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Plants

April 30th, 2020

Guest Speakers

Ashley Pirovano

Plant Biotechnologist

Community Scientist, BioBus

Miranda Gray

Plant Ecologist

Science and Professional Learning Educator, Queens Botanical Garden

Question Index

5:24 - How long does it take for plants to grow?

7:15 - How did the first ever plant on Earth grow?

12:38 - How do you make seeds?

15:25 - How many different kinds of plants are there in NYC?

16:32 - What does it mean to study plant anatomy and DNA? How can that help our understanding of plants?

18:20 - How do flowers grow back in the spring after dying in the winter?

20:03 - What's in the soil that keeps plants alive?

22:26 - Why are plants green?

23:38 - What's a great example of cool plant biotechnology?

25:24 - Why do flowers have pollen?

28:02 - Why do bees carry pollen?

31:00 - Why do plants have colors? Why are  stems green? Can they have rainbow colors?

33:46 - What is the determining factor for how a plant looks?

35:07 - How do plants without seeds reproduce?

36:59 - If there are no plants, will we run out of oxygen?

38:11 - ¿Cómo las plantas pueden respirar? (How do plants breathe?)

40:35 - Is there any scientific evidence that proves talking to plants actually helps them grow, or is this just a myth?

42:50 - What makes some plants poisonous and others edible?

44:21 - Are there any plants that grow in the dark? Why do plants need sunlight?

45:41 - Why do some plants eat bugs?

47:49 - Why do different types of plants need different amounts of water?

49:03 - What did plants do before they had pollen during evolution?

50:17 - What are some of the most interesting jungle plants?

56:33 - How many years can a plant live?


Chat with NYS Assemblyperson Carmen De La Rosa (57:50)

57:56 - What is your job as a NYS Assemblyperson?

59:02 - What are some of the ways that policy makers are working to help the environment?

1:00:07 - What are some things that we can do at home to help the environment?

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