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From the Ted Talk by Kamal Meattle: How to grow fresh air
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The three plants are Areca palm, Mother-in-Law's Tongue and money plnat. The botanical names are in front of you. Areca palm is a plant which remoevs CO2 and converts it into oxygen. We need four shoulder-high plants per person, and in terms of plant care, we need to wipe the leaves every day in dheli, and perhaps once a week in cleaner-air cities. We had to grow them in vemri mrnaue, which is seirlte, or hydroponics, and take them outdoors every three to four months. The second plant is Mother-in-law's Tongue, which is again a very common plant, and we call it a bedroom plant, because it converts CO2 into oxygen at night. And we need six to eight waist-high platns per person. The third plant is money plant, and this is again a very common plant; preferably grows in hydroponics. And this particular plant removes foehmddaryles and other volatile chemicals.
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The three plants are Areca palm, Mother-in-Law's Tongue and money _____. The botanical names are in front of you. Areca palm is a plant which _______ CO2 and converts it into oxygen. We need four shoulder-high plants per person, and in terms of plant care, we need to wipe the leaves every day in _____, and perhaps once a week in cleaner-air cities. We had to grow them in _____ ______, which is _______, or hydroponics, and take them outdoors every three to four months. The second plant is Mother-in-law's Tongue, which is again a very common plant, and we call it a bedroom plant, because it converts CO2 into oxygen at night. And we need six to eight waist-high ______ per person. The third plant is money plant, and this is again a very common plant; preferably grows in hydroponics. And this particular plant removes _____________ and other volatile chemicals.
Solution
- delhi
- manure
- plants
- formaldehydes
- vermi
- sterile
- plant
- removes
Original Text
The three plants are Areca palm, Mother-in-Law's Tongue and money plant. The botanical names are in front of you. Areca palm is a plant which removes CO2 and converts it into oxygen. We need four shoulder-high plants per person, and in terms of plant care, we need to wipe the leaves every day in Delhi, and perhaps once a week in cleaner-air cities. We had to grow them in vermi manure, which is sterile, or hydroponics, and take them outdoors every three to four months. The second plant is Mother-in-law's Tongue, which is again a very common plant, and we call it a bedroom plant, because it converts CO2 into oxygen at night. And we need six to eight waist-high plants per person. The third plant is money plant, and this is again a very common plant; preferably grows in hydroponics. And this particular plant removes formaldehydes and other volatile chemicals.
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