Biology & Life Science, Animal Science & Plant Science, Genetic
PLANT SCIENCE
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PLANT SCIENCE INTRODUCTION: HOW ARE PLANTS IMPORTANT? 1
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PLANT SCIENCE. INTRODUCTION: HOW ARE PLANTS IMPORTANT?. Why plants are important for the world?. Plants have very important functions in the world!. They are the main elements of food chain. Medicine: They are used to make medicines. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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PLANT SCIENCE
INTRODUCTION:HOW ARE PLANTS IMPORTANT?
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• Plants have very important functions in the world!
Why plants are important for the world?
They are the main elements of food chain.
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Food:Everything we eat comes directly or indirectly from plants.
Air:Plants turn carbon dioxide into breathable oxygenHabitat:They provide habitats for other organismsClimate:Plants store carbon, and have helped keep much of the carbon dioxide produced from the burning of fossil fuels out of the atmosphere.
Medicine:They are used to make medicines.
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• They prevent the erosion of soil
They provide habitat
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Usage area of plantsBuilding materialsClothing Dyes, paints, inks, pencil and
paper Alcohol, oil, candlesShampoos, cosmetic, soap,
disinfectingMediniceWoodwork and other crafts
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Have you ever seen these plants?
Rafflesia arnoldiiNepenthes
Strangler fig
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Have you ever seen these plants?
Hydnora Africana
Tree Tumbo
Wolffia Angusta
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Have you ever seen these plants?
Lithops Julii Victoria Amazonica
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Imagine A Day Without Plants
http://montillan.ism-online.org/2011/10/20/without-plants/
