Roots of Farming
This federal agency, established in 1862, provides information to farmers about new practices in farming.
What is USDA (US Department of Agriculture)?
These are two types of fruits on angiosperms.
What are dry and fleshy?
This part of the plant has the main job of structural support.
What is the stem?
This type of plant produces seeds on the outside of scales or cones and do not have true fruits.
What is a gymnosperm?
This type of plant has both stamens and pistils.
What are perfect?
This federal program allows farmers to get paid for acres left idle for wildlife. DOUBLE POINTS if you can say the whole acronym
What is CRP? (Conservation Reserve Program)
These are the two types of leaves on angiosperms.
What are simple and compound?
This part of the plant has the main job of protecting the seed and dispersing it to new locations.
What is the fruit?
This type of plant has a net-like venation with ring-like vascular bundles and is both herbaceous and woody.
What is a dicot?
These two parts make up the stamen of a plant.
What is the anther and the filament?
This federal program allows farmers to get paid for acres left idle to reduce crop production and keep prices competitive. DOUBLE POINTS for saying the whole acronym.
What is ARP? (Acreage Reduction Program)
These are the three types of root systems on angiosperms.
What are tap, storage, and fibrous?
This part of the plant has the job of food storage, anchorage, and absorption of water and other nutrients.
What is the root?
This type of plant bears a dry or fleshy fruit as a means of reproduction.
What is an angiosperm?
These three parts make up the pistil of a plant.
What is stigma, style, and ovary/ovule?
This person is responsible for discovering how nutrients impact crop growth.
Who is Justus Von Liebig?
This is an example of a plant that uses its stem for photosynthesis.
What is a cactus?
This part of the plant has the main job of photosynthesis.
What is the leaf?
This type of plant has parallel leaf venation, scattered vascular bundles, is herbaceous and has a fibrous root system
What is a monocot?
DAILY DOUBLE: This type of pollination is how 90% of corn reproduces naturally.
What is cross-pollination?
This is where the first recorded history of farming began 7,000-12,000 years ago.
Where is Mesopotamia (Fertile Crescent)?
DAILY DOUBLE: These are the three parts of a seed.
What is endosperm, seed coat and embryo?
This part of the plant has the main job of attracting pollinators and providing aesthetic value.
What is the flower?
Fir, pine, spruce, hemlock, and cedar trees exemplify this type of plant.
What is a gymnosperm?
This type of plant has stamens but no pistils.
What is staminate?