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1
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Rachael Carson

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broke glass ceiling. DDT. Silent Spring.

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Who wrote Silent Spring

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Rachel Carson

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What was Silent Spring about

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dangers of insecticides - DDT- in humans.

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What did Silent Spring do

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make dangers of pesticides on natural world known

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Who led to the creation of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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Rachael Carson

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6
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Was Rachael Carson Applied or Basic

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Basic

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7
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Who invented the national park system

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John Muir, Roosevelt, Fredrick Law Olmstead, Alexander Von Humboldt,

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8
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Who made Yosemite a national park

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John Muir

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9
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Who founded the Sierra Club

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John Muir

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10
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Who was the Father of Evolution

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Charles Darwin

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What was the name of the boat Charles Darwin traveled on

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The Beagle

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What part of a animal did Charles Darwin study the evolution of

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bird beaks to access nectar

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13
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How long was Charles Darwin’s voyage on The Beagle

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5 years

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14
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Who helped Charles Darwin with the idea that everything came from a common origin

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his grandfather Erasimus Darwin

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Where did Charles Darwin go during his voyage on The Beagle

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Galapagos Islands, South Pacific, South America

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16
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Who distinguished the negative effects of inbreeding

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Charles Darwin

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17
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What book did Charles Darwin publish after his voyage on The Beagle

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On the Origin of Species which argued evolution through natural selection

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18
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what did On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin argue

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evolution through natural selection

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19
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Who argued that humans evolved from apes

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Charles Darwin

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20
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What book that Darwin published argued that humans evolved from apes

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The Descent of Man

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21
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Where does “Survival of the fittest”

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Charles Darwin’s book On the Origin of Species

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22
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Charles Darwin main concepts

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Natural Selection, Evolution, Sex selection

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23
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What is Darwinism

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the idea that all issues call back to natural selection

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24
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Father of Genetics

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Gregor Mendel

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25
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Who discovered the basic principles of heredity

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Gregor Mendel

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26
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What did Gregor Mendel use to conduct his research on genetics

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Pea Plants

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27
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What does the Punnett Square demonstrate

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genotypes/hereditary traits

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28
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Who is the Peanut Man

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George Washington Carver

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29
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Who held together the farming community in the south

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George Washington Carver

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30
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Why did Carver recommend planting soybeans and peanuts in the south

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tobacco and cotton depleted nitrogen in soil

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31
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what did George Washington Carver recommend for the south to plant

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soybeans and peanuts

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32
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How did farmers in the south benefit form Carvers accomplishments

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improved diet and differentiated crops they had

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33
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What was Luther Burbank known for

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Plant breeding

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33
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What crop is Luther Burbank known for

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Burbank Potato -> Russet Potato

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34
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Whose work led to the Plant Patent Act of 1930

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Luther Burbank

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35
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Who made Central Park

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Fredrick Law Olmstead

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36
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Who is the father of American landscape architecture

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Fredrick Law Olmstead

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37
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Who advocated for the creation of public parks and green spaces for social reform & community wellbeing

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Fredrick law Olmstead

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38
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Who benefitted from City Park

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Residents benefitted because it created community

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39
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How did Central park help the economy

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tourism

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40
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Who continued Fredrick Law Olmstead’s legacy

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his sons, they created Olmstead Brothers Firm

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41
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Who created the overpass & underpass

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Fredrick Law Olmstead

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42
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Who made Burms

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Fredrick law olmstead

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43
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Who is the father of Modern Taxonomy

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Carolus Linnaeus

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44
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Who made Taxonomy

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Carolus Linneaus

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45
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Taxonomy memorization thing

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Dear King Phillip Came Over For Good Soup

46
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What is binomial nomenclature

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taxonomy

47
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What is Norman Borlaug known for

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breeding wheat to be shorter, not topple over, and be disease resistant

48
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Who made the Green Revolution

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Norman Bourlag

49
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What did the Green Revolution do

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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

50
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What is Asa Grey know for

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Classifying Flora

51
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Who made religious and scientific defenses for Evolution

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Asa Grey

52
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name of collection of religious and scientific texts defending evolution by Asa Grey

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Darwinia

53
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What was Alexander Von Humboldt

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an explorer

54
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Who made the most (at the time) accurate map of America

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Alexander Von Humboldt (with the help of Thomas Jefferson)

55
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Who discovered Casiquaire Canal

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alexander Von Humboldt

56
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Who discovered the Franklinia

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William Bartram (the son)

