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Card 16

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Describe an experiment in which you could use soils without key nutrients to observe deficiency diseases.

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Card 17

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Describe how plants might protect themselves from infection.

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Card 18

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Explain the consequences to a plant that has discoloured leaves because of infection by the tobacco mosaic virus.

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Card 19

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Suggest why the tobacco mosaic virus is an important plant disease.

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Card 20

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Name the deficiency disease caused by plants not absorbing enough magnesium.

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Card 21

Front

Suggest the general symptoms that you might expect to find in a plant infected with a disease.

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Card 22

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Suggest some ways in which gardeners might identify diseases.

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Card 23

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Give the names of two plants that possess naturally occurring antibacterial compounds.

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Card 24

Front

Name the compound in foxglove that is used to treat irregular or fast heartbeat.

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Card 25

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Explain why the Passiflora plant has evolved to have spots on its leaves.

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