ENGLISH FOR BIOLOGY

1. CARROT

Carrot is a biennial garden plant of the Genus Daucus, or its yellow root, widely used as
food

Scientific Classification :
Kingdom Plantae
Divisio Angiospermae
Vilum Eudicots
Class Asterid
Ordo Apiales
Family Apiaceae
Genus Daucus
Species D. carrota

Characteristic :
The carrot is a root vagetable, usually orange in colour. The plant probably originated in
Persia and was originally cultivated fot its leaves and seeds. Nowadays, the most commonly
eaten part of the plant is the tap root. It grows a rosette of leaves in the spring and summer
while building up the stout. Fast growing varieties mature within three month of showing the
seed. The roots contain high quantities of and carotene, and its good source of vitamin K
and vitamin B6. carotene is a natural chemical that our body can changes into vitamin A.

Pigmen colour of the carrot

We think that the carrots as orange, but they can also be white, yellow, red and purple because
the carrot have pigmen power.
Pigmen colour and the function for our body health :
Pigmen Colour Function
carotene Orange or yellow Eyes health
Lycopene Red Prevent health disease
Anthocyanins Purple Antioxidants
Lack Pigmen white Reduce the risk of certain
cancers.
 2. CASSAVA
Cassava is a tropical plant of the spurge family, an important root crop widely used for food.
It is the source of tapioca.

Scientific Classification :

Kingdom Plantae
Divisio Angiospermae
Vilum Eudicots
Class Rosids
Ordo Malpighiales
Family Euphorbiaceae
Genus Manihot
Species M. Esculenta

Characteristic :
Cassava is a root vegetable, its a major source of carbohydrates. Cassava is the third largest
source of food carbohydrates in the tropic, after rise and maizene.
The cassava root is long and tapered. A woody vascular bundle runs along the roots axis.
Cassava roots are very rich in starch and contain significant amount of calcium, phosphorus
and vitamin C. However, its poor in protein. In contrast, cassava leaves are a good source of
protein.

3. CASTOR BEAN
 Castor bean is a seed of Ricinus communis, castor bean is a source ofcastor oil, a cathartic.

Scientific Classification :

Kingdom Plantae
Divisio Angiosperms
Vilum Eudicots
Class Rosids
Ordo Malpighiales
Family Eurphorbiaceae
Genus Ricinus
Species R. Communis

Characteristic :
The castor bean or castor-oil-plant is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family.
Castor seed is the source of castor oil, witch has a wide variety of uses.