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  2. Human uses of living things - Wikipedia

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    James Cameron's 2009 film Avatar features a giant tree named Hometree, the sacred gathering place of the humanoid Na'vi tribe; the interconnected tree, tribe and planet are threatened by mining: the tribe and the film's hero fight to save them. [90] Trees are common subjects in poetry, including Joyce Kilmer's 1913 lyric poem named "Trees".

  3. Human uses of plants - Wikipedia

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    James Cameron's 2009 film Avatar features a giant tree named Hometree, the sacred gathering place of the humanoid Na'vi tribe; the interconnected tree, tribe and planet are threatened by mining: the tribe and the film's hero fight to save them. [50] Trees are common subjects in poetry, including Joyce Kilmer's 1913 lyric poem named "Trees".

  4. Tree - Wikipedia

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    People trees, by Pooktre. Tree shaping is the practice of changing living trees and other woody plants into man made shapes for art and useful structures. There are a few different methods [135] of shaping a tree. There is a gradual method and there is an instant method.

  5. Natural resource - Wikipedia

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    Forest provides timber for humans, food, water and shelter for the flora and fauna tribes and animals. The nutrient cycle between organisms forms food chains and fosters a biodiversity of species. The Carson Fall in Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia is an example of undisturbed natural resources. Waterfalls provide spring water for humans, animals and ...

  6. Deforestation - Wikipedia

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    The resilience of human food systems and their capacity to adapt to future change is linked to biodiversity – including dryland-adapted shrub and tree species that help combat desertification, forest-dwelling insects, bats and bird species that pollinate crops, trees with extensive root systems in mountain ecosystems that prevent soil erosion ...

  7. Fruit tree - Wikipedia

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    A plum tree with developing fruit Mandarin Orange tree with fruit An almond tree in bloom. A fruit tree is a tree which bears fruit that is consumed or used by animals and humans.— All trees that are flowering plants produce fruit, which are the ripened ovaries of flowers containing one or more seeds.

  8. Savannah hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The savannah hypothesis (or savanna hypothesis) is a hypothesis that human bipedalism evolved as a direct result of human ancestors' transition from an arboreal lifestyle to one on the savannas. According to the hypothesis, hominins left the woodlands that had previously been their natural habitat millions of years ago and adapted to their new ...

  9. Nest-building in primates - Wikipedia

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    Orangutans make "pillows" by clumping together leafy branches with the leaves in the center and the twig shoots pointed outward. They bite the twigs to blunt sharp ends. Pillows are added to night nests but are usually absent from day nests. A "blanket" consists of large leafy branches with which orangutans cover themselves after lying down.