plant share global biomass eukaryotes prokaryotes

Plants make up most of Earth's biomass

Over 81%

Plants make up more than 81% of Earth's total biomass. Complex cells such as those in plants, animals, and fungi together account for about 468 gigatons, compared with about 77 gigatons for bacteria and other prokaryotes.

Vikings reached North America almost 500 years before Columbus

~500 years earlier

Archaeologists discovered the remains of a Norse settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland. Evidence dates Norse activity there to around the year 1000, centuries before Columbus crossed the Atlantic in 1492. The site confirms that Europeans reached North America long before his voyage, although their settlement did not lead to lasting European colonization at the time.

Georgia’s clay-jar wine method is UNESCO-listed

Georgia’s traditional method uses clay jars called qvevri to make wine, and it is listed by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage. Archaeological evidence also places grape growing and wine production in Georgia thousands of years ago.

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plant share global biomass eukaryotes prokaryotes

Plants make up most of Earth's biomass

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