Commercial use of plants Flashcards
1
Q
What is the commercial use of plants?
A
The commercial use of plants is food.
2
Q
3 examples of commercial use of plants?
A
Fuel, Raw material, medicine
3
Q
5 examples of how crop yield can be increased?
A
Plant early, plant effectively, always scout your fields, test your soil, utilise fertilisers.
4
Q
What are the advantages to using some of these methods?
A
Protection, water, heat, GM seeds.
5
Q
What are the disadvantages to using some of these methods?
A
Expensive, pesticide causes pollution.
6
Q
Why do the methods of increasing crop yields relate to photosynthesis?
A
Speeding up photosynthesis increases growth so therefore more useful products produce.
