Pando! The world's largest organism!
What is an organism?
could be a plant
could be a tree
could be a cell
could be any life form!
could be an animal
What is Pando?
Pando is the worlds largest organism!
What makes Pando one organism?
Pando is a system of trees with one root system
It is a huge system of trees in Utah
If they all share one root system, does that make it one organism?
Yes!
What kind of organism is Pando?
Pando is a large group of aspen trees that share one root system
How old is Pando?
Pando does not have a determined age
Why can't we count the rings on the trees to count Pando's age?
Why can't we measure Pando's age?
Pando is in a constant cycle of trees dying and regrowing in the same root system
Pando is a lot of trees that cannot be counted, because there is always old ones dying and new ones coming in!
How big is Pando?
Pando is 108 acres long
How big is an acre?
an acre is about 43,000 square feet!
That makes Pando 4,704,480 feet!
Pando weighs 13 million pounds!
The next largest organism is the Blue Whale
How many blue whales is the weight of Pando?
Pando is the equivalent of 40 blue whales!