Lesson 6 The Green Thumb

Question 1

A person who studies the structure growth and diseases of Plants

Answer 1

Botanist

Question 2

Produce a raise plants or animals

Answer 2

Breed

Question 3

Plants that have thick, leafless, often spiny stems and grow in hot dry places, such as deserts

Answer 3

Cacti

Question 4

A tree that bares cones, such as an evergreen or a pine

Answer 4

Conifer

Question 5

Falling off at the end of the season or growing period, such as a tree’s shedding leaves

Answer 5

Deciduous

Question 6

From another of world; foreign

Answer 6

Exotic

Question 7

Plant leaves, especially tree leaves

Answer 7

Foliage

Question 8

The science of raising and caring for plants, especially flowers, fruits, and vegetables

Answer 8

Horticulture

Question 9

He growing of plants in special solutions containing nutrients, rather than growing them in soil

Answer 9

Hydroponics

Question 10

A place where plants are raise for sale or research

Answer 10

Nursery

Question 11

Fertilize a flower or plant

Answer 11

Pollinate

Question 12

Having small sharp points, such as thorns

Answer 12

Prickly

Question 13

A young plant that is grown from a seed

Answer 13

Seedling

Question 14

One of the tender coiling parts of a climbing plant that helps the plant cling to its support, such as a wall or stick

Answer 14

Tendril

Question 15

Layer of soil at the surface of the ground

Answer 15

Topsoil