Plants and Their Importance Flashcards
1
Q
what percent of modern medicines originated from plants?
A
25%
2
Q
wheat corn and rice make up __% of the worlds grain production and __% of the worlds calories
A
75%, 25%
3
Q
Seditary
A
immobile with no nervous system
4
Q
terrestrial plants
A
adapted for dependence on water
5
Q
Biofuel production (2 ways)
A
-sugar/starch to ferment and produce ethanol
-oils chemically processing to make biodiesel
6
Q
__ crops provide 95% of human energy needs
A
30
7
Q
_______________ rank 4th as a global food source
A
potatoes
8
Q
why did potato blight wipe out the whole population
A
tubers have no genetic diversity
