Agriculture

Question 1

Hydroponics

Answer 1

To grow plants with water instead of dirt.

Question 2

Shelter belts

Answer 2

Planting rows of trees on the windy side of your crop

Question 3

Cultivate

Answer 3

To prepare the soil fot planting by turning over the soil so theres room for seeds, water, and air.

Question 4

Monoculture

Answer 4

To plant one crop in one field at a time.

Question 5

Polyculture

Answer 5

Multiple crops in one field at a time.

Question 6

Crop rotation

Answer 6

Planting differnt crops in the same field every year.

Question 7

Irragation

Answer 7

A large underground system of pipes and sprinklers.

Question 8

Zero tillage

Answer 8

To leave the bottom of the plant to decompose to add nutrients to the soil.

Question 9

Flailing

Answer 9

A method used to seperate the seeds from the stock with a stick.

Question 10

Winnowing

Answer 10

A method used to separate the seeds from the stock with wind.

Question 11

Herbicides

Answer 11

Chemicals that kill plants.

Question 12

Pesticides

Answer 12

Chemicals that kill insects.

Question 13

Fungicides

Answer 13

Chemicals that kill fungi/bacteria

Question 14

Biological control

Answer 14

Using a pests natural predators to control it.

Question 15

Companion Planting

Answer 15

To plant a crop alongside a plant that will discourage pests.