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1
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play a very crucial role in human lives and help all living organisms to survive

A

plants

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2
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plants can be used as

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shelter
food
medicines
other materials

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3
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function of plants that provide food and supply nutrients to nearly all terrestrial organism

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plants as food

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4
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example of food from plants (6 items)

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cereals
millets
legumes
nuts
fruits
vegetable

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5
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plants are used as tires and tubes for automobiles and cycles

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rubber

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6
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plant fibres can be used in: (6 items)

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textiles
brush
filling
rough weaving
natural fabrics
papermaking

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7
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plant oil that evaporate in contact with air

A

essential oil

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8
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drying oil, semi-drying, oil, drying oil, vegetable fat

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fatty oil

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9
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most
important complex sugar

A

sucrose

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10
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complex carbohydrate

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starch

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11
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colloidal in nature;
contain a large amount of sugar

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gums and resins

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12
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Arabic of commerce
obtained from Acacia senegal

A

best gum

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13
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are yellowish solids,
insoluble in water but soluble in
alcohol, turpentine, and spirit

A

resins

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14
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are fruit jellies, readily soluble
in water and can be used as food

A

pectin

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15
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organic compounds
and mainly glucosidal in nature

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tannins

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16
Q

are stains
obtained from roots, leaves,
bark, fruit or wood of different
species

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natural dyes

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17
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cellulose product and
one of the important use of
cellulose in the manufacture of
paper, can be made from any
natural fibrous material

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paper

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18
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used for house building,
furniture, board making, bridge
construction, paper, fuel, etc

A

wood

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19
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used for many purposes:
viz, hats, mats, tiles, gaskets,
inner soles for shoes etc.

A

cork

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20
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any plant which in
one or more of its organs, contains
substances that can be used for
therapeutic purposes or which is a
precursor for the synthesis of useful
drugs

A

medicinal plant

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21
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WHO
listed how many medicinal
plants worldwide

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21,000 medicinal plants

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22
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in Bangladesh, there is
approximately how many
medicinal plant species

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1,000 medicinal plant species

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23
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substances used for smoking

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fumitories

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24
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substances used for chewing

A

masticatories

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25
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nganga in Filipino

A

Betel leaf

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26
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vegetable bases containing nitrogen, and they are supposed to be decomposition products of proteins

A

alkaloids

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27
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example of alkaloids

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caffeine
theobromine

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28
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similar to alkaloids, but they are derived from carbohydrates and not from proteins

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glucosides

29
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food adjuncts include (4 items)

A

spice and condiments
vitamins
non-alcoholic beverages
alcoholic beverages

30
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lower plants can also be used as food

A

fungi
algae
lichen

31
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are responsible for fermentation

A

fungi, like yeasts

32
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source of Penicillin

A

penicillium

33
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a drug that is obtained from Claviceps purpurea

34
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richest source of vitamins

35
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Cotton

A

gossypium herbaceum

36
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gossypium herbaceum

37
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cannabis sativa

38
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hemp

A

cannabis sativa

39
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corchorus olitorius

40
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jute

A

corchorus olitorius

41
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manila hemp/abaca

A

musa textilis

42
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musa textilis

A

manila hemp/abaca

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ananas comosus

44
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pinya

A

ananas comosus

45
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cocos nucifera

46
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coconut

A

cocos nucifera

47
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palay

A

oryza sativa

48
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oryza sativa

49
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water lily

A

Nymphaea odorata

50
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Nymphaea odorata

A

water lily

51
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pterocarpus indicus

52
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narra

A

pterocarpus indicus

53
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swietenia macrophylla

54
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dipterocarpus grandiflorus

55
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apitong

A

dipterocarpus grandiflorus

56
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shorea guiso

57
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guijo

A

shorea guiso

58
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kamagong

A

cavanillea mabolo

59
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cavanillea mabolo

60
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vitex parviflora

61
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molave

A

vitex parviflora

62
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shorea astylosa

63
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yakal

A

shorea astylosa

64
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gliricidia sepium

65
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kakawate

A

gliricidia sepium

66
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akasya

A

Acacia penninervis

67
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Acacia penninervis

68
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antocarpus heterophyllus

69
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jackfruit

A

antocarpus heterophyllus

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