FEED ME! In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina has a chat with us about what living things eat to get energy. What makes something an omnivore, or a carnivore, or an herbivore? And how do plants fit in to all of this? This first...

It describes the need for mineral nutrition in plants, lists the criteria for essentiality of an element and classifies the minerals required by plants as macro and micronutrients.

Trees need water to grow, so how do Redwood trees get so big, despite the fact that it gets so dry?



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This video introduces the Classifying Plants and Fungi series. These two very important kingdoms of living things are the focus of this colorful and fascinating program. The major taxonomic categories of these organisms are discussed,...

Until recently, all classifications of life, including the expansion from two kingdoms to five kingdoms, were based on physical observations of how things looked, even under a microscope. This is how the closeness and relationships...

Until recently, all classifications of life, including the expansion from two kingdoms to five kingdoms, were based on physical observations of how things looked, even under a microscope. This is how the closeness and relationships...

Now that we have covered most of the basics regarding plant structure and function, it's time to start digging into all the different types of plants, how they are classified, and their evolutionary history. It's even more fascinating...

This video provides a brief overview of the evolution of life on Earth. It discusses the emergence of prokaryotic cells, the development of photosynthesis and the increase in oxygen levels on Earth. It also explores the origin and...

In this live-action program viewers will learn that taxonomists are scientists who work to classify organisms and place them into a complex tree of life. Students will come to understand that one of those classifications is kingdom...

In this video your students and kids will learn how animals are classified into different groups. Classification breaks very large groups down into smaller groups. This makes them easier to be studied. Scientists classify animals, plants...

The classification system organises species into domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and finally species. ‘Kingdom’ is the second highest rank below the rank of domain in this sequence of classification. It helps us to...

See the fossilised footprints of the first bird and discover how remains of organisms have been preserved for 150 million years.
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In this video, the teacher discusses the different kingdoms of living things. They explain that the animal Kingdom is the largest and most general category, including diverse organisms such as worms, marmots, and starfish. The video also...

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This video is part of the 12-part series, Classifying Living Things.

Hank tells us the background story and explains the importance of the science of classifying living things, also known as taxonomy.

Paul Andersen surveys organisms in the protists. He reviews the diversity found within the domain Eukarya and explains that the Kindgom Protista is simple a junk drawer for organisms that don't fit elsewhere.

The video describes the development of a new classification system for all plant and animal life called DNA barcoding. This system uses a specific area of mitochondrial DNA as a unique species identifier, providing a more scientifically...

It explains the characteristics of microbes, explains broad groups of microbes and describes special character of viruses.

Find out how an 18th-century Swedish botanist revolutionised the way organisms are classified.
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Biological Classification Set: This clip presents the three basic divisions of the plant kingdom: Bryophyta, Tracheophyta, and Spermatophyta.

There's a lot of life out there ... and we make sense of it all using kingdoms.
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Four organisms are shown ... but which ones are plants?
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This video aims to provide an overview of fungi, their distinct characteristics, and their significance in various aspects of life. This video is part of the 10-part series, Classifying Plants and Fungi.