Plant Science
Plants use this process to make food from sunlight.
What is photosynthesis?
Young cattle are called this.
What is a calf?
Soil is made of sand, silt, clay, air, water, and _______.
What is organic matter
A machine farmers use to plow or pull equipment.
What is a tractor?
The U.S. department that helps farmers and inspects food.
What is the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)?
The part of a plant that takes in water and holds it in the soil.
What are roots?
Chickens are raised mainly for meat or _______.
What are eggs?
The process of wearing away soil by wind or water.
What is erosion?
GPS on tractors is an example of this kind of farming.
What is precision farming?
The science of growing crops and raising animals.
What is agriculture?
The colorful part of a flower that attracts pollinators.
What are petals?
The practice of choosing the best animals to breed.
What is selective breeding?
Farmers plant trees or grass to stop this from happening to soil.
What is erosion
Growing plants in water instead of soil.
What is hydroponics?
The process of selling food from farm to table.
What is agribusiness?
A plant that grows for two years before completing its life cycle.
What is a biennial?
The four main food groups animals need: protein, carbs, fats, and _______.
What are vitamins
Adding decayed plants and animals to soil makes this natural fertilizer.
What is compost?
This kind of irrigation gives water directly to the roots.
What is drip irrigation?
A farmer who grows only enough food for their family is practicing this.
What is subsistence farming?
Tubes inside plants that carry sugar made in the leaves.
What is phloem?
A horse that has had its hooves cared for is said to be this.
What is being shoed
The measure of how acidic or basic soil is.
What is pH?
Using living things like bacteria to improve crops is called this.
What is biotechnology?
Farming that protects land, water, and animals for the future.
What is sustainable farming (or agriculture)?