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| Producers are the main part
of the food chain, without producers the herbivores would
die, then slowly after that carnivores would die and so
on until there are no animals left. The producers get
energy from sun light which is called phototsynthesis.
When the sun light goes through the chlorophyll in the
leaves it makes sugar/glucose. When the herbivore eats
it, it gets its energy .They make food for the
herbivores, the herivores make food for the carnivores
and so on.Without photosynthesis every thing would die. |
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AMAZON ADVENTURE--PLANTS--PHILODENDRON
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| Name
of Plant: Philodendron |
| Description
of Plant: Its leaves can range from 3 inches to
over 5 feet. It is a good house plant because it
does well in direct light and lives in 60-90
degree temperatures. |
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| Uses
of Plant (consumption/medicinal):Juice of the
roots can relieve an itch of a mosquito bite. |
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| Name
of Plant: Annotto |
| Description
of Plant: It can grow from 4 to 5 meters. The
pods are the main attraction of the plant but the
other parts can be used for medical purposes.
Inside the pods are many seeds covered in red dye. |
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| Uses
of Plant (consumption/medicinal): The shoots
treat fever, venereal disease, and dysentary. The
leaves are used for hepatitis and skin problems.
The plant is also used for gum from the sap and
cards from the bark. |
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 AN
AMAZON ADVENTURE--PLANTS--ANNATTO
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 AN
AMAZON ADVENTURE--PLANTS--CASHEW
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| Name
of Plant: Cashew |
| Description
of Plant: Medium sized tree with oval leaves. The
green cureved part holds the nuts, the other part
grows bigger and becomes a fruit.The fruit is
edible and highly consumed.It is full of vitaman
C |
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| Uses
of Plant (consumption/medicinal):The bark of the
cashew is used to treat diarrhea, the nut shell
is used to treat ringworm, warts, and scurry, and
the leaves are used to cure toothaches. |
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