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Characteristics of an economic union form of integration include;free trade in all goods and servicesfreedom of migrationsingle currency in usejoint economic institution eg central bankdevelopment of common infrastructurefree flow of capitalcommon environmental regulationsNo national differences in taxation
Economic importance of plant excretory products include;Tannis - Used in the treatment of leather; combines with animal protein to form a complex compound that is not easily broken down by animal proteases deposited on dead tissue of wood and barks of trees e.g Acacia, mangroove and wattle trees.Caffeine - Taken as a mild stimulant that increases mental activity and reduces fatigue found in coffee berries and tea leaves.Quinine - Used in the treatment of malaria. It is also found in the back of the cinchona tree and aloe vera leaves.Cocaine - Used as a local anaesthetic if taken in large quantities causes great physical and mental defect, addiction and heart disease. Found in leaves of cocoa plant.Cannabis - Extracted and used in the manufacture of drugs; stored in fruits, flowers and leaves of cannabis sativa.Nicotine - Used in the manufacture of insecticides and narcortic drugs; found in the leaves of tobacco plant.Rubber - Used in the shoe, tyre industry; obtained form latex of rubber plant.Gum Arabica - Used in food processing and printing industry; is an exudate from a variety of acacia trees.Colchicine - Used to induce polyploidism in plants and cancer therapy; it os an alkaloid derived from the plant used in genetics in plants and animal breeding researchPapain - Contains proteolytic substance used in the food industry as a meat tenderizer; It is an alkaloid obtained from raw pawpaw fruit skin.Khat - Is a mild stimulant used from medical purposes; obtained from catha edulis (miraa)Morphine - Used as a pain killer and anaesthesia to make patients sense dull and relax; obtained from poppy plant.Heroin - Induces drug dependence hence addictive; it is a drug obtained from morphine and uses as a narcotic.
Importance of tissue culture in crop in crop propagation are;Establish pathogen free plantsMass production of propagulesFast and requires less space
Importance of labels on the manufactured products are to;Guide on expiry dateGive instructions on how to use a productGuide on storage e.g store in a cool dry placeGive additional information about the product e.g nutritional valueGive the address of the manufacturers in case of complaints
Importance of breastfeeding to the mother is that it;Creates bond between mother and the baby.Promotes healing of the uterusPrevents urinary tract infectionsPrevents post preterm bleedingPrevents breast cancer