Nature manages to fascinate us with everything it presents us with. Plants take in carbon dioxide, convert it into oxygen and release it back into the atmosphere. This process is usually invisible to the eye, but scientists managed to image it. Watching a plant breathe in real time is both fascinating and a little scary.
This is how plant breathing works
In a video shared on Reddit that quickly became viral, we see a plant’s stoma up close. Stomata are small openings on the underside of leaves that allow the plant to take in carbon dioxide and oxygen. By the way, this video appeared in a scientific article published in 2022, only now it has gone viral.
The video shows how plants breathe gases such as carbon dioxide. These gases help the plant create the food it needs to survive through photosynthesis, and oxygen is released as a byproduct as a result of this process. The video reveals the first stage of this process.
The video, which attracted great attention on social media, attracted attention with the humorous comments of the users and the sharing of how impressive it was by watching the breathing of the plants closely. It’s a great reminder of how amazing nature can be when we truly observe it and take a closer look at how it works.
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However, the way a small plant’s mouth opens and closes as it takes in gases looks a little scary. This observation taught us a lot about how plants breathe, and revealed that not all stomata can be open all the time, because if they were, the plant would dry out.
That’s why plants have to constantly open and close their little mouths, just like we open and close our mouths to keep them from drying out. This cycle is critical for the survival of plants, and with this video we understand once again how complex and wonderful nature is.
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