This outstanding two-part series enters the exotic world of plants to introduce three of its most fascinating groups: anthophytes, bryophytes, and lichens. Each ten-minute segment - five per program - beautifully blends core scientific information with remarkable photography to create a memorable educational experience.

There are two 51-minute programs in this series:

STUDYING FLOWERING PLANTS
Divided into five targeted ten-minute segments, this engaging program uses microscopic imaging, time-lapse photography, cut-aways and dissections, laboratory experimentation and fieldwork, computer modeling, and graphing to shed light on the intricate lifecycles of anthophytes. Segments include "Photosynthesis and Respiration," "The Role of Flowers," "From Pollination to Fertilization," "Spreading Seeds," and "Plants That Move." The issue of global warming is also considered.

STUDYING BRYOPHYTES AND LICHENS.
This captivating program takes a close look at mosses, liverworts, and hornworts as they are found in natural and urban settings and how these hardy but sensitive plants are affected by environmental changes. Lichens, easily mistaken for bryophytes, are examined as well. Microscopic imaging combined with laboratory experimentation and fieldwork are used to illustrate the concepts and principles explored in the video’s five highly focused ten-minute segments: "Different Kinds of Bryophytes," "Reproduction in Bryophytes," "Bryophyte Look-Alikes," "The Roles Bryophytes Play," and "Mosses and Air Pollution."