Plants are more important to life on our earth than we are

• Almost all of the biomass (living stuff) on the earth is made up of living plants
• If all the green plants on the earth died almost all life would also die, and only a few bacteria would remain
• If all the humans left the earth in a spaceship, life on earth would go on (maybe even better without us!)

Plants are beautiful to look at

• There are over 380,000 plants we know and many more to be discovered
• Plants cover the earth except for the very coldest and hottest areas
• Plants range in size from very small (you need a microscope to see them) to very large like the giant Redwood trees in California

Plants make food

• Plants provide a large amount of the food we eat
• Plants provide food for the animals

Plants make oxygen for us to breathe

• When plants trap the sun's energy and make food, they release oxygen that escapes into the air. Click here to see how? Our air is 21% oxygen and oxygen is needed by all living things

Plants provide us with medicines