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Our Learning Tapestry Trip to Botanic Gardens 26th June 2012 By: Plantportant 12/20/2015
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Why Are Plants Important? Plants are the backbone of all life on Earth and an essential resource for human well-being. 12/20/2015
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Food Everything we eat comes directly or indirectly from plants. Throughout human history, approximately 7,000 different plant species have been used as food by people. 12/20/2015
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Air Oxygen is brought to you by plants, as a by product of photosynthesis. 12/20/2015
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Water Plants regulate the water cycle: they help distribute and purify the planet's water. They also help move water from the soil to the atmosphere through a process called transpiration. 12/20/2015
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Habitat Of course, aside from humans' myriad uses, plants make up the backbone of all habitats. Other species of fish and wildlife also depend on plants for food and shelter. 12/20/2015
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Medicine One-quarter of all prescription drugs come directly from or are derivatives of plants. Additionally, four out of five people around the world today rely on plants for primary health care. 12/20/2015
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Plants store carbon and have helped keep much of the carbon dioxide produced from the burning of fossil fuels out of the atmosphere. Climate 12/20/2015
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This is how the climate happens… 12/20/2015
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Plants can also be used as a work of art or for decoration 12/20/2015
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Fiction Section!!!!! 12/20/2015
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Plants are important as they defend us from brain-eating Zombies! 12/20/2015
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On the other hand... 12/20/2015
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Some ANNOY us!!!!!!!! ;) 12/20/2015
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Some of them are digital, Like minecraft !!!! 12/20/2015
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They entertain us too!!! With I-Pad’s,IPhone’s and IPod’s 12/20/2015
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Now back to Non-Fiction!!! 12/20/2015
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In the Botanic Gardens, we also saw a tree like this….. 12/20/2015
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Do you know what is the name of that tree? It’s the Fagraea Fragrans!!! 12/20/2015
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With that, we thank you Mrs. Sharma and friends for giving us your attention and fun at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. 12/20/2015
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