• How does the bladderwort feed?
  Bladderwort is a carnivorous plant found in boggy pools. The ...

• Why do most water plants grow only in shallow water?
  Most plants need to root themselves in the soil, even if they live ...

• How do water plants disperse their fruits?
  The running water of streams and rivers carries floating fruits ...

• What food plants come from wetlands?
  The most important wetland crop is rice, which is grown in many parts ...

• How do water plants get their flowers pollinated?
  Even though their growth is mainly below the surface, most water ...

• How tall are the biggest rainforest trees?
  The main canopy of the rainforest develops at around 30 metres (95 ...

• What is papyrus?
  Papyrus is a tall sedge that grows along rivers and in swamps. It was ...

• Which plants can trap their own rain water?
  It rains very often in the tropical rainforest, and many plants trap ...

• Where were potatoes first grown?
  Potatoes grow wild in the Andes Mountains of South America and were ...

• How fast are the rainforests being destroyed?
  Every year an area the size of Belgium is lost or badly damaged. ...