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Fowler, S., Roush, R., Wise, J. (2013). Diversity of plants. In Concepts of biology. Open Stax. https://openstax.org/books/concepts-biology/pages/14-introduction
This chapter provides an overview of the different plant species, including seedless, and the two types of seeded plants.

OER Commons. (n.d.). Biogeography. https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/15168/overview
An instructional reading of biogeography describing factors that affect global distribution of plant and animal species.

OER Commons. (n.d.). Terrestrial biomes. https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/15169/overview
An instructional reading describing the two major abiotic factors that determine terrestrial biomes and specific characteristics of each of the eight major terrestrial biomes.

Khan Academy Partners. (2019, April). Photosynthesis. Crash course biology [Video]. https://youtu.be/WMgJtmjWHYg
Watching this video will give a basic understanding of photosynthesis.

Khan Academy Partners. (2019, April). Ecosystem ecology: Links in the chain. Crash course biology [Video]. https://youtu.be/Jh4UsA2see0
Watching this video will provide a visualization of how plants of the ecosystem link to one another.

Films Media Group. (2012). Life from light: How to grow a planet. Films On Demand [Video]. https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nu.edu?url=https://fod-infobase-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=52495&tScript=0
Watching this video will provide an overview of plant life.

Films Media Group. (2000). Characteristics of kingdom plante [Video]. https://go.openathens.net/redirector/nu.edu?url=https%3a%2f%2ffod.infobase.com%2fPortalPlaylists.aspx%3fwID%3d102577%26xtid%3d11171%26loid%3d14218
Watching this video will teach you about how plants are structured, as well as their specific functions.

MooMoo Math and Science. (2017, June). Types of gymnosperms [Video]. https://youtu.be/toBlMI1ZPXs
This is a quick video lesson on the kinds of gymnosperms. How many do you recognize?

Auckland University of Technology. (2016, July). Namibia Welwitschia expedition [Video File]. https://youtu.be/1AOvJ1fmjpk
This is a short video about a member of the Gnetophytes, the Welwitschia plant. What a fascinating plant this is – it can live to be over 1,000 years old!