The World of Plants. English

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THE WORLD OF PLANTS

Come on everyone, let’s go!

Where?

To the world of plants, come on…!

How lovely it is here…

There must be millions of plants here…

rightly colored, spotlessly clean owers…

"ll #inds of fruits…

$egetables…

Trees…

How beautiful they all are…

%et us now have a closer loo# at the members of this world& %et us learnhow they reproduce, and see what techni'ues they use&

(ou all #now that even giant trees grow from a tiny little seed&

ut do you #now where these tiny seeds come from?

SUNFLOWER: I was once just a tiny seed, too. I am really curious to learn just how I came into being!

)n order for a seed to form, the female cell inside the plant has to combinewith a male reproductive cell from another plant, in other words, withpollen&

SUNFLOWER: But how do they manage that? Plants can’t move.

(ou are right, plants cannot move, but *od has created various ways bywhich pollen from one plant can reach another&

" lot of pollen is carried by the wind&

+ome people don’t li#e this, because these tiny grains cause a lot ofpeople to suer allergic reactions in the spring&

SUNFLOWER: Aaatchoo! I get this every sring

" grain of pollen starts turning into a seed when it reaches that part ofanother plant containing the egg cell&

+ome plants use special carriers to send their pollen to other plants&

The most common of these are insects&



-lowers produce foods that insects li#e and attract them with their brightcolors and perfumes& That means they are able to pass on their pollens tothem& They, then, carry those pollens to other plants&

The harmony between these dierent life forms becomes clearer when wehave a close loo# at the relationship between owers and insects&

Here is one e.ample…

This ower, which grows in +outhern "frica, is #nown as the iris&

)t is very di/cult for carrier insects to reach the food and pollens made bythis attractive ower&

%oo#, there is a long tube under its leaves&

The food and pollens are all at the bottom of this tube&

The insect that will carry the pollens also needs a long tube to reach them&

SUNFLOWER: It is li"e us using a straw to drin" #rom the bottom o# a tallbottle.

"nd, here is an insect that can reach this plant’s pollen0 a hovery!

Than#s to its long tube, or proboscis, it can reach right into the depths ofthe ower&

"nd it can hover in the air li#e a helicopter&

+pecials signs are used to enable a helicopter to ma#e a safe landing&

1o you wonder if the hovery has anything similar?

%et us have a closer loo# now, at the white arrows on the surface of theower&

They are all pointing to a single spot and showing the hovery which wayto go&

The hovery is thus able to ma#e a successful landing at e.actly the rightspot&

%et us now thin# about what we have 2ust seen& The ower is anunconscious part of an unconscious plant& )t has no eyes, ears, hands, orbrain to thin# with& (et, it has signs on it telling the insect which way to go&

The ower itself is even unaware of these&

"s for the insect, it has no consciousness or intelligence either& (et, itpossesses all the special features it needs to reach the pollen&

)t is "lmighty *od Who creates the ower and insect to be compatible withone another& *od #nows what characteristics every living thing needs and



gives them the most appropriate ones& *od reveals this in our holy boo#,the 3ur’an0

Everyone in the heavens and earth belongs to Him. All aresbmissive to Him. !Srat ar"Rm# $%&

Flo'ers That (ive o) Per*mes

+ome plants use a 'uite interesting techni'ue to attract insects&

They oer them perfume&

This orchid that lives in +outh "merica produces a special perfume in itsleaves&

The customers for this scent are male bees&

SUNFLOWER: $uman beings use er#umes to smell nice, too. %oooh,that smells so good

ees want to smell nice, 2ust li#e humans do&

When a bee arrives to ta#e perfume from the orchid, the ower also givesthe visitor its pollens& How? %et’s have a loo# and see&

The entrance, to where the perfume is, is very slippery&

The bee loses its footing when it gets here and slips&

Whoops!

