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Diversity of Living Things

Sunlight

Plants: Needs

Picture Collections

8 images representing some of the needs of plants for healthy growth such as water, nutrients and light

Plant

Plants: Parts

Picture Collections

12 images of some major parts of plants such as stems, roots, flowers and leaves

Fennel Seeds

Plants: Seeds

Picture Collections

6 images of some seeds which are the fertilized part of a plant used for germinating new plants such as fennel, kiwis and pumpkins

various marine microorganisms as they appear under a microscope

Marine Microbiology: Meet the Microbes of the Sea!

STEM Explained

The ocean is full of very small but very useful creatures called microbes. Without them, none of the sea plants or animals you’ve seen would exist!

Boreal Forest

Plants: Biomes

Picture Collections

9 images of plants in some large naturally occuring habitats called biomes such as tundra, grasslands and boreal forests

Seed Germinating

Plants: Germination

Picture Collections

6 images of some seedlings sprouting as one of the stages towards full plant growth

Ant mouthparts

Insects: Mouth Parts

Picture Collections

6 images of insect mouthparts.

Swallowtail butterfly

Insects: Part 2

Picture Collections

10 images of some animals that have 6 legs and 3 main body parts consisting of a head, thorax and abdomen.

Jellyfish

Invertebrates: Marine

Picture Collections

8 images of some invertebrate animals such as sea anemones, coral and jellyfish that live in a marine environment

Bay Leaf

Plants: Leaves

Picture Collections

15 images of some shapes and colours of plant leaves such as shamrocks, purple beech tree leaves and Japanese Maple tree leaves.

Leaves Covered In Frost

Leaves: In Winter

Picture Collections

10 images of leaves in various winter conditions such as being covered in frost, snow and ice

Lion

Mammals: Carnivores

Picture Collections

14 images of warm-blooded vertebrate animals such as cats, polar bears and wolves that eat meat and other animal tissue

Head of an Elk

Mammals: Herbivores

Picture Collections

15 images of some warm-blooded vertebrate animals such as cows, deer and giraffes that eat plant vegetation

Fox

Mammals: Omnivores

Picture Collections

10 images of some warm-blooded vertebrate animals such as brown bears and chimpanzees that eat a diet of plants and animals

Barbary Macaque Monkeys [Infants]

Mammals: Primates

Picture Collections

6 images of some mammals classified as primates such as monkeys, apes and humans and characterized by nails on their hands and feet