Unit 3: Plant Science Review

What is Agronomy?

• The study of plants for food and beauty

• The study of vegetable crops

• The study of field crops

• The study of trees and wood production

What is an example of an oil crop?

• Rice

• Soybeans

• Corn

• Wheat

What is the science of fruit crops?

• Horticulture

• Olericulture

• Forestry

• Pomology

A carrot is an example of which life cycle?

• Annual

• Biennial

• Perennial

A maple tree is an example of which life cycle?

• Annual

• Biennial

• Perennial

Which crop is the most important introduced crop to North America?

• Wheat

• Corn

• Soybeans

• Oats

Which plant part helps to support the plant?

• Leaf

• Root

• Stem

• Flower

What gas do plants release that is essential for human use?

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Hydrogen

How do plants contribute to food and feed?

• They provide shelter

• They produce oxygen

• We eat them and our pets and livestock eat them

• They absorb sunlight

What role do plants play in cleaning the air?

• They release carbon dioxide

• They absorb carbon dioxide

• They produce nitrogen

• They emit methane