"s it struggles to free itself, it ma#es contact with the yellow pollen&

"nd, the pollen stic#s to its body&

+eeds emerge shortly after the pollens reach the female cells&

-riends, the seed will allow the plant to have ospring of its own& 4veryseed is an e.ample of the creative artistry of *od&

"lmighty *od, the Creator of all things, reveals this in the 3ur’an aboutthe creation of the seed0

Have yo thoght abot 'hat yo +ltivate, -s it yo 'ho mae itgerminate or are We the (erminator, -* We 'ished We +old havemade it broen stbble/ !Srat al"Wa0i1a# %2"%3&

Flying Seeds

These seeds you are loo#ing at now spread by ying through the air&

There are some hundred seeds under every white pu&

These seeds have a special system enabling them to y&



SUNFLOWER: &oo" how retty they are 'ying about, just as i# they had arachutes

This parachute is so eective that seeds can oat in even the very lightestbree5e&

4ach of these tiny helicopters you are watching carries one seed& The si5eof the seed is 2ust right for the length and shape of the wing& This system,too, wor#s 2ust li#e a parachute&

)t is intelligent, educated human beings who design parachutes&

However, parachutes so much more e/cient than those made by humanbeings are used by plants& "nd, they are all 2ust plants&

They have no intelligence or consciousness& ut than#s to *od’s matchless

creation, they have perfect parachutes for their seeds&

Winged Seeds

SUNFLOWER: (ome on) let’s go to the Ama*on rain #orest. %oh, it’s really hot here, and there is no bree*e! It must be really hard #or seeds to 'yhere.

(es, it is very di/cult for seeds to y in such hot and windless air& That iswhy the trees here use perfect wings to send their seeds o to otherplaces&

The tree’s seed is right beneath the wings you are loo#ing at&

These wings can carry seeds for long distances on even a light bree5e&

Thus, the seed travels a long way from the tree it originally belonged to&

Plants That 4se Heli+o5ters

+ome trees use helicopters to get their seeds to y&

SUNFLOWER: &oo", loo"! +han"s to those wings, the seeds are 'oating

through the air!

)f this blade were a bit smaller, the seed would fall to the ground, but infact, it is 2ust the right si5e&

"nd, the weight of the seed is 2ust right for the blade to carry&

+ome helicopters have more blades&

"nd, the system used is e.actly the same as that used by human beings&

The "merican aircraft designer, )gor +i#ors#y, developed the 6rst

helicopter inspired by these seeds and their ight system&



Than#s to the blades, the seed travels long distances&

This means that the tree is able to have its own ospring&

)t is a miracle how a tree with no mind or consciousness, consisting of awooden trun# and leaves, can ma#e such perfect wings&

SUNFLOWER: (ould such #eatures come about by chance?

)t is the height of insanity to claim that such perfect features could comeabout as the result of chance&

There is, no doubt, that *od created these trees, their seeds, and theaircraft to carry them&

)n one verse of the 3ur’an, *od tells us0

6or deity is (od alone# there is no deity bt Him. Heen+om5asses all things in His no'ledge. !Srah Ta Ha# 78&

Plants That Fire o) Their Seeds

+ome plants use really fascinating ways of dispersing their seeds&

+ome 6re them o into the air&

This is a s'uirting cucumber&

Than#s to a special system, created by *od, the seeds are #ept under high

pressure&

SUNFLOWER: And when the time comes, B%%!

This is the Himalayan balsam&

This system functions so perfectly that the slightest touch triggers the6ring system&

The force applied is 'uite strong, and this means that the plant is able to6re its seeds up to 7 meters, or some 89 feet&

Plants That 4se 9essels

-riends! +ome plants use water to disperse their seeds, not 2ust the air& +otheir seeds are able to travel in water&

This plant is the sea:bean&

)ts seeds are some of the best able to travel in water&

SUNFLOWER: -riends, traveling in the water is no easy matter

4ach seed has its own special pac#aging&



This means they can separate from one another and travel in dierentdirections&

The seed you are now watching is about to embar# on a long 2ourney!

%oo#, the river current is carrying it towards the sea&

)t will reach the sea after a 2ourney of many #ilometers&

)ts casing acts as both a raft and a protective covering&

This 2ourney that will continue in the ocean, may last for months or evenyears&

"nd, the seed will stay alive despite the di/cult conditions in the ocean&

)f the sheath is damaged, its hard shell will continue to protect it&

4ventually, it reaches dry land, where it will settle and continue with itslife&

" new sea:bean tree will begin putting down roots, thousands of#ilometers away from the parent tree&

Plants That :ae Friends 'ith Ants

SUNFLOWER: o you "now what the hardest wor"ing insects in the worldare? Ants, o# course

"nts are the most diligent and hardest wor#ing insects of all&

;lants sometimes ta#e advantage of ants’ industriousness and use themto carry their seeds&

)n return, they give the ants a special reward&

Their seeds have a eshy covering which provide food for ants&

)f the seeds are left out in the open, then birds or other creatures will eat

them&

+o, they need to go underground as soon as possible if they are to surviveand grow&

SUNFLOWER: +he ants are at wor"!

