Grade 7 Home Economics - Week 4 Homework

A ____ is a piece of land where crops are grown.

• market

• house

• garden

• mall

Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins and ______ .

• fats

• proteins

• salt

• minerals

All plants need ______ to survive and grow.

• water

• sand

• air

• clouds

_______ can be animal dung that can be used to fertilize the soil.

• mulch

• heat

• manure

• starch

Mulching prevents the soil from losing moisture by ______.

• evaporation

• boiling

• freezing

• drying

Pests and diseases can destroy _____ in the kitchen garden.

• soil

• water

• crops

• oxygen

Some wild birds eat caterpillars in the kitchen garden, this is an example of ______ control.

• Fertilizing

• mulching

• cultural

• biological

Controlling pests and diseases by practicing good gardening methods is called _______ control.

• Cultural

• Biological

• Chemical

• mulching

Chemical control means controlling pests and diseases by using _____ .

• water

• animals

• chemicals

• fire

_____ take nutrients and water from the soil that the kitchen garden plants need.

• manure

• decompose

• aphids

• weeds