Introducing Plants
By G Davidson
1. Digitalis is a medicine extracted from which plant?
poppy
foxglove
seaweed
mandrake
2. Man uses plants for
raw materials
medicines
food
all of the above
3. Alginates are extracted from seaweeds.
True
False
4. Plants are important to us as they provide us with the gas
5. Destroying forests also detroys the of some animals.
6. Forests are usually harvested after about 20 years.
7. If plants are lost, we lose diversity.
8. The potato tuber is a rich source of protein.
9. Morphine is used as a pain killer. From which plant do we get morphine?
10. Plants are very important in maintaining the water cycle.