WorksheetsBenchmark Unit 3 Week 2 Vocab
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
This mutually beneficial arrangement among the plants mimics the type of symbiosis found in nature.
types of plants found in nature
relationship between two things that is helpful to both of them
different animals and plants that exist together
relationship between two things that is harmful to both of them
The end result was a healthy crop that yielded a variety of nutritious plants and also maintained the integrity of the soil.
strength
honesty
something bad or unhealthy
something good or healthy
The end result was a healthy crop that yielded a variety of nutritious plants.
surrender or submit
to stop and wait
give way to arguments or demands
produced or provided
In the late 1800s, scientists developed hybrid corn.
fertilizing one variety of corn with pollen from another variety
a car with a gasoline engine and an electric motor
mixture of three or more plants
a type of corn that existed hundreds of years ago
Today, corn is a staple crop of the Midwestern United States.
a piece of thin wire
the least important or unnecessary
the most popular or necessary
large
In turn, rotations suppressed insects, weeds, and diseases by effectively breaking the life cycles of these pests.
hid or concealed
to increase the amount
prevented the develpoment
enhanced the development
Scientists have added DNA that makes corn more resistant to insects and drought.
prolonged period of abnormally high rainfall
prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall
harmful or damaging effects
moisture
Farmers realized that they could plant a surplus of corn and not hurt their fields.
a small amount
type of corn that yields large amounts
less than what is needed
more than what is needed
Scientists have added DNA that makes corn more resistant to insects and drought.
unaffected by
affected by
able to retain or keep
attracted to
Maize was an important crop to the first people of Central and North America.
corn
potatoes
crops
wheat
