Episode Details

Hank describes why plants are so freaking amazing - discussing their evolution, and how their cells are both similar to & different from animal cells.

Watching this after 2023? Here's an updated video about plant cells from Crash Course Botany: https://youtu.be/y9BLCfcUcFg

Table of Contents annotations:
1. Introduction 0:00
2. Plant Evolution 0:56
3. Eukaryotic vs. Prokaryotic Cells 2:33
4. Cellulose and Lignin 3:58
5. Plastids and Chloroplasts 7:05
6. Central Vacuole 8:10

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