Plants/Flowers
What needs air, water, soil, and sunlight to live?
A plant
What is the only fruit that grows seeds on the outside?
A - Strawberries
B - Watermelon
C - Grapes
D - Raspberries
A - Strawberries
True or False: Broccoli is a baby flower that has not bloomed yet.
True
True or False: Soil helps clean the air.
True! Soil can soak up carbon dioxide to make the air cleaner
True or False: Farming only involves growing food for people and animals
False. Farming involves growing flowers, plants, fibers (clothing), etc.
What part of the plant is considered the vegetable?
A - Flowers
B - Roots
C - Stem and leaves
D - Seeds
C - Stem and leaves
What part of the plant is classified as the fruit?
A - Stem
B - Seeds
C - Flowers
D - Roots
B - Seeds
Where are all the vitamins located in a potato?
The skin
What is the process that uses worms to break down waste in the soil?
A - Composting
B - Vermicomposting
C - Vermiculite
D - Nectar
B - vermicomposting
What is the most important crop of the United States?
A - Beans
B - Cotton
C - Corn
D - Pumpkins
C - Corn (used in animal feed, human food, biofuel, decorations, etc)
What process do plants use to make energy from sunlight?
Photosynthesis
Which of these is a fruit but is often thought to be a vegetable?
A - Corn
B - Avocado
C - Broccoli
D - Carrot
B - Avocado
Which of these vegetables can be grown in cold weather?
A - Eggplant
B - Carrots
C - Cucumber
D - Bell Pepper
How many living things are in a scoop of soil?
A - 5 billion
B - 1 million
C - 5,000
D - 1 trillion
A - 5 billion!!
In the US, which of these is eaten more than any other fruit or vegetable?
A - Okra
B - Watermelon
C - Onions
D - Tomatoes
D - Tomatoes
What part of the plant grows first from the seed?
A - Roots
B - Shoots
C - Flowers
D - Stem
A - Roots
Which of these fruits is technically a berry?
A - Grape
B - Watermelon
C - Mango
D - Peach
A - Grape
In the culinary world, what is considered a vegetable?
A - A plant or plant part that has a taste other than sweet.
B - A plant or plant part that is crunchy.
C - A plant or plant part that can be added to a salad.
D - A plant or plant part that is sweet.
A - A plant or plant part that has a taste other than sweet.
True or False: Insects are important for gardens.
True! Insects help transfer pollen from plant to plant, which helps them grow and produce more plants.
North Carolina produces the most of these out of all 50 states:
A - Sweet Potatoes
B - Cotton
C - Lettuce
D - Apples
A - Sweet potatoes
What are the first "leaves" on a plant called?
A - True leaves
B - Cotyledons
C - Baby leaves
D - Flowers
Which of these animals is an important pollinator for fruits?
A - Bats
B - Skunks
C - Chipmunks
D - Squirrels
A - Bats
What vegetable can turn a person's skin yellowish-orange if it's eaten a lot?
A - Pumpkin
B - Carrot
C - Squash
D - Corn
B - Carrot
True or False: Humans can harm the soil.
True. Humans can erode the soil or cover it with concrete which can harm the soil
Henderson County produces the most of these out of all the counties in NC:
A - Apples
B - Oranges
C - Trees
D - Cucumbers
A - Apples