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?
