PS 1.1 Vocabulary

What does the term "Aesthetic" pertain to?

• A sense of beauty or aesthetics

• The science of plants

• Cultivation of woody plants

• The management of land

What is Agronomy concerned with?

• Cultivation of flowers

• The theory and practice of field-crop production and soil management

• The science of plants

• The cultivation of gardens

What is Biofuel derived from?

• Woody plants

• Recently dead biological material

• Citrus fruits

• Flowers

What is the science of plants called?

• Agronomy

• Botany

• Forestry

• Horticulture

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What does the term "Climate" refer to?

• The cultivation of plants

• The prevailing weather conditions of a region

• The science of agriculture

• The management of land

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What does Cultivation involve?

• The planting, tending, harvesting, and improving of plants

• The management of land

• The science of plants

• The cultivation of flowers

What is a Fiber crop grown for?

• Its fruits

• Its flowers

• Its fiber

• Its seeds

What is a Fruit botanically?

• A type of biofuel

• A matured ovary of a flower and its contents

• A product of wild growth

• A type of fiber crop

What does marketing involve in the context of agriculture?

• Growing plants in nurseries.

• The transfer of goods from producer to consumer.

• The process of precipitation.

• The study of plant hardiness zones.

What is the definition of a nursery in agriculture?

• A place where fruit trees are grown.

• A place where plants, shrubs, and trees are grown for transplanting.

• A zone defined by plant hardiness.

• A method of processing agricultural commodities.