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What human-made chemicals cause the ozone to deplete?
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), halons, and certain types of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) are human-made chemicals that cause ozone depletion. When these substances are released into the atmosphere, they break down and release chlorine and bromine atoms, which then destroy ozone molecules in the stratosphere.
How can plants cause chemical?
Plants can produce chemicals through various metabolic pathways, such as the shikimic acid pathway and the mevalonic acid pathway. These pathways allow plants to synthesize a wide range of chemical compounds that can serve various functions, including defense against herbivores, attraction of pollinators, and communication with other organisms.
Does Organic mean a plant without chemicals in it?
Yes. Organic plants are plants without any type of chemical or synthetic (man-made) substances (including fertilizer and pesticides). There are two definitions for Organic: * Contains Carbon * A plant growing without using chemicals
Products made from plants?
Some products made from plants include clothing made from cotton or hemp, paper made from wood pulp, and oils extracted from various seeds and fruits for cooking or beauty purposes. Plants are also used to create medicines, herbal supplements, and various food products.
Who made the man-made element plutonium?
If it is man made, plutonium is prepared by human beings in nuclear reactors and recycling plants.
What are some products made from plants?
Food items for human and animal consumption Wood Lumber Paper Chemicals
How can plants help make medicines?
Before there were modern medicines people used to use substances in plants to treat illnesses, this is called herbal medicine. Indeed it is only some 70 years ago when chemists shops used to make up doctor's prescriptions from herbs. Medicines were once mainly nasty tasting, suspicious looking liquids! Many plants - willow, foxgloves, belladonna, dandelions, yew etc (indeed much of the plant kingdom) contain very powerful chemicals that have an effect on the human body - (aspirin comes from the willow, digitalis comes from foxgloves, digitalis comes from belladonna, a diuretic comes form dandelions and a cancer treatment us made from yew). Our modern medicines are just these chemicals (or derivatives of them) made artificially and the pharmaceutical industry is still searching and testing plants from all over the world for new drugs.
What is taken from rain forests?
Wood is taken from rain forests, so much that today's rain forests are a fraction of their original size. Medicines can be made from chemicals in rain forest plants.
Why do you use chemicals?
Chemicals are anything that are made of matter, which includes all solids, liquids and gases - and therefore the human body is made up of chemicals. However, if you are referring to synthetic chemicals, that is those that are manufactured by man, then they are used in every modern application you can name. The main industries are the petrochemical (fuels, lubricants, etc), agrochemical (pesticides etc) and pharmaceutical (medicines), to name but a few.
What is a person who makes medicines called?
In the past, all medicines came from plants or animals. Although some important medicines still come from plants and animals, most medicines used today in the developed world are manufactured through chemical processes. Most medicines are made of plants, which are made in china. They are to heal people who had a very bad or a illness of any kind, it was made after the Victorians time.
What are four main national sources available as approved resources for medicines and drugs?
The four main sources of drugs are animals, plants, minerals, and synthetic (man made) *KS MICT-S*
4 important chemicals made of protein in human?
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What are the uses of the chemicals in fertilizer?
The chemicals used in man-made fertilizers are meant to replace and react with the chemicals in the soil that are beneficial to the growth of Plants.
What were medicines made of 2000 years ago?
ground up plants by the people because yhere was no hospitles
How do you get chemicals?
There is two type of chemicals, one is from nature and the other is man made. All matter, whether solid, liquid or gas, is a chemical or mixture of chemicals. The human body is made up of millions of chemicals. Oxygen and water are chemicals. Your PC is even made up of chemicals!
Which group of chemicals are made with the minerals that plants absorb?
If you are referring to the minerals plants absorb from the soil, the simplest answer is proteins, from the nitrates. Others include nucleic acids, from phosphates.
Where do medicines and drugs came from?
Drugs are mostly made in laboratories by chemists who have learned how to produce the mostly complex chemical compounds by mixing other compounds under special conditions. This way aspirin was developed from what we know about lemon juice and it's benefits. Many medicines may be refined from the chemicals we find in plants or animals example eucalyptus or venom.
