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Foods and materials from plants

Foods and materials from plants
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  • Foods and materials from plants
  • Duration: 00:42
  • A look at the range of useful foods and materials we get from plants, such as wicker for baskets, wheat for bread, and oil made from nuts and seeds. Even the rubber in a pair of rubber gloves comes from a tree. The presenter walks around a supermarket discovering the useful food stuffs and materials, including the three items we get from a coconut.
  • Subject:

    Science

       Topic:

    Green Plants: Growth and Nutrition

  • Keywords: wicker, wheat, cooking oil, oranges, rubber, trees, coconut, mats, milk, flesh, plants, wood, nutrients
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  • This clip reinforces the concept that plants provide us with a range of useful materials - not just food. The word 'nutrients' is used, which may need explaining.
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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