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.

    True

    False

7. If plants are lost, we lose diversity.

8. The potato tuber is a rich source of protein.

    True

    False

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.

    True

    False