Animal Husbandry
The study of animal behavior
What is ethology?
The most efficient source of protein (conversion ratio)?
What is aquaculture?
The green pigment in leaves that traps light energy for photosynthesis
What is chlorophyll?
The three primary soil particle sizes
What are clay, silt, and sand?
This type of horticulture is concerned with growing flowers
What is floriculture?
The state fourth in Animal Husbandry in the United States
What is California?
The fatty acid known to be in sea food?
What are omega-3s?
The male reproductive part of a flower that produces pollen
What is the stamen?
Under optimum conditions, this volume of soil may contain up to 4 billion bacteria, 1 million fungi, and 300,000 algae
What is one teaspoon?
Horticulture in often confused with this large scale form a farming.
What is Agriculture?
The hormone responsible for keeping a pregnancy viable
What is progesterone?
The percentage of sea food that is farm raised? (ball park)
What is >50%?
The sugar produced as the primary energy output of photosynthesis.
What is glucose?
The three essential macronutrients in fertilizer?
What are nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium?
The design, installation, and care of plants in outdoor spaces to make them beautiful and functional.
What is landscaping?
The percentage of land used towards Animal Husbandry (not including ice)?
What is 30%?
The leading producer of seafood (country)?
What is China?
Growing plants without soil using mineral nutrient solutions in water
What is hydroponics?
Organisms that have had their genetic material altered using engineering techniques.
What are Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)?
Unlike agriculture, horticulture focuses on this.
What are ornamental plants?
The language which ranching originates from
What is spanish?
How much of United States' seafood is imported?
What is 85%?
The vascular tissue responsible for transporting water and minerals upward from the roots.
What is xylem?
Soil with a pH level below 7 is acidic, soil with a pH level at 7 is neutral. This is the term for soil with a pH level above 7.
What is alkaline or basic?
Refers to the cultivation and production of fruit and nut crops.
What is pomology?