Plants Unit test- Uses of plants

Question 1

what parts of the plant can be used as food

Answer 1

• cereals and grains- rice, wheat, corn, oat
• Legumes- peas and beans
• Eaten as is, or pressed into the product - flour, tofu, soy sauce
• edible oils- soybean canola seed, corn, seed, olive fruit
• spices- pepper fruit, cinnamon bark, ginger root
• herbs- parsley, thyme,sage
• sugar- sugar cane stem, sugar beet root

Question 2

best type of plant for pulp and paper industry

Answer 2

soft wood - cedar or pine wood

- the cellulose fibres are longer than hard wood which adds strength to paper

Question 3

3 positive reasons for GMOs

Answer 3

• infection to resistance
• increase nutritional content
• increase crop yeild

Question 4

3 plants and their use in the industry

Answer 4

wood- lumber
Indian hemp- rope
cotton- clothing

Question 5

3 plants and their medicinal uses

Answer 5

ginger- soothes the stomach
extract from plants- vitamins
marijuana- pain management