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Closeup of dried bean pods still on the plant. Caption: Beans grow inside pods that come in various shapes, sizes,

Green foliage with a pink flower overlooks the shoreline. Spanish captions.

Text reads, “Algae,” against a black and green background.

Flowering plants surrounding a sign that reads "the Edible Schoolyard" Caption: We call it the Edible Schoolyard

Illustration of a man wearing a waistcoat, hands on hips, standing next to a tree. Caption: The father of Arbor Day was J. Sterling Morton,

Text reads, “All About Trees,” against a blurry green background.

Person wearing a shirt that says "staff" bends over a row of plants in a field. Caption: But also we're becoming much more vulnerable

Man standing next to leafy plants. The soil has been cut away so that the root structure is visible. Caption: It's a cycle, and it's driven by energy from the sun.

Person speaking. Caption: there were over 100 varieties of tomatoes.

A person wearing a green shirt and an orange vest carrying a measuring stick works in a forest. Caption: I'm not stuck at a desk. My job changes.

Closeup of the interior of a Venus flytrap's 2-lobed blade with green spikes. Caption. On each side of the trap are three trigger hairs.

Still image from: Carolina Snaps: Angel Oak Tree

Seed pods growing on tree trunks. Caption: There are different varieties of cacao that vary in color

A person holding a white metal hanging basket lined with moss. Caption: And hanging baskets -- you can line them with burlap or moss,

Side closeup view of a flower with yellow petals, magenta veins, and yellow stamens. Text on image reads, "Core Biology. Plant Sciences."

Closeup of an ear of corn on a dried-out cornstalk. Caption: corn is used as a major source of livestock feed.

Closeup of a huge pile of kernels of dried corn. Caption: making corn the number-one crop by weight.

Closeup of ripe cotton plant. Caption: Every day, we use cotton in countless ways.

Still image from: Crash Course Biology: Photosynthesis

Still image from: Crash Course Biology: Plant Cells

Still image from: Crash Course Biology: The Plants and the Bees--Plant Reproduction

Still image from: Crash Course Biology: The Sex Lives of Nonvascular Plants--Alternation of Generations

Still image from: Crash Course Biology: Vascular Plants = Winning!

Still image from: Crash Course Kids Life Science: Feed Me--Classifying Organisms

Still image from: Crash Course Kids Life Science: Look Who's Talking

Still image from: Crash Course Kids Life Science: Who Needs Dirt?

Still image from: Crash Course Kids Space Science: Vegetation Transformation

Still image from: Crash Course Kids Space Science: Why No Polar Pineapples

2 women sit at a circular table; 1 in mid speech. Table has a cluster of yellow fruit, pomegranate and ginger, bottles and jars in varying heights and widths, bottle of water, and a white product box.

Illustration of a rabbit eating a carrot, wearing pants and a shirt, sitting in a field of carrots.

Two people with a box full of plants in pots. One plant is removed, and the woman is touching a leaf. Caption: There are insects that don't move.

Mostly red cranberries coming out of a chute into a large bin. Caption: They're red, ready to come off the vine,

Two men surrounded by plants. Both wear gloves and cowboy hats, one holds a plastic crate. Caption: Is it true about you waking up before the sun rises?

Two people pick oranges off an orange tree. Caption: Four or five hundred oranges per tree.

Scene from the cartoon Cyberchase. Purple man with orange hair and glasses who holds a microphone to his mouth. He looks at us with a smile as he gestures towards a desert with tall rock formations. Text reads, “A Garden Is Born.”

Cartoon of a peg-legged sea captain talking to three kids and a bird. Caption: Thank Neptune you're here!

Cartoon characters on Cyberchase are in Motherboard’s room that’s decorated for a big party. Jackie holds a few balloons on a string, Inez stands next to a bug bouquet of yellow flowers, and Matt holds a birthday card that’s bigger than him that says, “Happy Birthday, Digit!” on it. Text reads, “Buzz And The Tree.”

