CHART TO STUDY ABOUT PLANT USES

PLANTS AND INDUSTRY

INTRODUCTION

There are two types of industries in

which plants are used (choose
two):engineering/cosmetic/
construction/
Textile
The first plant discovered to produce
fibers is called FLAX

EXAMPLE 1

This plant fibers are compressed to

give LINNEN

PLANTS AND MEDICINE

PLANTS AND
PLANTS AND ENERGY
PLANTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
PLANTS AND ECO-FRIENDLY
BIOTECHNOLOGY
SOURCES
PRODUCTS
Malaria is transmitted by a What is Biotechnology? What is a renewable energy What is climate change? It is the What is degradation? The process
mosquito bite.
It is the combination of source? There are infinite constant and stable change of the in which a material is broken into
technology and biology. quantities, no greenhouse
different climates around the
smaller molecules usually by the
HIV is produced by a
effect gases and no pollution
planet.
microorganisms in the soil
virus/bacteria.
of the environment.
(bacteria and fungi).
The illness called
Malaria/Ebola is cured in
Africa using a plant.
Which part of the African
plant is used to produce
medicine? The roots.

Example of plant
resistant to drought:
corn
Disadvantage of
cultivating this plant:
can damage the
ecosystem.

What is biomass?
the energy stored in living
plants.

Classification of biomass
into: a) woody b) nonwoody.

Artemisina is the name of a

plant used in Europe to Plants used especially in
produce a
(circle the correct one)
One advantage of using
medicine/vaccine to cure
Africa Asia
biomass is that it reduces
malaria.
Oceania
the emissions of greenhouse
effect gases.

EXAMPLE 2

Plants are used in the cosmetic

A treatment to cure HIV
Example of plant
Fuels used to replace
industry because they contain OILS
uses the African plant
resistant to pests:
petroleum are called:
that can moisture human skin.
called Sutherlandia
cotton
biofuels
Name 2 plants used in cosmetic
frutescens.
industry: cape chestnut (in Africa) and
What is introduced into Name two plants used to
avocado.
Another example of a plant these plants to protect produce ethanol fuel: corn
to cure HIV is modified
them from pests? A
and sugar cane.
Perfume basic composition is: oil,
tobacco plants.
bacteria called Bacillus
alcohol and water. Sometimes
thurigiensis (Bt).
Name two plants used to
chemicals are added to this basic
produce biodiesel: soybeans
composition.
An advantage of
and vegetable oil.
cultivating this plant is:
less insecticides
needed.

Example of a tree affected by

climate change: apple tree
It is affected by climate change
because the flowers and
fruits/leaves appear earlier/later.
One of the places in Spain where
these trees are affected by
climate change is Asturias

To be biodegradable, biobags
must degrade in 6 months.
Biobags are produced using for
example: corn-starch or resine.
The biofilm is produced using
corn, wheat or potatoes.
Both materials (biobags and
biofilms) reduce/increase the
pollution in the environment.

Which of the following places is

more affected by climate
change?
Islands/Mountains/Rivers

Two examples of plants used to

produce clothes in a sustainable
way: pineapple fibers and
bamboo fibers.

Name an example of a plant

affected by climate change in
Mediterranean Sea: Posidonia
oceanica.

The fibers from a plant called

pineapple are extracted using the
hands because it is easy/difficult
to break them.

This plant will disappear in 40

years in a percentage of 90%
because of the high/low
temperatures of the water.

Bamboo fibers are longer/shorter

than cotton. This plant has a
unique property: it is
antibacterial.