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The Oldest Plant Ever Found...?

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100 years ago, fossilized specimens of Montsechia were discovered in the Spanish Pyrenees. Scientists believe that it is an ancient aquatic plant that already lived with the dinosaurs, and that it is the oldest flowering plant on Earth. The fossils, an international team of paleobotanists has determined that this plant is about 130 million years old.

Interview Hightlights with David Dilcher, paleobotanist: "Well, since this is the Barremian, which is the lower Cretaceous, an age of 130 to 124 million years, there weren't very many flowering plants at that time. We don't say that this was the first flower in the world. I think the concept of the world's first flower is really a poetic concept, like finding the world's first human. It is an idea. However, we could say that this is the oldest submerged aquatic plant that we have a fossil record of."

– https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2015/08/18/oldest-known-flowering-plant

10. How many times could you use a flower as a stamp until to refill again? (Abb.11)

A: 1 time

C: 5-7 times

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B: 3-4 times

D: 10-15 times Abb.11

Painting With Flowers

There are several ways to use plants as inspiration for artwork. One way is to paint or draw plants directly on paper or canvas, studying their shapes and textures closely and trying to depict them as realistically as possible. You can also use plants as models for more abstract artwork, using their colors and textures as inspiration or incorporating them into an artistic interpretation. Plants can also serve as motifs for collages, photographs, or other art forms.

11. What happens when you try to curl flowers with a curling iron? (Abb.12)