vocab

Question 1

botany

Answer 1

study of plants

Question 2

agriculture

Answer 2

practice of growing plants or livestock for human use.

Question 3

cereal

Answer 3

grass with grains. (Ex: rice, wheat, corn)

Question 4

root crop

Answer 4

roots or underground stems rich in carbohydrates

Question 5

legume

Answer 5

protein rich seeds that are in pods

Question 6

nuts

Answer 6

hard outer layer with one inner seed

Question 7

fruit

Answer 7

Part of flowering plants with seeds

Question 8

vegetable

Answer 8

food from leaves, stems, and roots.

Question 9

Spice

Answer 9

comes from plant part other than leaf

Question 10

herb

Answer 10

from the leaf and can be grown at home

Question 11

quinine

Answer 11

comes from the bark of tree and treat malaria

Question 12

cultivar

Answer 12

A cultivated and unique varity of plant

Question 13

aspirin

Answer 13

made of acetylsalicylic acid from white willow tree

Question 14

plant ecology

Answer 14

Study of the interaction between plants and the environment

Question 15

weed

Answer 15

undesirable plants that crowd out crop plants

Question 16

hay fever

Answer 16

allergy to pollen from a drab flower like ragweed

Question 17

mycorrhizal fungi

Answer 17

infect plant roots without harming the roots

Question 18

pollinator

Answer 18

animals that carry pollen from one plant to another

Question 19

pesticide

Answer 19

chemical that kills insects

Question 20

fertilizer

Answer 20

supply plants with needed nutrients