Flowers & Pollination
What insect is best known for pollinating flowers and making honey?
Bee
What tool is commonly used to remove weeds by hand?
Trowel
What do you call plants that live for more than two years?
Perennials
What environment is known for very little rainfall and plants like cacti?
Desert
What adaptation helps desert plants reduce water loss by minimizing leaf surface area?
Spines
What colorful part of a flower attracts pollinators?
Petal
What organic material is added to soil to improve fertility?
Compost
What type of tree loses its leaves in the fall?
Deciduous
What biome is characterized by permanently frozen subsoil called permafrost?
Tundra
What waxy layer on leaves reduces evaporation?
Cuticle
What process transfers pollen from the stamen to the pistil?
Pollination
What gardening method conserves water by delivering it directly to roots?
Drip Irrigation
What woody plant is smaller than a tree and often used in landscaping?
Shrub
What term describes plants that naturally grow in a specific region?
Native Plant
What type of root system helps plants anchor in shifting sands or shallow soils?
Fibrous roots
What female part of the flower contains the ovary?
Pistil
What soil term describes how acidic or basic soil is?
pH
What plants keep their leaves year-round?
Evergreen
What gardening practice helps conserve water and reduce weeds by covering soil?
Mulching
What term describes plants that complete their life cycle quickly to avoid harsh conditions?
Ephemerals
What flower part produces pollen?
Anther
What practice involves growing different crops in sequence to improve soil health?
Crop Rotation
What is the outer protective layer of a tree trunk called?
Bark
What plants are specifically adapted to grow in salty environments such as marshes and mangroves?
Halophytes
What photosynthetic pathway allows plants to open stomata at night to conserve water?
CAM photosynthesis