🌱Plants comprise 80% of Earth's biomass, while animals make up less than half a percent.
🌿Plants can learn, communicate, and adapt to their environment.
🎶Plants can produce sounds and respond to acoustic stimuli.
🍄Fungi, like mushrooms, interact with plants through a network called the wood wide web.
💡Slime molds demonstrate problem-solving abilities and intelligence without neurons or a brain.
What percentage of Earth's biomass do plants make up?
—Plants make up 80% of Earth's biomass, while animals account for less than half a percent.
Can plants learn and communicate?
—Yes, recent research suggests that plants can learn from their environment and communicate with each other using various signals.
Do plants make sounds?
—Yes, plants can produce sounds and respond to acoustic stimuli, though at frequencies human ears may struggle to detect.
How do fungi interact with plants?
—Fungi, such as mushrooms, form a network called the wood wide web, through which they can exchange resources and information with plants.
What is unique about slime molds?
—Slime molds, despite lacking brains or neurons, can solve complex problems and demonstrate intelligence.
00:00Plants dominate Earth's environment, comprising 80% of biomass, while animals make up less than half a percent.
05:59Plants can learn, communicate, and respond to their environment using various signals and methods.
08:40Plants can produce sounds and vibrations, suggesting a previously unknown form of communication.
12:57Fungi, through the wood wide web, interact and exchange resources with plants.
13:35Slime molds, a unique organism, demonstrate problem-solving abilities and intelligence without a brain or neurons.
