Are Flowers Among The Most Important Things In The World?

01/12/2010 10:31:00 PM

While they may be important to your partner when you give them to her they are actually not that important in the grand scheme of things. There are many plants out there that would be dead without the help of creatures like bees and these include peaches and apricots.

On the other hand there are actually many plants out there that are essential for human life to carry on, let alone all of the animals that feed on them.

Plankton

There are over 50,000 species in the light zone of the ocean alone and although we do not really see the benefit of the plankton as human beings there are hundreds of animals that do. Plankton, as a collection is called a boom and just one of these booms can actually feed/hold over a billion sea creatures. These plankton are mostly found quite near the surface of the water so they can allow light in which of course allows for photosynthesis to occur. Although we may not see the importance of this plant it is very important to note that half of the world’s oxygen is provided by these plants. Without Plankton there is no way at all that we would be alive, end of.

Fungi

Many people really hate fungi simply because it causes thingsl ike athelets foot and a bit of a mess if it gets into the home but we wouldnt exist without it. It is this fungi that allowed the plants to move out of the sea and onto land as they formed a symbiotic relationship with the plants that still actually exist today. This also allows plants to gain all of the things they need to survive such as water and the all important nutrients. On top of all of this we would see a lot of dead plants and bodies hanging around if they were not around as they decompose and return the nutrients to the earth.

It is just the way life goes, two of the least important plants to humans are the most important on the entire planet.

So the next time you are out buying your wife some flower make sure you remember what made those flowers possible. Birthday flowers via flower delivery are a great way to make someone happy on their one day of the year.


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