:00:39
Harmony is to be valued.
Shotoku Taishi (574-622 AD)
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But, if all the trees die...
what will happen to the earth?
:00:55
We're all part of the earth's ecosphere.
:00:59
Plants provide the oxygen
to keep it going.
:01:04
Eons ago, the earth was covered
with carbon dioxide atoms.
:01:09
Phytoplanktons started converting
these to oxygen...
:01:12
...Which gave rise to the
first Zooplanktons.
:01:17
Plants have purified the air
for over 800 million years.
:01:23
Their oxygen eventually created
the ozone layer.
:01:27
Over 800 million years.
:01:29
The ozone layer blocked
harmful rays from the sun...
:01:34
...allowing life to migrate from
the seas to the land.
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Without plants,
We simply couldn't survive.
:01:45
Plants are really the
dominant life forms.
:01:51
They stand still while we animals
run around scattering their seeds...
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...and providing fertilizer.