Cyberchase cartoon. Matt, Jackie, Inez, Digit, and Buzz stand and watch Hacker who is smiling with both hands out to the side in a forest setting.

Cartoon character looking at a large blue flower. Caption: It will block the sunlight and drink all the water!

Closeup of a sundew plant made up of long yellowish leaves and red tentacles, each with a sticky gland at the tip.

A honey bee sucks nectar from a flower.

Closeup of a barely visible bee enveloped in a blurry light brown object.

Closeup of a light brown insect with a round flat body and short setae, or hair-like structures on its legs and mid-body.

Still image from: Delfy and His Friends: The Invasion of the Plants

Carton insect with multiple legs and antennae. Caption: Du Iz Tak?

Cartoon of a bear standing next to a tree with a beehive. A bee hovers in the air and holds flowers. Spanish captions.

Emily Graslie sits in front of a bookcase and looks at us while she talks.

Lots of Flypaper Traps with a bug stuck on one of them. Text reads, “Flypaper Traps, video courtesy of Deep Look - KQED. From their video ‘Cape Sundews Trap Bugs in A Sticky Situation.'”

Slow moving current passes by a grouping of rocks partially covered with moss.

Hand holding a leaf. Almost entirely camouflaged on the leaf is an insect. Caption: with lots of moss on tree trunks and leaves

Still image from: Fate and Fabled: Trees

Color illustration of a personified purple cactus holding a blue flower. Title card reads, "Flower Talk, How Plants Use Color to Communicate."

Closeup of a sunflower. Caption: A large sunflower head might produce 1,000 seeds.

White birds with long legs stand next to a body of water surrounded by trees. Spanish captions.

Closeup of a red, ripe strawberry surrounded by a few unripe strawberries. Caption: When the strawberries have achieved the proper color,

Waffles topped with sliced bananas and blackberries. Caption: Or mix fruit in with your waffles or pancakes.

Flower, Lamb, and mushroom. Spanish captions.

Children in a classroom setting standing around a desk with plants on it. Caption: (narrator) After a few weeks, the children look at the results.

Woman with shoulder-length brown hair parts her lips mid-speech in front of white bookshelves. Title card reads, "How Big Are Tree Genomes?"

Illustration of a cell showing the cross section to expose the contents of the cell. Ribbon-like substance blankets the inner edge with spheres of various sizes suspended within. Caption: First, mitochondria take in molecules derived from food,

Lush green vegetation as seen from the top of a hillside. Spanish captions.

A house plant. Caption: I decided to focus on plants for my new distressing techniques.

White title text reads, "Smell," against a black background.

Title text reads, "How do Plants Grow for Kids," over a diagram that shows how a plant grows.

Artist colors in a sketch of an ear of corn with the husk peeled open. Title card reads, "Shoo Rayner drawing."

Artist loosely sketches a fir tree in pencil. Title card reads, "Shoo Rayner Drawing School."

Pencil sketch of a vase of tulips with the artist adding definition to the flowers. Title card reads, "Shoo Rayner Drawing School."

Woman with shoulder-length brown hair and lips parted mid-speech. Title card reads, "How Wildfires Become Wildflowers."

Still image from: Human Elements: Climbing for Ancient Algae

Still image from: Human Elements: Saving Ancient Giants

Still image from: Human Elements: The Flower on the Cliff

Still image from: Human Elements: The Hidden Worlds in Our Treetops

Still image from: Human Elements: The Water Between the Land and Sea

Snow melts on a dirt path in the woods where a white mouse holds a pinecone. At the middle of the path, flowers grow around a tree just the right size for the mouse.

Person handling tubes of materials stacked in metal shelves. Caption: We study endangered plants and how to conserve them.

Mushrooms.

Color illustration of a grimacing man in straw hat and overalls. His two gloved hands pull a wincing sunflower from a small garden. Text overlay reads,"Suddenly, he reached over and yanked me out of the ground."

Man sits and talks to us in a room filled with different lighting equipment and tools.

