Hank describes why plants are so freaking amazing - discussing their evolution, and how their cells are both similar to & different from animal cells. Crash Course Biology now available on...
========== Plants are freaking great because
they have this magical wizard power that allows them to take carbon dioxide out of the air
and convert it into wonderful, fresh, pure, oxygen for us to breathe. They're also way cooler than us because,
unlike us and every other animal on the planet, they don't require all kinds of Hot Pockets
and fancy coffee drinks to keep them going The only thing plants need to make themselves
a delicious feast is sunlight and water. Just sunlight and water! Paula Deen can't do that and she makes fried-egg
bacon donut burgers. I'm telling you this is surprisingly good. This is a different kind of magic. But you know, part of this is plants! And
everything in it, in fact, everything that is in this McDonalds in fact, eve...