Plant Structures
This plant part anchors the plant and absorbs water.
What are roots?
A widely used plant-based fibre for clothing.
What is cotton?
Reproduction without seeds (e.g., bulbs, cuttings).
What is vegetative reproduction?
Color indicating high organic content.
What is dark/black?
Organisms harming desired food/fibre sources.
What is a pest?
The process plants use to get gases and nutrients into the roots.
What is diffusion?
Known as the oldest and most eco-friendly fibre plant.
What is hemp?
Part of the flower that produces pollen.
What is the anther?
Practice of alternating crops to protect soil health.
What is crop rotation?
Substances used to control unwanted plants.
What is a herbicide?
The process of releasing water vapour from leaves.
What is transpiration?
A vital resource used for shelter, food, medicine, and fuel.
What are plants?
Sticky, receptive top part of the pistil.
What is the stigma?
Salt accumulation on the soil surface.
What is salinization?
Soil-less plant cultivation method. Using nutrient-rich water.
What is hydroponics?
The process of getting water into the roots of the plants.
What is osmosis?
The plant source for both linen and linseed oil
What is flax?
Plant structure storing food and protecting an embryo.
What is a seed?
The dark, organic component of soil formed by the decomposition of plant and animal matter by microorganisms
Growing only one type of plant in an area.
What is monoculture?
The process of water moving up a plant through tiny tubes.
What is capillary action?
Common purposes for plant use by humans, such as food, fuel, and shelter.
What are food, fibre, medicine, shelter/construction, fuel?
Technique for joining two plants to grow as one.
What is grafting?
The process of mechanically turning over the soil to add more air.
What is Plowing?
Using natural enemies to manage pests.
What is biological control?