Hand holding a plastic pint container of strawberries with a field in the background. Caption: On the farm we have 8-9 week strawberry season.

Map of the Southeast United States. Most of the coastline of Florida is highlighted in a narrow band. Matanzas Reserve is at the upper eastern edge. Black Mangrove historical range (approximate). Caption: If there is a sustained freeze, typically they will die.

Area of high density wrack is mostly dry while low density wrack has standing water. Caption: They set up almost 100 plots comparing densities of wrack.

Person standing on the deck of the boat with a crab cage in their hands. Ecosystem Service Creating Jobs. Caption: marshes provide many of the same benefits as oysters.

Open expanse of water dotted with small, flat grass-covered islands. Cedar Key, Florida. Caption: They pretty much lost all their mangroves.

Close up on a stump and a tree trunk in a forest.

Man and boy stand at the edge of a large, blue, circular tank filled with water. More tanks fill background.

Person stands behind metal rectangle that frames a diagrammed kernel of corn. Parts of kernel labeled, "Starch and Protein," "Starch and Gluten," and "Germ." Text to side reads, "62 percent starch. 20 percent protein. 15 percent water. 4 percent oil."

Closeup of a man in a yellow polo with furrowed brow and lips parted mid-speech. Field of corn beneath a cloudy sky in background.

Red tractor collects corn dumped from green grain combine harvester in background.

Closeup of a row of young plants sprouting out of soil in a vast field beneath blue sky.

Black and white illustration of a tree against a lime green background. Title card at top reads, "Abiotic Factors." To left is a rain cloud labeled, "Moisture." To right is a sun labeled, "Sunshine." Roots visible beside text reads, "Soil."

Clusters of delicate white flowers, some tinged with pink, at right and left foreground. Out of focus flowers are in background.

Bearded man in safety glasses looks at a jar of transparent liquid as he holds it up in a lab setting.

Low shot looking up at tree trunks with bare branches spread out against blue sky.

Closeup of a field lined with rows of soybean plants beneath a bright sky.

Black and white illustration of a soybean plant with visible roots and pods hanging at stem. 2 chemistry compounds identify nitrates as some of the chemical compounds in the soil

Rendering of a small, flowering plant that sprouts out of dirt. Grass and blue sky in background. Title card reads, "Photosynthesis."

Closeup of vibrant green leaves. Caption: that form a network throughout the plant structure.

A scale shows world population. 2 billion people will be added by 20 50 to the 7 billion at present. A number, 2 X, is shown over the food crops, wheat and corn.

An aerial view of a canopy of trees.

Sunlight is shining through in a forest with large number of trees.

Scatter plot graph plots the relationship between spices per recipe and mean annual temperature in Celsius. The higher the temperature the more spices per recipe. Next to the graph is a small map of the world with different foods and spices in the continents.

A photo depicts many branches of a large tree.

Person holding an apple in one hand and pointing at a small object on the palm of their other hand. Caption: And here are the apple seeds.

Jamie Oliver, chef, and author, speaking. Caption: I got some salad seeds, kicked up the mud

Three small potted plants and a person speaking. Caption: These little babies are herbs.

Still image from: Lab Six: Agriculture (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Agriculture II (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Flora and Fauna (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Flowers of Puerto Rico II (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Pineapple (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Pineapple World (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Plants (Spanish)

Still image from: Lab Six: Puerto Rican Flowers (Spanish)

Three glasses are filled with leaves. To the second glass, isopropyl alcohol is added. Caption: Next, cover the leaves in isopropyl alcohol.

Still image from: Let's Learn: Do You Hear the “fr” Blend in Friend?

Still image from: Let's Learn: Do You Hear the Long “e” in Sweet?

Beetle in larvae, pupae, and adult stage. Spanish captions.

Close up of small, black insects on foliage with holes eaten out of it. A human finger is touching the edge of the leaf and is giant in comparison to the insects. Caption: They're tiny in size but have a huge appetite.

Large tree being held in a large machine, one side trimmed to a flat edge. Caption: it passes a saw that slices off a board.