57
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Who made significant contributions in preserving native American medicinal botanical knowledge

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William bartram

58
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Who established the first botanical garden in the United States

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John Bartram

59
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Who was the first north American to hybridize flowering plants

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John Bartram

60
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Who founded the American Philosophical society

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John Bartram & Franklin Roosevelt

61
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Who established trade of seeds and plants with Europe

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John Bartram

62
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Who did John and William Bartram work for

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Kind George 3

63
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Who is the father and son between William and John Bartram

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John (father) William (son)

64
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Who should have gotten credit for Watson and Crick’s discoveries

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lady Roslyn Russel

65
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What did Watson and crick discover

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DNA

66
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Who was the father of Botany

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Theophrastus

67
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Who wrote the frist books on plant systems in the middle ages

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Theophrastus

68
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What did Theophrastus write about

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the soul, phycology, plants being manipulated

69
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What did Fritz Went discover

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Auxins

70
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what are auxins

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they are a hormone that regulates growth and rooting

71
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Who is related to Air Pollution Biology

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Fritz Went

72
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Phytotrons

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an enclosed research greenhouse used for studying interactions between plants and the environment

73
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Who made the blue haze theory

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Fritz Went

74
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What is the CEA

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Controlled Environment Agriculture

75
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Who discovered ecosystem concept

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Eugene Odom

76
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Who had a holistic understanding of the environment and bio-connected communities

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Eugene Odom

77
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What did Eugene Odom emphasize

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agriculture as the direct link btween humans and nature

78
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What book did Eugene Odom publish

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Fundamentals of Ecology

79
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What is Eugine Odom known for

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Ecology

80
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When did Christopher Columbus sail the ocean blue

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1492

81
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Who is Connected to the Triangle Trade

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Christopher Colombus

82
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How many major voyages did Christopher Columbus go on

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4

83
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What boats were Christopher Columbus the navigator and coordinator for

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The Nina, The Pinta, and the Santa Maria

84
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What ocean did Christopher Columbus sail

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Atlantic Ocean

85
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Who lead to the colombian exchange

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Christopher Colombus

86
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What did Christopher Columbus introduce to the between the old and new world

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horses, wheat, barley, sugar cane, citrus, disease, coffee, maize, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, cocoa, timber, fibers, medicinal plants

87
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Who “discovered” the Americas

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Columbus- but people already lived there and he wasn’t even the first visitor

88
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What did Thomas Jefferson have to say about the tomato

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he called it the love apple and thought it was a aphrodisiac

89
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Who was the 3rd president of the USA

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Thomas Jefferson

90
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Who loved small independant farms

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Thomas Jefferson

91
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Who sponsored Lewis and Clark

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Thomas Jefferson

92
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Who made the Louisiana Purchase

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Thomas Jefferson

93
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Who identified over 1000 kinds of palms

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Liberty Hyde Bailey Jr

93
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What did Thomas Jefferson invent

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The Moldboard Plow

93
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Who implimented the crop rotation system

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Thomas Jefferson

94
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Who extended agriculture

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Liberty Hyde Bailey Jr.

94
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Who turned horticulture from a craft to a applied science

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Liberty Hyde Bailey Jr.

95
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What did Meriwether Lewis and William Clark do

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explore America and draw map so Jefferson could decide if he wanted to make Louisiana Purchase

96
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What did Meriwether Lewis do for the voyage

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military man. politician. wilderness man.

96
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Who spoke about plant platicity before it was invented

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Liberty Hyde Bailey Jr.

97
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What did William Clark do for the voyage

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journaled and made maps

98
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What did Meriwether Lewis do AFTER the voyage

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Governor of Louisiana

99
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What did William Clark do AFTER the voyage

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oversaw relocation of indigenous people

100
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Who traveled with Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

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Sacagawea of the Semi Shoshone

101
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What is David Attenborough do

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cinematography. Brough nature into the home through his famous broadcasts

102
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What is the USDA for

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Animal and Plant production

103
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What does the USDA do

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Agriculture research, food safety, nutrition programs, conservation and environmental stewardship, rural development, trade and market development, disaster assistance

104
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Who established the US Forest Service

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Franklin Roosevelt

105
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Who passed Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food & Drug Act

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Franklin Roosevelt

106
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What does the UN do

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Works on Food & Agriculture( globally) to help world

107
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Who created ornamental horticulture

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Andre Le Notre

108
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Who did Andre le Notre work for

A

King Louis 14

109
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Who made the gardens of Versailles

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Andre Le Notre

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