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The Green Planet

That fuel is createdin a plant's leaves, as they soak up the sun

That fuel is created
in a plant's leaves, as they soak up the sun

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That fuel is created in a plant's leaves,
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as they soak up the sun.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
47
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:57
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary
Production
History

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Movie Summary

Dive into a world where a single life can last a thousand years, with David Attenborough. See things no eye has ever seen, and discover the dramatic, beautiful plant life of Earth.
S01 • E02 The leaves float high in the water and their surfaces are dotted - The Green Planet 00:13
The leaves float high in the water and their surfaces are do...
S01 • E04 Look closely at the spine and you can see very clearly - The Green Planet 00:07
Look closely at the spine and you can see very clearly
S01 • E04 Each is like a splinter of glass, - The Green Planet 00:06
Each is like a splinter of glass,
S01 • E03 With its energy supply assured, - The Green Planet 00:07
With its energy supply assured,
S01 • E01 ..a chemical reaction that is the basis of all life on Earth. - The Green Planet 00:08
..a chemical reaction that is the basis of all life on Earth...
S01 • E05 ..they walk. - The Green Planet 00:06
..they walk.
S01 • E04 So getting them out, even with a pair of pliers, is quite hard. - The Green Planet 00:06
So getting them out, even with a pair of pliers, is quite ha...
S01 • E02 Nutrients from the fertile mud below are carried up by tubes - The Green Planet 00:10
Nutrients from the fertile mud below are carried up by tubes
S01 • E04 This is not pleasant at all. - The Green Planet 00:06
This is not pleasant at all.
S01 • E03 It's a parasite with an insatiable appetite. - The Green Planet 00:06
It's a parasite with an insatiable appetite.
S01 • E05 The awns twist as they dry out during the day, - The Green Planet 00:08
The awns twist as they dry out during the day,
S01 • E01 Leaves are covered by thousands of microscopic pores - The Green Planet 00:08
Leaves are covered by thousands of microscopic pores
S01 • E04 It's hard to imagine a more aggressive defence than this, - The Green Planet 00:11
It's hard to imagine a more aggressive defence than thi...
S01 • E01 When open, they extract carbon dioxide from the air, - The Green Planet 00:12
When open, they extract carbon dioxide from the air,
S01 • E02 Over the next few months, the lily will produce - The Green Planet 00:09
Over the next few months, the lily will produce
S01 • E05 Tiny hairs grip on to the ground, - The Green Planet 00:08
Tiny hairs grip on to the ground,
S01 • E01 And critically for us, the process releases the oxygen - The Green Planet 00:11
And critically for us, the process releases the oxygen
S01 • E05 In this way, the seeds work their way along the ground - The Green Planet 00:11
In this way, the seeds work their way along the ground
S01 • E02 And as each one reaches the surface and expands, more and more light - The Green Planet 00:11
And as each one reaches the surface and expands, more and mo...
S01 • E04 Most animals know to keep clear. - The Green Planet 00:05
Most animals know to keep clear.