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Learn what’s inside a tomato seed, how it travels, and all the things it needs to germinate and grow.

Learn about the pollination, fertilization, germination and growth of tomato plants.

Learn about the process of photosynthesis and how it is affected by light levels.

A look at the taxonomic classification of the tomato plant and the origin, history and development of tomatoes.

Why are there so many colours of plants? Learn about plant pigments and their role in plants.

Learn about the different ways that plants move in response to their environments.

Plants have specific needs - light, air, water, nutrients, and space - to survive and reproduce.

Learn how soil is different on Mars than on Earth, and what that means for growing plants on the red planet.

Discover how space agencies have explored the Red Planet in the past and present and learn about the future of human spaceflight to the red planet.

Learn about the characteristics of the Earth and Mars, two planets in our Solar System.

Learn how astronauts survive in the International Space Station.