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Harmony is to be valued.Shotoku Taishi (574-622 AD)
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But, if all the trees die...what will happen to the earth?
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We're all part of the earth's ecosphere.
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Plants provide the oxygento keep it going.
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Eons ago, the earth was coveredwith carbon dioxide atoms.
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Phytoplanktons started convertingthese to oxygen...
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...Which gave rise to thefirst Zooplanktons.
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Plants have purified the airfor over 800 million years.
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Their oxygen eventually createdthe ozone layer.
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Over 800 million years.
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The ozone layer blockedharmful rays from the sun...
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...allowing life to migrate fromthe seas to the land.
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Without plants,We simply couldn't survive.
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Plants are really thedominant life forms.
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They stand still while we animalsrun around scattering their seeds...
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...and providing fertilizer.
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