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Vocab week 1-week 9
weekly vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| agriculture | the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products |
| agronomy | the science of soil management and crop production |
| Angiosperm | a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. |
| Arboriculture | the cultivation/care of trees and shrubs |
| biennial | a flowering plant that takes two years to complete its biological lifecycle. In the first year the plant grows leaves, stems, and roots (vegetative structures), then it enters a period of dormancy over the colder months. |
| Binominal Nomenclature | A two part system that names all plants and animals in Latin |
| Botany | the study of plant life, or the plant life and vegetation of a particular area |
| Floriculture | the cultivation of flowers |
| Forestry | the science or practice of planting, managing, and caring for forests |
| Gymnosperm | a plant that has seeds unprotected by an ovary or fruit |
| Nonvascular Plants | Plants that don’t have xylem or phloem |
| Nursery Production | Nurseries produce and distribute woody and herbaceous plants, including ornamental trees, shrubs, and bulb crops. |
| Perennial | flowering plants, that grow and bloom over the spring and summer, die back every autumn and winter, and then return in the spring from their root-stock |
| Pomology | the science of growing fruit |
| Slope | Grade or incline of a physical element like a hill |
| Surface Area | The amount of area on the outside, to, bottom, or sides of something |
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