XEROPHYTES”

  10. Reproduction without SEX: • Vegetative reproduction…

  11. Very Powerful Plants: • a. Opium Poppy: dried sap used as drug source (morphine/codeine)

  12. Very Powerful Plants: b. ginseng: illness recovery

  13. Very Powerful Plants: • c. coca: Indians chewed leaves to dull pain and prevent tiredness (cocaine)

  14. Deadly Plants: • a. Deadly Nightshade • Native to Europe • All parts are poison • ESP. ROOTS! • Atropine • 3 berries have killed children

  15. Deadly Plants: • b. Dumb Cane: Dieffenbachia • Popular house plant • Poison sap • Mouth/throat swelling

  16. Plants used for BEAUTY: • a. JOJOBA: soothing oils, pleasant smells

  17. Plants used for BEAUTY: • b. Aloe Vera: soothing gels

  18. Life-Saving Plants: • Willow Trees: aspirin-salicylic acid • Foxglove: heart medication- digitalis • Rosy Periwinkle: anti-cancer drugs

  19. What is the world’s fastest growing plant?????? • BAMBOO • 47.6” in 24 hrs.!!! • Mrs. Hadley=61”

  20. Can you think of other unique/interesting/useful examples relative to plants??

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