The inner engine of plants
The wild world of plant romance
Extreme survivors of the plant kingdom
Plants that shaped human history
The orchid Ophrys apifera is famous for securing pollination by mimicking which animal?
sonia Plants disperse seeds via wind, water, animals, or explosive mechanisms to colonize new areas.
What type of asexual reproduction involves horizontal above-ground stems, like those found in strawberries?
sonia Double fertilization
Pollen tube grows down, Two sperm arrive, One makes the embryo, The other helps it thrive!
sonia Many plants reproduce without seeds by creating genetically identical clones of themselves.
What airborne chemicals do plants release to warn neighboring plants of an insect attack?
Exploding seed pods: The sandbox tree of South America produces seed pods that explode with a loud bang, shooting seeds outward at speeds up to 150 miles per hour.
When a caterpillar chews on a lima bean leaf, what does the plant's chemical signal attract?
Flowering plants, which evolved around 140 million years ago, are scientifically known as what?
The transfer of pollen from the male organ of a flower to the female organ, enabling fertilization. In 1793, German naturalist Christian Konrad Sprengel established that insects are essential for this floral fertilization.