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Rachael Carson
broke glass ceiling. DDT. Silent Spring.
Who wrote Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
What was Silent Spring about
dangers of insecticides - DDT- in humans.
What did Silent Spring do
make dangers of pesticides on natural world known
Who led to the creation of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Rachael Carson
Was Rachael Carson Applied or Basic
Basic
Who invented the national park system
John Muir, Roosevelt, Fredrick Law Olmstead, Alexander Von Humboldt,
Who made Yosemite a national park
John Muir
Who founded the Sierra Club
John Muir
Who was the Father of Evolution
Charles Darwin
What was the name of the boat Charles Darwin traveled on
The Beagle
What part of a animal did Charles Darwin study the evolution of
bird beaks to access nectar
How long was Charles Darwin’s voyage on The Beagle
5 years
Who helped Charles Darwin with the idea that everything came from a common origin
his grandfather Erasimus Darwin
Where did Charles Darwin go during his voyage on The Beagle
Galapagos Islands, South Pacific, South America
Who distinguished the negative effects of inbreeding
Charles Darwin
What book did Charles Darwin publish after his voyage on The Beagle
On the Origin of Species which argued evolution through natural selection
what did On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin argue
evolution through natural selection
Who argued that humans evolved from apes
Charles Darwin
What book that Darwin published argued that humans evolved from apes
The Descent of Man
Where does “Survival of the fittest”
Charles Darwin’s book On the Origin of Species
Charles Darwin main concepts
Natural Selection, Evolution, Sex selection
What is Darwinism
the idea that all issues call back to natural selection
Father of Genetics
Gregor Mendel
Who discovered the basic principles of heredity
Gregor Mendel
What did Gregor Mendel use to conduct his research on genetics
Pea Plants
What does the Punnett Square demonstrate
genotypes/hereditary traits
Who is the Peanut Man
George Washington Carver
Who held together the farming community in the south
George Washington Carver
Why did Carver recommend planting soybeans and peanuts in the south
tobacco and cotton depleted nitrogen in soil
what did George Washington Carver recommend for the south to plant
soybeans and peanuts
How did farmers in the south benefit form Carvers accomplishments
improved diet and differentiated crops they had
What was Luther Burbank known for
Plant breeding
What crop is Luther Burbank known for
Burbank Potato -> Russet Potato
Whose work led to the Plant Patent Act of 1930
Luther Burbank
Who made Central Park
Fredrick Law Olmstead
Who is the father of American landscape architecture
Fredrick Law Olmstead
Who advocated for the creation of public parks and green spaces for social reform & community wellbeing
Fredrick law Olmstead
Who benefitted from City Park
Residents benefitted because it created community
How did Central park help the economy
tourism
Who continued Fredrick Law Olmstead’s legacy
his sons, they created Olmstead Brothers Firm
Who created the overpass & underpass
Fredrick Law Olmstead
Who made Burms
Fredrick law olmstead
Who is the father of Modern Taxonomy
Carolus Linnaeus
Who made Taxonomy
Carolus Linneaus
Taxonomy memorization thing
Dear King Phillip Came Over For Good Soup
What is binomial nomenclature
taxonomy
What is Norman Borlaug known for
breeding wheat to be shorter, not topple over, and be disease resistant
Who made the Green Revolution
Norman Bourlag
What did the Green Revolution do
Increased area under farming
double-cropping
adoption of HYV seeds
highly increased use of inorganic fertalizers and pesticides
improved irrigation facilities
improved farm impliments adn crop protection measures and modifications in farm equipment
What is Asa Grey know for
Classifying Flora
Who made religious and scientific defenses for Evolution
Asa Grey
name of collection of religious and scientific texts defending evolution by Asa Grey
Darwinia
What was Alexander Von Humboldt
an explorer
Who made the most (at the time) accurate map of America
Alexander Von Humboldt (with the help of Thomas Jefferson)
Who discovered Casiquaire Canal
alexander Von Humboldt
Who discovered the Franklinia
