Life: The Science of Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781319010164
Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 28.4, Problem 1R
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The name of three medicinal plants and their uses for humans.
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Plants play multiple roles in nature. They impart ecological services by producing oxygen and clear the atmosphere by removing carbon dioxide. They are an important part of the food chain. Apart from ecological services, they also have economic uses like for making furniture, for shipbuilding, and as medicines.
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