Closeup of a plant seedling in soil. Caption: Food grows in soil, we eat the food

Field of corn at night with a person using large machinery to spray the crop. Caption: You can spray with herbicide and your crop will survive

Three people standing around an outdoor table covered in fresh-picked produce. Caption: they see the whole food chain.

Flat landscape with corn as far as the eye can see. Caption: For example, the American corn field is such a huge landscape

Magnified view of an orangish-red irregular shape. Caption: and seems to be feeding on microorganisms.

Microscopic view of spherical green objects. Caption: we call the process photosynthesis.

Illustration of trees growing on a mountain. Caption: Some of these forests grow on mountains.

Illustration of heat rays moving from the Sun towards the Earth. Caption: Thus, the climate will change during the course of a year.

Illustration of a map of the world centered on South America. Caption: The Amazon Forest is a region of great ecological importance

Illustration of a barren landscape with rain falling. Caption (narrator) In tropical climates, there are only two seasons:

Illustration of sand dunes. Caption: Water on the surface of the ground evaporates quickly

Black and white photo of an older woman wearing a Victorian-era dress laying on top of a dark wooden table.

Aerial view of the Met Cloisters, a square building with a red roof, a large courtyard in the middle, and a tall tower in 1 corner. The building is surrounded by green trees and is near a body of water.

Sign with gold lettering on a green background that reads, "New York Botanical Garden," hangs on a low fence surrounded by blooming red and orange flowers on a sunny day.

Illustration of a person digging in a garden with a shovel. Caption: My mother has a garden.

Illustration of two trees talking to each other. Caption: Well, you're in the forest, of course.

Illustration of a tree with a face looking upset. Caption: I don't want to become a plank of wood!

Illustration of a spider. Caption: We breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.

Illustration of a person reaching to take something from a tree's hand. Caption: Take them and find a pretty spot to plant them.

Cartoon of a person pulling a plant out of the ground. Caption: Hey, be careful! Don't take it all.

A woman seated at a desk in a suit jacket surrounded by books and preserved specimens. Inset picture: Bear-like creature - Caption: Beardogs! … They're a thing. As named, they resemble a mash-up for a bear and a dog.

Danni Washington stands at a desk in a science lab with a man and a woman who are using mycelium and kombucha, held in beakers and glass containers, to demonstrate the growth of fungi and bacteria.

A stream flows through a mountainous region. Caption: Canada Coastal Forest. Latitude, 50 degrees North. Longitude, 125 degrees West. Rainfall, 3000 to 5000 millimeters. Winter Temperature, minus 2 degrees Celsius.

A diagram of an infected tree treated with a pesticide is labeled, protection strategies.

Rolling hillside spotted with evergreen trees. Caption: lodgepole pine, that was introduced from North America

Person placing produce in rows of cardboard boxes. Caption: Money goes directly to the farmer.

Person standing in an open-air tent with boxes stacked on tables, some filled with produce. Caption: We wash and dry the seed,

Person speaking. Baskets of tomatoes in the background. Nigel Walker - Organic farmer. Caption: There's a lot of skill involved in growing these tomatoes.

Person speaking. Caption: You're nourishing your whole environment.

Closeup of a green, speckled fruit with a crack down one side. Caption: Like the almond, the walnut grows until the hull is split.

Closeup of terraced moss on a hillside with water dripping from it. Caption: early land plants most likely lived in moist environments.

Bird's eye view of dense forests full of leafy tree canopies that border either side of a paved and curved two-lane road on which one car is traveling.

Rural landscape with a red barn on a hill, in front of a vast forest of trees with bright fall colors, before a sloping mountain background. Scene begins to transition to a small town landscape embedded into an autumnal mountain valley.

Illustration of a stalk of corn showing roots below ground and foliage above ground. Sun Light, CO2, and Sugar are above ground and Water is below ground. Caption: What vital gas is also given off in photosynthesis?