William Bartram (the son)
Who made significant contributions in preserving native American medicinal botanical knowledge
William bartram
Who established the first botanical garden in the United States
John Bartram
Who was the first north American to hybridize flowering plants
John Bartram
Who founded the American Philosophical society
John Bartram & Franklin Roosevelt
Who established trade of seeds and plants with Europe
John Bartram
Who did John and William Bartram work for
Kind George 3
Who is the father and son between William and John Bartram
John (father) William (son)
Who should have gotten credit for Watson and Crick’s discoveries
lady Roslyn Russel
What did Watson and crick discover
DNA
Who was the father of Botany
Theophrastus
Who wrote the frist books on plant systems in the middle ages
Theophrastus
What did Theophrastus write about
the soul, phycology, plants being manipulated
What did Fritz Went discover
Auxins
what are auxins
they are a hormone that regulates growth and rooting
Who is related to Air Pollution Biology
Fritz Went
Phytotrons
an enclosed research greenhouse used for studying interactions between plants and the environment
Who made the blue haze theory
Fritz Went
What is the CEA
Controlled Environment Agriculture
Who discovered ecosystem concept
Eugene Odom
Who had a holistic understanding of the environment and bio-connected communities
Eugene Odom
What did Eugene Odom emphasize
agriculture as the direct link btween humans and nature
What book did Eugene Odom publish
Fundamentals of Ecology
What is Eugine Odom known for
Ecology
When did Christopher Columbus sail the ocean blue
1492
Who is Connected to the Triangle Trade
Christopher Colombus
How many major voyages did Christopher Columbus go on
4
What boats were Christopher Columbus the navigator and coordinator for
The Nina, The Pinta, and the Santa Maria
What ocean did Christopher Columbus sail
Atlantic Ocean
Who lead to the colombian exchange
Christopher Colombus
What did Christopher Columbus introduce to the between the old and new world
horses, wheat, barley, sugar cane, citrus, disease, coffee, maize, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, cocoa, timber, fibers, medicinal plants
Who “discovered” the Americas
Columbus- but people already lived there and he wasn’t even the first visitor
What did Thomas Jefferson have to say about the tomato
he called it the love apple and thought it was a aphrodisiac
Who was the 3rd president of the USA
Thomas Jefferson
Who loved small independant farms
Thomas Jefferson
Who sponsored Lewis and Clark
Thomas Jefferson
Who made the Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
Who identified over 1000 kinds of palms
Liberty Hyde Bailey Jr
What did Thomas Jefferson invent
The Moldboard Plow
Who implimented the crop rotation system
Thomas Jefferson
Who extended agriculture
Liberty Hyde Bailey Jr.
Who turned horticulture from a craft to a applied science
Liberty Hyde Bailey Jr.
What did Meriwether Lewis and William Clark do
explore America and draw map so Jefferson could decide if he wanted to make Louisiana Purchase
What did Meriwether Lewis do for the voyage
military man. politician. wilderness man.
Who spoke about plant platicity before it was invented
Liberty Hyde Bailey Jr.
What did William Clark do for the voyage
journaled and made maps
What did Meriwether Lewis do AFTER the voyage
Governor of Louisiana
What did William Clark do AFTER the voyage
oversaw relocation of indigenous people
Who traveled with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
Sacagawea of the Semi Shoshone
What is David Attenborough do
cinematography. Brough nature into the home through his famous broadcasts
What is the USDA for
Animal and Plant production
What does the USDA do
Agriculture research, food safety, nutrition programs, conservation and environmental stewardship, rural development, trade and market development, disaster assistance
Who established the US Forest Service
Franklin Roosevelt
Who passed Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food & Drug Act
Franklin Roosevelt
What does the UN do
Works on Food & Agriculture( globally) to help world
Who created ornamental horticulture
Andre Le Notre
Who did Andre le Notre work for
King Louis 14
Who made the gardens of Versailles
Andre Le Notre