"nts are carrying the seeds underground, into their nest&

They eat the nutritious food around the seeds, but don’t touch the seedsthemselves&

+o, the seed ma#es its home underground where it can grow in safety&



-ruit trees use a similar techni'ue&

They use human beings and animals to carry their seeds&

When the seed ripens, the eshy pulp around it changes color, becomingsweet and delicious&

)t literally invites human beings and animals to brea# it o&

irds cannot resist these fruits and eat plenty of them&

SUNFLOWER: &et’s thin" again, now.

;lants use soil, water, and the +un to produce delicious fruits for us&

They ma#e healthy foods as if they #new what human beings and animalsneed&

What is more, they produce these fruits in such a way that this enablesdispersion of their seeds&

1on’t forget, trees consist of wood, roots, and leaves& They have nopowers of thought or reason&

(et they produce really delicious and nutritious foods for us and animals&

)t is "lmighty *od, Who created us and all other things, Who also enablestrees to ma#e fruits in this way&

*od calls on us in a verse from the 3ur’an0

-t is He Who sends do'n 'ater *rom the sy *rom 'hi+h We bring*orth gro'th o* every ind# and *rom that We bring *orth thegreen shoots and *rom them We bring *orth +lose"5a+ed seeds#and *rom the s5athes o* the date 5alm date +lsters hangingdo'n# and gardens o* gra5es and olives and 5omegranates# bothsimilar and dissimilar. Loo at their *rits as they bear *rit andri5en. There are signs in that *or 5eo5le 'ho believe. !Srat al"An;am# 77&

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)n this 6lm, we have been loo#ing at seeds and pollens, which are amiracle that most people are not even aware of&

-lowers that guide insects…

)nsects that have been specially created for these owers…

<rchids that provide bees with perfume…

+eeds that use parachutes, 2ust li#e engineers&&&



"nd seeds able to withstand 2ourneys in water lasting thousands of#ilometers&

We have seen some of the interesting techni'ues that plants use to ma#eother creatures carry their seeds for them&

We have seen that these systems in plants are too perfect to have comeinto e.istence by chance&

)t is "lmighty *od, the "ll:=nowing, Who regulates all of this> it is He Who#nows the creation and needs of plants and places other means at theirservice&

*od calls to us on this sub2ect0

(od is He Who s5lits the seed and ernel. He brings *orth theliving *rom the dead# and 5rod+es the dead ot o* the living.

That is (od/ !Srat al"An;am# 73&

S<REEN TE=TS

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E&B:E&8ASUNFLOWER: I was once just a tiny seed, too. I am really curious to learn

just how I came into being!

E&@F&E&E@SUNFLOWER: But how do they manage that? Plants can’t move.

A&B:A&8ASUNFLOWER: Aaatchoo! I get this every sring

7&7E:9&SUNFLOWER: It is li"e us using a straw to drin" #rom the bottom o# a tallbottle.

G&B:G&8F4veryone in the heavens and earth belongs to Him& "ll are submissive toHim& +urat ar:um, @9I

G&E9:G&EBFlo'ers That (ive o) Per*mes

B&B:B&8F

SUNFLOWER: $uman beings use er#umes to smell nice, too. %oooh,that smells so good



@@&8F:@@&8BSUNFLOWER: +he ants are at wor"!

@E&7E:@E&77SUNFLOWER: &et’s thin" again, now.

@7&@F:@9&8)t is He Who sends down water from the s#y from which We bring forthgrowth of every #ind, and from that We bring forth the green shoots andfrom them We bring forth close:pac#ed seeds, and from the spathes of thedate palm date clusters hanging down, and gardens of grapes and olivesand pomegranates, both similar and dissimilar& %oo# at their fruits as theybear fruit and ripen& There are signs in that for people who believe& +uratal:"nJam, BBI

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@F&7B:@G&8@*od is He Who splits the seed and #ernel& He brings forth the living fromthe dead, and produces the dead out of the living& That is *od… +urat al:"nJam, B7I

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