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Watch to learn botany basics and see how plants are superheroes at adapting to their surroundings.

Plant Adaptations

Cartoon image of an anthropomorphized tree and acorn both wearing gloves and flowing red capes, like superheroes

How Do Oak Trees Adapt? | Plant Adaptations

cartoon illustration of a watering can watering a plant

How Do Plants Find Water? | Plant Adaptations

collage illustration of a carnivorous plant venus flytrap

Carnivorous Plants and Their Traps | Plant Adaptations

cartoon illustration of an anthropomorphized carrot wearing boxing gloves, boots and a sweatband as it punches the air.

How Do Plants Protect Themselves? | Plant Adaptations

cartoon illustration of an anthropomorphized acorn wearing a thong, wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses.

How Do Plants Get Light? | Plant Adaptations

Botany Basics

cartoon image of an anthropomorphic acorn wearing a lab coat. he is surrounded by many different kinds of mushrooms.

What Are Mushrooms? | Botany Basics

cartoon of a worm moving through soil

Soil: A Perfect Recipe | Botany Basics

cartoon of a plant with the sun's light shining upon it.

How Do Plants Make Food? | Botany Basics

cartoon of different leaves showing how plants breathe in carbon dioxide (labeled) and breathe out oxygen (labeled)

How Do Plants Breathe? | Botany Basics

Botanical Relationships

Collage illustration of children looking at plants using magnifying glasses in a garden.

Botanical Buddies | Botanical Relationships

Illustration of a bee pollinating a pink flower.

How Are Plants Pollinated? | Botanical Relationships

Collage illustration of seeds and animals that disperse them, like birds and mice.

What Is Seed Dispersal? | Botanical Relationships

Cartoon illustration of a compost pile.

What Is Compost? | Botanical Relationships

Illustration collage of fruits and veggies under magnifying glasses next to a close up of medication on pharmacy shelves.

Medicinal Plants | Plants and People

Cartoon showing domesticated and wild varieties of corn plants.

How Do Farmers Make Our Food Better? | Plants and People

Cartoon acorn surrounded by colorful leaves, fruits, flowers, and vegetables.

How Plants Color Your World | Plants and People