Soil Science
Tool Terms
Veggie Values
Plant Anatomy
Horticulture Vocab
100

The process of soil particles being moved by win or water.

What is soil?

100

Container typically made of clay or plastic which comes in various sizes and shapes used to hold soil for growing plants.

What is a pot?

100

This vegetable is commonly used as a base ingredient in salads and sandwiches.

What is lettuce?

100

This part of the plant abosrbs water and nutrients from soil. 

What are roots?

100

The process by which plants and other organisms used sunlight to make foods from carbon dioxide and water

What is photosynthesis?

200

This important nutrient is a component if amino acids, proteins, and chlorophyll, holding the element symbol N.

What is Nitrogen?

200

This tool is used for digging and turning over soil

What is a shovel?

200

This vegetable is used in a variety of ways, such as mashed, roasted, or as fries.

What is a potato?

200

This tissue transports water and nutrients throughout the plant. 

What is xylem?

200

Helps create your own climate by providing controlled light, air, temperature, and humidity.

What is a greenhouse?

300

A measure of acidity or alkalinity of soil, determined by pH.

What is soil pH?

300

Used to water plants and lawns and also comes with several unique spray settings. 

What is a hose nozzle?

300

The family of this plant is often associated with Halloween, and comes in a variety of colors and dish uses such as soup. 

What is squash?

300

Vascular tissue in plants that conducts sugars and other products downward from the leaves.


What is Phloem?

300

The classification, study, and identification of plants and their names.

What is taxonomy

400

The organic layer on the surface of soil made of plant debris from various stages of decomposition.

What is humus?

400
Scissor-like hand tool used to remove normal, damaged, or dead stems and branches from bushes and plants. 

What are hand pruners?

400

This vegetable is commonly used in salads and come in varieties like Roma and Cherry.

What are tomatoes?

400

These small openings on leaves regulate and control gas exchange

What are stomata?
400

Classified or numbered zones which help determine where plants can thrive the most.

What is the plant hardiness zone?

500

Soil composed of about equal parts of sand, silt, and clay.

What is loam?

500

This tool is used to break up large soil clumps and create a fine seedbed.

What is a garden rake?

500

This vegetable is often used as a natural dye for fabrics and foods.

What is beetroot?

500

Cellular plant tissue from which phloem, xylem, or cork grows by division, resulting in secondary thickening.

What is cambium?

500

The 3 methods of asexual reproduction of plants.

What is division, cuttings, and layering?

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