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I believe this picture is a representation of what our world will become if agricultural, economic, social and political practices go unchecked. The earth's population will continue to grow, more arable land will be destroyed, desertification and conversion will go unchecked, all farming will be non-existent  (including corporate farming) and soil will be covered with synthetic material to bury our garbage. With no plants in our ecosystem, animals will cease to exist and humans will have to live indoors with artificial air. 'Plants' will be artificial and put in our living environments as a way to 'remember' how things used to be.  I really hope this is NOT how the earth winds up. I hope we wake up and get our heads out of our asses and realize what's important. The continuation of our species and habitat is vastly more critical than T.V. reality series characters and Virtual Reality video games and building a wall along the Mexican border. Society's value system is messed up.

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Caffeine is the most influential chemical used in the world, that is derived from a plant. From wikipedia, "It is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive drug...it is legal and unregulated in nearly all parts of the world." Common sources of caffeine are from 2 types of cultivated coffee plant seeds (beans), the leaves of a tea bush, and kola nuts. Caffeine temporarily prevents or relieves drowsiness, thus maintaining alertness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine

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The field of biotechnology is the invention that turned our world of nations into a global society.  The very definition of the word really sums up the entire Green Revolution, "using scientific tools and techniques... to modify living organisms". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural_biotechnology  The United States' biotechnologists studied the rates of production of domestic plants in other countries and realized that several large nations would run out of food. They genetically modified plants to thrive in those countries, to prevent famine. Starving nations affects all nations, reinforcing the global society we live in.
https://scienceprogress.org/2009/06/ag-biotech-thompson/

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Specialization of labor is both a benefit of the Agricultural Revolution and a detriment. One benefit is that because less time is spent hunting and gathering food, there is more time for people in the community to work on other activities. These would include inventing and creating tools and technology. A detriment of the Neolithic Revolution is the rise of social stratification, which may include gender stereotypes.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/239113061442048957
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolithic_Revolution

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This is a picture of an Arctic Tundra biome. It is one of the most sensitive habitats in the world. A large percentage of the earth's soil-bound carbon is in the permafrost of the tundra. When the permafrost thaws from global warming, the organic material in the soil decays and releases carbon dioxide. CO2 is a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming.The lichens that grow in the tundra are one of the basic foods that begin the food chain. It sustains many consumers. Without producers, the food chain will eventually fail.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/tundra-threats/

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I found this video/animation to be one of the best from the internet.  It summarizes the process of photosynthesis in a concise and hilarious explanation.  I wouldn't recommend this video for a person just learning about photosynthesis however.  I watched all the videos on the Unit 2 Libguide first and a few more on Youtube before I found this.

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I took this picture of my dad in DeSoto State Park/Little River Canyon National Preserve (Alabama) in 2013. This picture shows how beautiful plants are in the undisturbed environment. Society needs plants to continue the supply of oxygen and to remind us how small we are in the universe. We need plants to give us sanctuary from our daily lives and to provide clean, fresh air to breathe, as well as to consume the carbon dioxide my society creates.

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This is a picture of Georgia Plume.  The taxonomic name is Elliottia Racemosa. I found this angiosperm on the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Rare Plant Species Profiles. http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/plants/elliottia_racemosa.pdf. This website lists the current plant species that are protected and/or rare in the state of Georgia, including how to conserve the species.