7.uses of plants

uses of plants

1. Uses of plants Plants have many uses. We get most of our food from plants – let us study them By Aniruddh Kommajosyula III C Delhi Public School, Nerul

2. Plants give us food plants give us different kinds of food. We get fruits, vegetables and nuts from plants. FRUITS VEGETABLES Mangoes Grapes Pears Oranges Guavas Watermelons Strawberries Potatoes Radishes Carrots Onions Bottle gourds Cucumbers Beans Capsicums NUTS Ground Nut Coconut Walnut Cashew Nut Important: Tomato and Brinjal are actually fruits .

3. WE EAT DIFFERENT PARTS OF A PLANT STEMS ROOTS Potato Onion Asparagus Carrot Radish Turnip Turmeric Beetroot FLOWERS Cauliflower Broccoli LEAVES Cabbage Lettuce Corn Groundnut SEEDS

4. Food grains Cereals The food grains of many plants like rice, wheat, maize, barley and oat that we eat are called cereals. Some cereals are ground to make flour. Dry seed-like fruits of some plants, which we use as food. Plants give us food grains. Pulses The food grains like arhar , moong dal , chana dal etc. that we eat are known as pulses. These are cooked dry or in the form of curry or eaten with cereals.

5. Uses of parts of plants Tea, Coffee, Cocoa, and sugar are from plants. The flowers and fruits of some plants like rose, lemon and mango are used to make sherbets, juices and jams. Juices and oils of certain plants are used to make soaps, shampoos and toothpastes. Sweet-smelling flowers of plants like rose and jasmine are used to make perfumes. The juices of certain trees are used to make paints. We get dyes from plants like Henna ( Mehendi ). Spices: A spice is a dried seed, fruit, root or bark of some plants. We get many types of spices like cardamom, cinnamon and pepper from plants. Spices add flavor to our food. (Note: Bark is the outer covering of tree trunk)

6. Plants also give us: OIL: Different types of Oils like Sunflower oil, coconut oil, Groundnut oil, Mustard oil, vegetable oil etc. are obtained from plants. MEDICINE: Plants like tulsi , neem , clove, turmeric are used for making medicines. FIBRES: We get fibres from plants. Clothes are made from fibres . Jute and Cotton are two types of Fibres . WOOD: We get wood from plants like teak, oak and bamboo. Wood is used to make houses, doors, windows, and furnitures. Also wood is used to make a number of other things like boats and carts.

7. Other uses of plants: The paper we use comes from the Bamboo plant. The pencil erasers we use are made of rubber. We get rubber from the juice of the Rubber tree . Rubber is also used to make tyres and pipes. We get gum from the Acacia tree . Gum is also used to make glue. Plants are home to many animals. Insects, birds and small animals live on plants. Plants keep the air we breathe fresh and clean. We use flowers and leaves of some plants for bouquets (A group of flowers). Garlands are made from flowers.