Bill Nye is walking through a forest, leaves brushing against him and seeds sticking to his fur. He comes to a clearing, and a strange see-through den is situated in the centre of it. A friendly-looking russet-coloured cat bumbles towards him.
Russet Cat: Oh wow, it's that guy from the cooking show! Hi, I'm Chlorophyllfur. Welcome to PhotosynthesisClan!
Bill Nye: Cooking show? I'm not from any -
Chlorophyllfur: Of course you are! Come, meet our leader, Nutrientstar.
Bill Nye: *follows the enthusiastic kitty into the see-through den. A fat ginger tom is lying on a living bed made entirely of plants.*
Bill Nye: What is this place?
Chlorophyllfur: It's called a greenhouse. It's made of 'glass' to let the plants get sunlight to turn into energy. This is Nutrientstar.
Nutrientstar: Welcome to our Clan! Are you here to sample our selection of fine herbs for your show? We're happy to oblige!
Bill Nye: Well–
Nutrientstar: Fantastic! Here we have some mint. Mint is a rather invasive plant, so we keep it in this brilliant invention known as a pot. To keep it alive we have to water it and give it sunlight. Soilstorm will tell you more.
Soilstorm: A plant needs three things to produce its own food: water, sunlight and carbon dioxide. The chlorophyll (green stuff) in the plant's leaves turn the sunlight into energy, which combines with water from the roots and carbon dioxide from the pores on the leaf to make glucose, a form of sugar. This process is called photosynthesis, from 'photo' meaning 'light' and 'synthesis' meaning 'to combine'.
Bill Nye: What are 'roots'?
Soilstorm: Roots are the parts of the plant under the ground. They soak up water and transfer it to the leaves, where it is turned into energy. The plant's leaf has a waxy surface to stop the water evaporating and you can see the network of veins which transport the energy on the underside.
Bill Nye: Wow! I never realised that plants were so complicated!
Soilstorm: If you want to find out more, you can check out CarnivorousplantClan or PoisonClan.
Bill Nye: I better be off now. Thanks a lot!
Bill Nye: *walks off into the forest.*
Soilstorm: *continues to care for her plant.*
Nutrientstar: Come back! You didn't take any of our organic produce!
Written by Arty!🐈 (sorry it's so short)
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Bill Nye the Science Kitty
FanfictionBill Nye isn't a Clan cat; he's merely a loner who wanders across the cat-populated plains of Sciencelandia. But, when he stumbles upon the territories of the many Clans that live in Sciencelandia, he has a lot to learn-but so do you! ~ Cover by...
