Plant Basics
What is the process called that plants go through to make their own food?
Photosynthesis
What anchors the plant in the soil?
The root
What are the five major crop plants in Kentucky? You have to correctly name all of them.
Corn, Soybeans, Hay, Tobacco, and Wheat
I provide knowledge and leadership to growers in their assigned market while performing job duties such as field scouting, soil management and market analysis.
What I am
Agronomist
What is the female part of the flower?
Pistil/Carpal
What are plants considered in the food web?
Producers
What transports water, nutrients, and food through the plant?
What is the most harvested crop in Barren county?
Hay
I am responsible for the daily operations involved with running a greenhouse and/or nursery and am responsible for propagation, cultivation and harvesting of plants. Depending upon the structure of the business, I may work with the public or in a business-to-business arrangement.
What am I?
Greenhouse Manager
What is the male part of the flower?
Stamen
What are the three necessary things plants need to complete photosynthesis?
sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
Leaves help with the gas exchange of what two gases?
Oxygen and carbon dioxide
Kentucky is number ? in the nation for hay production?
#6
I am employed by land-grant universities and serve the citizens of that state by serving as an expert or teacher on a topic relating to economics, community development, agriculture, family, animal production, diet, and nutrition.
What am I?
Extension Agent
What are the two main parts to the stamen?
Anther and filament
What are the two by-products that photosynthesis releases?
Glucose (sugar) and Oxygen
What part of the plant helps prevent soil erosion? You have to explain how to get credit.
Root, holds the soil together.
What crops creates the biggest revenue in Metcalfe County?
Tobacco
I use information provided from customers to select vases, bouquets, sprays or larger displays appropriate for a party or showcase. I have a large knowledge of flowers and how to care for them and can recommend and suggest varieties for different arrangements.
What am I?
Florist
What are the three main parts to the pistil/carpal?
Stigma, style, and ovary
What is the green pigment that absorbs sunlight and facilitates photosynthesis? Where does it live?
Chlorophyll, lives in the leaf
What is the difference between fruits and flowers?
Fruits protect and help spread seeds. Flowers contain the structures for reproduction.
Kentucky is the lead producer of three types of tobacco in the nation. List the three types:
Burley, Dark Fire, and Dark Air
What did Ms. Geary get on the Ag career quiz when she took it?
Ag Teacher
What are the two non-reproductive parts?
Sepal and petal