Plants!!!
What is grafting?
The joining of two plant parts - a rootstock and a scion. (Combines traits of both plants to create high yield and fruit quality)
The year that Lake Moomaw was officially opened:
1982
True or False: A food service technician or a food scientist is a career involved with Animal Science.
False - They are in food products and processing systems.
Name the three largest livestock products sold in Virginia:
poultry, beef, and dairy
Name two things to watch for when raising minnows:
__________ reproduction involves growing plants from seeds. Not always identical to the parent plant.
Sexual
The river that is considered to be the second cleanest in Virginia, located in the eastern part of the county
The Cowpasture River
Name a few possible degrees that a soil scientist may acquire to work in a lab to improve soil quality.
Environmental Science, etc.
What percentage of farms are family owned?
95%
___________ in plant leaves can indicate overwatering, pests, or nutrient deficiency.
Yellow coloring.
Virginia Bluebells: Bloom in ______ _________.
Grow in rich, ____________ soil.
Attract pollinators such as bees.
early Spring, well-drained
How many people live in Alleghany County as of 2024?
Gotcha! Not career related, but __________ plants come back every year, and ________ plants only grow for one season!
perennials, annuals
The farming of fish species is called:
Aquaculture
Name one native plant that is considered poisonous if consumed
Mountain Laurel
Name of the furnace near Longdale Furnace, Virginia that produced ammunition for the Confederate War.
Lucy Selina Furnace
This career pathway includes the use of robotics, heavy machinery, and GPS technology.
Power, Structural, and Technical Systems
Name Virginia's top five agricultural export markets (countries):
Belgium, China, Canada, United Kingdom, Taiwan
Name two ways plants communicated with each other in the Secret Genus of Plants documentary.
giving off scents to warn other plants, electrode signals when pests were on their leaves, etc.
Ferns: They usually grow in ________ and moist environments, such as forests.
Shaded
Name of the underwater town in Lake Moomaw!
Careers in this pathway may include working as a fish and wildlife regulation officer, timber management, and water conservation specialist.
Natural Resources
___________ pest control involves the use of natural predators to manage pests (bees, ladybugs)
Biological
Through what particles did plants communicate?
Air and Soil