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Plants and Fungi, Explained
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Plants and fungi from the cell up, on drawn figures and real photos you tap: what makes a plant (cellulose walls, chloroplasts, a life in two generations), mosses, ferns, conifers and flowering plants with their three firsts, photosynthesis in a leaf, water pulled 379 feet up and sugar sent down, tree rings, the hormones that bend stems and ripen avocados, the four whorls of a flower and the pollinator each one is built for, double fertilization and why a tomato is a fruit, fungi as a kingdom closer to animals, the mycelium under every mushroom, mycorrhizae, lichens, molds, medicines and the blight that killed the American chestnut, the tallest, largest and oldest trees pinned on a globe, why you never eat a wild mushroom and the number to call, and what plants give the world in food and oxygen.
3h 15m5 constellations
01Tell a plant from a fungus and sort plants into their four groups
02Explain photosynthesis, transpiration and what tree rings record
03Name a flower's parts, read its pollinator and follow it to seed and fruit
04Explain hyphae, mycorrhizae, lichens and fungal blights
05Know the record trees, never eat a wild mushroom, and know the number to call
Every lesson of Plants and Fungi, Explained
15 lessons in 5 levels, about 3 hours. Level 1 is free.
Level 1What a Plant IsFree · 3 lessons
- What Makes a PlantTell a plant from a fungus by its cells, and know four parts that let plants live on land.12 min
- Two GenerationsFollow a plant's two-generation life cycle, and say which generation you see in a moss, a fern or a tree.13 min
- Four Groups, Three FirstsSort real plants into mosses, ferns, gymnosperms and flowering plants, and know what each group did first.13 min
Level 2How a Plant WorksMembership · 3 lessons
- Food From LightWrite the photosynthesis equation, find where it happens in a leaf, and know what sets plants apart from animals.13 min
- Water Up, Sugar DownFollow water from root to leaf and sugar from leaf to root, and read the rings of a trunk.13 min
- Plants Sense and RespondExplain how plants bend toward light, send roots down and ripen fruit, and match the five classic plant hormones to what they do.13 min
Level 3Flowers, Seeds and FruitMembership · 3 lessons
- Inside a FlowerName the parts of a flower, find where pollen must land, and tell monoecious from dioecious plants.12 min
- Bees, Bats and WindRead a flower's shape, color and scent to guess its pollinator, and know why pollinators matter for food.13 min
- From Pollen to FruitFollow a flower from pollination to seed and fruit, and see how seeds travel and wait.13 min
Level 4Fungi, Their Own KingdomMembership · 3 lessons
- Not a Plant: FungiExplain why fungi are a kingdom of their own, closer to animals, and how hyphae, mycelium and mushrooms fit together.13 min
- Rotters and PartnersSee fungi at work as decomposers, as root partners (mycorrhizae) and as half of every lichen.13 min
- Molds, Medicines and BlightsWeigh what fungi give us (bread, cheese, medicines) against what they destroy (crops, trees, frogs and bats).13 min
Level 5Giants, Dangers and Why It MattersMembership · 3 lessons
- The Biggest, Tallest and OldestKnow the largest, tallest and oldest trees on Earth, where they grow, and how fire and rings tell their story.14 min
- Never Eat a Wild MushroomKnow why wild mushrooms fool even experienced foragers, and exactly what to do if someone eats one.13 min
- Why Plants Matter: The TestUse the whole path, from plant cells and life cycles to flowers, fungi, giants and safety, and know what plants give the world.14 min
AFTER THE CORE