Explore the process of osmosis in this updated Amoeba Sisters video! Video features real life examples of osmosis, important vocab, and introduces concept of water potential and turgor pressure in plant cells. Expand details for table of...

Plants don’t have brains or muscles, and yet some of them can perform such feats as eating insects or following the sun. Scientists haven’t completely figured out how this happens, but they do have some pretty strong leads.

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

The video is a lecture presentation discussing the consequences of osmosis. The presenter explains what osmosis is and how it works, with a focus on the movement of water molecules through partially permeable membranes. They also explain...

Mimosa pudica bends upon being touched. This occurs due to changes in the turgor pressure in its cells. The behavior is a predator avoidance mechanism.



Mimosa pudica is a perennial herb of the Fabaceae pea family, native...

Phloem: Downward Movement on Nutrients in Plants: This clip explains how nutrients move through the phloem of plants.