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The Green Planet

They absorb carbon dioxideand use the sun's power to synthesise the sugarsthat the plant...

They absorb carbon dioxide
and use the sun's power to synthesise the sugars
that the plant needs to grow

Full Transcript

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They absorb carbon dioxide and use the sun's power
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to synthesise the sugars that the plant needs to grow.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:21
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • E01 It has used a huge amount of energy to produce - The Green Planet 00:11
It has used a huge amount of energy to produce
S01 • E02 And as a by-product, they release oxygen. - The Green Planet 00:06
And as a by-product, they release oxygen.
S01 • E05 Once under the bark, she tunnels upwards... - The Green Planet 00:06
Once under the bark, she tunnels upwards...
S01 • E04 And now, it blooms. - The Green Planet 00:05
And now, it blooms.
S01 • E02 The gas that we and all other animals must have - The Green Planet 00:09
The gas that we and all other animals must have
S01 • E01 Each is the size of a human hand. - The Green Planet 00:05
Each is the size of a human hand.
S01 • E04 The flowers open and close every 24 hours. - The Green Planet 00:06
The flowers open and close every 24 hours.
S01 • E05 A single female beetle can lay 100 eggs in a season. - The Green Planet 00:07
A single female beetle can lay 100 eggs in a season.
S01 • E01 As night falls, - The Green Planet 00:06
As night falls,
S01 • E03 As summer approaches, the need to flower becomes more urgent. - The Green Planet 00:07
As summer approaches, the need to flower becomes more urgent...
S01 • E04 So for a few dangerous days, - The Green Planet 00:10
So for a few dangerous days,
S01 • E03 And nowhere more so than here in South Africa. - The Green Planet 00:08
And nowhere more so than here in South Africa.
S01 • E02 Now, in late afternoon, bubbles of oxygen make the river water - The Green Planet 00:09
Now, in late afternoon, bubbles of oxygen make the river wat...
S01 • E01 This is a kinkajou, - The Green Planet 00:07
This is a kinkajou,
S01 • E05 When the larvae hatch, - The Green Planet 00:07
When the larvae hatch,
S01 • E03 This is the fynbos, part of the Cape floral kingdom, - The Green Planet 00:11
This is the fynbos, part of the Cape floral kingdom,
S01 • E05 As they do, they damage the channels that transport water and nutrients - The Green Planet 00:09
As they do, they damage the channels that transport water an...
S01 • E01 Each flower is filled with huge quantities - The Green Planet 00:10
Each flower is filled with huge quantities
S01 • E04 Some desert plants have developed a very different way - The Green Planet 00:07
Some desert plants have developed a very different way
S01 • E03 Here there are more different species of plant - The Green Planet 00:07
Here there are more different species of plant