1. Unit 8 Plants Plant Cultivation- Agriculture- – Growing plants and raising animals for human use

2. Food Crops Cereal- Grasses that contain grains Ex. wheat, corn, rice, oats, sorghum

3. Food Crops Root Crops Roots or underground stems rich in carbohydrates Ex. beets, carrots, radishes, rutabagas, turnips

4. Food Crops Legumes Members of the pea family, bear seeds in pods Return nitrogen from air to soil Ex. soybeans, alfalfa, clover, peanuts

5. Food Crops Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts Ex. apple, bean, pea, asparagus, walnut

6. Food Crops Spices, Herbs, Flavoring Add variety & pleasure by flavoring water, beverages, & food Ex. caffeine, sage, dill, vanilla, coconut, quinine

7. Non Food Uses of Plants Medicine – Aspirin (pain) from white willow – Taxol (cancer)- from Yew Clothing/Fabric Dyes – Cotton – Indigo (blue), onion (yellow), peach (green)

8. Non Food Uses of Plants Fuels – Fossil fuels- stored photosynthetic energy from millions of years ago – Wood- burning – Gasahol-

9. Non Food Uses of Plants Other uses- Ornamental plants Landscaping Building Materials Lipstick Hair dye Rubber Tourism

10. Plant Ecology Interactions between plants and the environment Plant-Animal Flowers & pollinators Plant-Microbe Bacteria “fixing” nitrogen with legumes

11. Plant Ecology Plant-Human Protect and care for plants that give us food, shelter, etc. Introduced plants Dandelion, crabgrass

12. Plant Ecology Weeds- Undesirable plants that crowd out crop plants or native plant species Water hyacinth Dandelion Crabgrass

13. Harmful Plants Rash- – Poison Ivy, Poison Oak Ill/poison – Leaves, berries of some house and garden plants Hay Fever – Pollen allergies