Positive interactions
What are some uses for plants?
food, clothing, medicine....etc
What are plants?
Plants are multicellular organisms that perform autotrophic nutrition.
Do you humans and plants have a symbiotic or non- symbiotic
Do you think plants can contribute to global warming?
What do plants provide for human bodies
energy and nutrients
What are the different classification of plants?
Bryophytes, pteridophytes, and spermatophytes
or
Flowering or non-flowering
What is one BIG way humans can help the environment? (HINT: its very common)
Recycling
Explain why pollution from humans could be negative on plants?
It kills them and it does not allow them to live in their natural habitat. they may not be able to adapt
What is something plants directly provide for humans?
Food, fiber, shelter, medicine and fuel
What results from photosynthesis?
carbohydrates, oxygen, and water
Human activity can destroy a habitat....TRUE OR FALSE
Human activity often changes or destroys the habitats that plants and animals need to survive. Because human populations are growing so fast animals and plants are disappearing 1000 times faster than they have in the past 65 million years.
How is deforestation a negative interaction?
Deforestation reduces plant biodiversity both directly and indirectly. It is estimated that as many as several hundred species of animals, plants, and insects are lost every day due to deforestation and other factors.
How is agriculture a positive interaction?
It provides humans with food while the plants/vegetables continue to be replenished
What kind of organisms are plants?
autotrophic organisms
What is composting?
Composting is something that humans do. Compost is organic matter that has been decomposed in a process called composting
Explain why fertilizers could be harmful for plant?
The overuse of fertilizers can reduce plant biodiversity by causing eutrophication. Fertilizers contain high levels of nitrates. When they are added to the soil, a proportion of the fertilizers runoff into rivers and lakes, introducing nitrates into these aquatic ecosystems.