Bugs - Beneficial or Pests?
What vegetable is this?
Parts of a flower
Garden Tools
Garden Terminology
100

Caterpillars are beneficial bugs for plants.  True or False?

False.  They can be hungry eaters and chew the leaves of plants stressing the plant.  The plants leaves are used for converting light energy to chemical energy.  It is the process by which plants change the energy in sunlight to kinds of energy that can be stored for later use.


100

What vegetable do we pull from the ground,

Come is orange, yellow, white, red & purple colors, and 

They promote healthy vision and are great for your eyes.

Carrots are full of benefits—they may promote healthy vision, balance your blood sugar, help with weight management, lower your risk of cancer, regulate blood pressure, reduce heart disease, improve immunity, and boost brain health. You won't regret incorporating more of this vegetable into your diet.


100

What is the blue part of this flower called?  Bonus of $300 Tell me the purpose of this part of a flower?


Petals 

Bonus of $300

The major function of petals is to attract insects for pollination and to protect the reproductive organs, which are at the centre of the flower.  

100

What do you dig holes with?

A hand trowel is for small holes and a pointed shovel to dig or move larger amounts of soil.  

100

The process of gathering crops is called…

Harvesting 

200

Spider mites are beneficial garden insects.  True or False


False.  Spider mites are harmful to plants, not humans. They can cause major damage to both indoor and outdoor plants. 

 

200

What vegetable is this?


Different types of lettuce.

200

Is the stamen (HINT) the male part or the female part of the plant?  The anthers hold the pollen which gets all over pollinating bugs like bees & butterflies.  The bees & butterflies come to the flower for its nectar.


Male part.  The pollen gets taken from the stamen and placed onto the stigma.  This is how pollination works.

200

What protects your hands while gardening?

Gloves 


200

Sowing seeds means what?

Sowing is a process of planting seeds into the soil.

300

What colors can aphids be?

Green, Black, Brown, or Red


300

What vegetables is this?


Eggplants

300

What is all over this bee?


Pollen, the various colors of pollen in a honey bee nest indicates different source of plant species.



300

To pick up leaves in the fall or to get rocks from your soil you use this tool.

What is a rake?

                            

300

What does it mean to transplant something?

To move it from one place to another.  Typically you transplant seedlings into a bigger pot for the roots to have room to grow. 

                                           

400

What insect eats primarily aphids?


Ladybugs love aphids and are a great way to control aphids in your garden.  You can purchase ladybugs at garden centers and shake them on your plants at dusk.  This way they will stay where you put them and find the aphids on your plants. 


400

What vegetable is this?


Zucchini

400

Tell me the purpose of a plants root system? 

The functions (most important job) of the roots 

1.  Is to take in water and nutrients. Just like people, plants need water and nutrients to grow! 

2.  But, roots also anchor the plant and help the plant survive periods with too much or too little water and nutrients.

400

What tool is it?     Bonus: And it's use?

 It's a scythe: a traditional agricultural tool used for cutting crops, grass, and other vegetation. It consists of a long, curved blade attached to a long handle. The blade is sharpened and swung in a smooth, arcing motion to slice through the stalks or stems of plants near the ground.

400

What is it called when you cut the dead (HINT) old flowers off?


Deadheading and we do this to encourage more blooms.

500

What helpful garden insect has been known to bite the head off of its mate?


Praying mantis


500

What variety of tomato is this? 


Cherry

500

Why do leaves change colors in Fall?


The shorter length of daylight and colder temperatures makes the leaves stop their food-making process.  


500

It has 1 wheel & 2 the handle and you can move heavy material. 

What is a wheel barrow?


500

Name 5 important things found on a seed packet?


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