A microscopic view of a leaf. The cells inside the cell membrane are labeled as Mesophyll cells. The cells lining the lower part of the leaf are labeled, Epidermal cells. Another bundle of cells islabeled, Vascular bundle. Caption: A leaf has many different types of cells.

Photosynthesis, it's a crazy, complicated process.

Double helix and chemical symbols on a lime green background surround text that reads, "Photosynthesis."

Complex diagram showing ADP and Potassium on one side of a cell wall and ATP synthase moving through the cell wall to the other side. Caption: The enzyme uses energy from the backflow of hydrogen ions

Field of green grass. Caption: Photosynthetic organisms are autotrophic,

Stem and roots of a plant pressed against the wall of a glass jar. Caption: Roots and stems are sensitive to gravity.

Stalk of grain bent from the weight of the grain, yellow flowers in background. Spanish captions.

Girl wearing glasses dances with her arms out in a field of trees. Text reads, "Plant Parts."

Ripe blueberries on the bush. Spanish captions.

Ripe watermelon cut in half. Caption: The fruit helps protect the developing seeds.

Seed catalog with seed packets of Zinna, Aster, Morning Glory, Cornflower, and Daisy. Caption: We order seeds from catalogs--

Underwater view of seaweed. Spanish captions.

Large pink poppies in bloom. Spanish captions.

Towering forest of trees. Caption: We can admire the enormous variety of plants,

Character looking at an illustration of a cookie. Spanish captions.

Split image of a small shoot of corn and a fully developed ear of yellow corn. Caption: could be the ancestor of maize.

Leafy green trees tower above others in front of a clear blue sky.

Two pumpkins, one being picked up by a gloved hand. Caption: Gather up the finished fruit, ripe and fully grown.

A child walking between mounds of ripe pumpkins. Spanish captions.

We look out across dense treetops spotted with fog. Black text highlighted in green reads, "The Rainforest."

Person hiking up a rock trail with mountains behind and tropical flowers along the path. Caption: That's because ecosystems are all around us.

Blue tropical fish eating something from a rock covered in plants. Caption: Consumers cannot produce their own food.

Hands planting a seedling in the dirt. Caption: Plants grow just about everywhere.

Microscopic image showing web-like structures and C shaped tubular organisms. Caption: (narrator) The soil itself is home to a vast number of tiny microbes,

Underwater view of billowing plume of pollutant. Caption: cleaning up oil spills and purifying water.

Two small seedlings with their roots in the soil. Caption: optimally suited to survive and thrive.

Two people moving a flat of plants. Caption: are reimagining the future of farming --

Man walking and looking at trees. Caption: (narrator) Compared to many crops, trees are slow growers.

Person picking up wood chips and putting them into a plastic bag. Caption: (Huber) Cellulose is basically stored solar energy

Rocky shoreline with green algae coating some of the rocks. Caption: how the blooms affect fish stocks and oyster beds,

Closeup cross-section of a large tree with many rings. Caption: This is a cross-section of a redwood tree.

Two scientists examining a plant. Caption: (narrator) Plant virologist Steven Lommel is in charge.

A large tree with bright green leaves as seen from below. Caption: The forests are working overtime.

A cultivated vegetable garden with inmates and razor-wire-topped chain-link fencing in the background. Caption: science and scientists behind bars as well.

Two young girls looking at plants. Caption: teaching students hydroponic farming

A large brown bird perched on a dead branch. Caption: Some birds are carnivores too.

A female lion on a brown, grassy plain. Spanish captions.

Forested mountain side. Caption: Forests grow all over the world and are very important

Green clearing in a forest. Spanish captions.

Field of sunflowers. Glucose. Caption: The food they produce is called glucose.

Field of wildflowers. Spanish captions.

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Dissect a Pumpkin

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Grow Your Own Potatoes

Still image from: SciShow Kids: How Does a Seed Become a Plant

Still image from: SciShow Kids: How Wildfires Help

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Like Fruit? Thank a Bee!

Still image from: SciShow Kids: Plants With Weapons