Unit 1
List 2 reasons why it's important for a business to be organized.
Answers could include: For financial/end of year purposes, allows them to keep accurate records of stock and materials, time management, etc.
This is the opposite of soil formation. Considered to be detrimental.
What is Erosion?
The growing of plants with no soil
This magical number is considered neutral on the pH scale
What is 7?
The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the raising of animals
What is Agriculture?
Give an example of a job that would be found in the field of agriculture.
These two factors make up climate.
What is Temperature and Rainfall?
We know that we need media when using a hydroponic system. How do we convert from cubic feet to cubic yards?
Divide by 27
What is the formula needed when trying to find the radius?
Diameter = 2Radius
A low growing plant that can help with erosion and suppress the growth of weeds
What is a Ground Cover?
Soil comes from this
What is Parent Material?
This element is crucial to hydroponics because it avoids killing the roots
What is oxygen?
A substance is testing with a pH of 6.5. This substance isn't neutral, but it is____.
What is acidic?
The cultivation of flowers
What is Floriculture?
Give an example of a career in the field of Horticulture
Answers may vary. Answers could include horticulturalist, landscape manager, landscape design, etc.
There are 5 factors that contribute to soil formation. List 3 of them.
What are Time, Topography, Climate, Parent Material, and Organisms
We know that media is needed when using a hydroponic system. How do you convert from cubic inches to cubic feet?
Divide by 1728
What is the formula that you need when trying to find the volume of a round container?
Pi x Radius2 x Height
This is a layer parallel to the soil surface whose physical, chemical, and biological characteristics differ from the layers above and beneath
What is a Horizon?
What is arboriculture?
A category that is relative to soil structure. It is the depth at which the plant can easily grow.
What is Effective Depth?
List 3 disadvantages of using a hydroponic system
Answers could include: Additional skill and knowledge needed, expensive, diseases spread faster, plants react quickly to both positive and negative changes
The term used for movement within a soil profile
What is translocation?
What is aeroponics?