A Plant’s Life
"From the great plains of the
Serengeti to your backyard or
indoor garden, plants allow other
creatures of every shape and size
to flourish."
Life is a very complex concept. We are not sure how it began,
but we know that plant life has been around for hundreds of
millions, maybe billions, of years. Homo sapiens—modern
humans in evolutionary terms—have only been around for
roughly two million years. With all this time to evolve and adapt
it is no wonder that plant life has become so complex and varied. For instance, there are well over 20,000 accepted species of
orchids, each requiring a specific insect to pollinate them. F