Learner Resource 1 Food production true/false Plants can survive and grow Fertilisers provide plants with ‘food’. healthily without soil. Some plant diseases can wipe out Pesticides, herbicides and fungicides entire crops and sometimes even are all examples of insecticides. cause famine. Just like humans, plants need many Not all plant diseases are spread by minerals in small amounts. insects. Plants can get diseases just Many plant diseases cannot like we can. be controlled. Adding/changing genes in plants Insects can eat crops and and animals can help to increase spread disease. their yield. To kill off insects that attack their Antibiotics help prevent crops; farmers can use chemical viruses affecting cattle. fertilisers. Changes in our weather and Sometimes farmers purposefully environment will not have too much put insects onto their crops. of an impact on food production.
Learner Resource 1 Food production true/false Fertilisers provide plants with ‘food’. Plants can survive and grow healthily without soil. Pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are all examples of insecticides. Some plant diseases can wipe out entire crops and sometimes even cause famine. Just like humans, plants need many minerals in small amounts. Not all plant diseases are spread by insects. Plants can get diseases just like we can. Many plant diseases cannot be controlled. Insects can eat crops and spread disease. Adding/changing genes in plants and animals can help to increase their yield. To kill off insects that attack their crops; farmers can use chemical fertilisers. Antibiotics help prevent viruses affecting cattle. Sometimes farmers purposefully put insects onto their crops. Changes in our weather and environment will not have too much of an impact on food production.
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