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| State five uses of plants. |
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| Food, Drink, Medicine, Perfumes, Clothing – cotton, Timber, Furniture, Inks & Dyes, Rope, Rubber |
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| State three potential uses of plants. |
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| New Medicines, New Foods, New Fuels |
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| If the rainforests continue to be depleted, what will be the consequences for humans? |
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| If the rainforests continue to be depleted, what will be the consequences for animal life? |
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Definition
| Loss of habitat and food leading to possible extinction. |
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| Describe the stages in timber production. |
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Definition
Preparation of land, young trees transplanted from nursery in rows, weeds cleared, animals kept out, poorer trees are thinned out, lower branches pruned off, treated with pesticide, after about 50 years felled, trees sent to sawmill, cut up and prepared for marketing. |
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