What do plants provide for humans

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What do plants provide for humans?
Food Oxygen Clothing Shelter
Modified by Georgia Agricultural Education
Curriculum Office
July, 2002
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Plants provide oxygen globally

• Forests
• Rangeland
• Rain Forests

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Fun Fact!
Did you know that a 4,000 sq.. ft. lawn will
provide enough oxygen for a family of five.
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Plants provide a source of food for humans.

• They convert sunlight and minerals into a
  digestible form.
• Bottom of food chain
• Feed for animals

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Plants provide fiber

• Cotton
• Textiles
• Fabric
• Clothing

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Plants provide building materials.

• Lumber to build shelter
• Roofing Materials
• Fencing
• Tools

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Humans use plant by-products

• Turpentine
• Dyes
• Resin
• Mulch
• Decorative Bark

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Trees and bushes provide shade for

• Comfort
• Beauty
• Cut heating and
  cooling bills

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Trees act as Windbreaks
They provide protection for crops, homes and
yards from hot summer winds, cold, icy, winter
winds and snow.
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Plants provide erosion control.

• They help to secure hill sides
• They help to reduce river bank erosion
• They help reduce soil movement by wind.

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Trees and plants act as sound barriers.
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Trees and plants provide beauty through flowers.
through
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Landscapes
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And natural settings such as meadows, forests and
wetlands.
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Legumes enrich the soil through the production of
nitrogen.
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Plants provide many medical products.

• Penicillin
• Digitalis