Terms, Classifications, And Functions

  1. Who is known as the founder of botany? [answer]
  2. Who is Melvin Calvin? [answer]
  3. How many chloroplasts are there in plant cells? [answer]
  4. What is tropism? [answer]
  5. What are the parts of a flower? [answer]
  6. What is the best type of pollination? [answer]
  7. What is the first wildflower to bloom in the spring in the Northern United Stated? [answer]
  8. How are carnivorous plants categorized? [answer]
  9. Which flowers should be planted in the garden to attract hummingbirds? [answer]
  10. How does a bulb differ from a corm, a tuber, and a rhizome? [answer]
  11. What is wormwood? [answer]

Gardening And Agriculture

  1. What were some of the accomplishments of George Washington Carver? [answer]
  2. What are living stones? [answer]
  3. How are seedlings hardened off before planting? [answer]
  4. When is the best time to work the soil? [answer]
  5. Why should lawn clippings be left on the grass after mowing? [answer]
  6. How can squirrels be kept away from vegetable and flower gardens? [answer]
  7. Which flowers should be planted in the garden to attract butterflies? [answer]
  8. What is meant by "xeriscaping"? [answer]
  9. What does the term hydroponics mean? [answer]
  10. How are seedless grapes grown? [answer]

Trees

  1. What are the longest-lived tree species in the United States? [answer]
  2. How did the navel orange originate? [answer]
  3. Why do tree leaves turn color in the fall? [answer]
  4. Why are fall leaves bright red in some years and dull colors in other years? [answer]
  5. What is the difference between poison ivy, oak, and sumac? [answer]
  6. What is the tallest tree ever measured? [answer]
  7. What is the secret of bonsai? [answer]
  8. Does ivy cause damage growing on a brick wall? [answer]
  9. How are free rings used to date historical events? [answer]
  10. What are the distinguishing characteristics of pine, spruce, and fir trees? [answer]
  11. How much of a tree that is cut down is sold as timber? [answer]
  12. What conifers in North America lose their leaves in fall? [answer]
  13. Who introduced the gypsy moth into the United States? [answer]
  14. How can fruit trees be protected from being eaten by field mice? [answer]