- food
- medicine
- clothing
- furniture
- cleaning products
- shampoo
- and many other areas
Sometimes we take our dependence on the world's biodiversity for granted. Sometimes we don't even realize just how important certain plants, for example, are in our everyday lives. We looked at two plants today: corn and cotton. At first glance, we figured that we rely on corn for food, and cotton for clothing. We explored that a little further and realized there are about a zillion uses for corn and cotton! Well, maybe not a zillion, but there are many ways that these simple plants are infused into our normal everyday lives. Check out the videos and article below and see for yourself.
Were YOU surprised at how dependent we are on these two plants?