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HORT 200 Exam 1
Question | Answer |
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What were the earliest plants domesticated from seed? | Wheat, barley, rye, beans, and peas |
What were the earliest plants domesticated from cuttings? | Grapes, figs, olives, potatoes, yams, bananas, and pineapple |
What years was the Age of Exploration? | 1400s-1600s |
What plants did Christopher Columbus bring from the New World? | Potatoes, tomatoes, beans, and corn |
What is the meaning of 'Horticulture' | Cultivation of garden plants- esculent or ornamental, for leisure or for trade |
What were the earliest plants domesticated from grafting? | Apple, pear, peach, apricot, citrus |
What is controlled during cultivation? | Environmental/climatic factors, edaphic factors, biotic factors, genetic variation |
What year was America's first botanical garden established? | 1728 |
Where was America's first botanical garden established? | Fairmont Park, Philadelphia, PA |
Who was named the greatest natural botanist in the world? | John Bartram (1699-1777) |