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Season 1 – Crash Course Botany

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Plants have got you surrounded. They're in your toothpaste, your bedsheets, and your regular Taco Bell order. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we'll find out what botanists study and how knowledge of plants can help you navigate everyday life.
Crash Course Botany — Season 1

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Episode 1 Aired May 18, 2023 What is Botany? What botanists study and how knowledge of plants can help everyday life. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 12, 2023 What Are Plants Made Of? Plants are made up of organs, only theirs follow a totally different set of rules than those of humans. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 12, 2023 Plant Cells & Hormones Plant cells evolve wild features that set them apart from animal cells. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 13, 2023 What Do These Creepy Plant Mouths Do? Up close and personal with plants' anatomy. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 13, 2023 Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Exploring how the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration work. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 13, 2023 How Did Plants Evolve? The evolution of all plants on Earth is set into motion. Details Episode 7 Aired Jul 13, 2023 How Do We Categorize Plants? Exploring how taxonomy and systematics helps to understand plants. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 18, 2023 Why Don't These Plants Need Seeds? (Moss and Ferns) The first few branches of plants' phylogenetic tree-bryophytes and seedless vascular plants. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 19, 2023 Why Do Flowers Exist? (Gymnosperms & Angiosperms) You couldn't go a day without interacting with gymnosperms and angiosperms, the two most prominent groups of plants on the planet. We rely on them for food, clothing, and shelter but why are they so common? In this episode of Crash Course Botany we. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 19, 2023 What Do Pea Plants Have To Do With Your Eye Color? All of the different plants on Earth-from mango trees to marigolds-have come about thanks to the simple rules of genetic inheritance, which determine how traits are passed on from one generation to the next. In this episode of Crash Course Botany. Details Episode 11 Aired Sep 19, 2023 GMOs Are Nothing New: Plant Breeding & Gene Editing Humans learn to manipulate plant genetics, from breeding tastier fruits and veggies to directly editing plant genes that help crops survive climate change. Details Episode 12 Aired Sep 19, 2023 The Secret Social Lives of Plants The social dynamics of plants are complex; by studying how plants interact one-on-one, as a population and in their communities, ecologists can figure out how to conserve them. Details Episode 13 Aired Sep 19, 2023 How We All Get Our Energy (Plants & Ecosystems) From the driest deserts to the lushest forests, ecosystems are networks of life in which organisms and the environment interact; exploring how plants function as the foundations of these systems, without which no other life would be possible. Details Episode 14 Aired Sep 19, 2023 Can Planting Trees Fix Climate Change? (Plants & Biomes) Whether in a desert, the savanna or a tropical rainforest, plants have an important role in the ecological processes of Earth's biomes; different living locales and the effects of climate change on them. Details Episode 15 Aired Sep 21, 2023 The Future of Botany Taking a look at the future of botany. Details

Season Info

Network
PBS
Genre
Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 18, 2023