1. Ch 27 – Importance of Plants
Vocabulary Review
Ch 27 – Importance of Plants

2. The raising of crops and livestock for food or for other products that are useful to humans
Agriculture

3. Any grass that produces grains that can be used for food, such as rice, wheat, corn, oats, or barley
Cereal

4. A plant root or underground stem that is rich in carbohydrates and can serve as the major part of a diet
Root crop

5. Any plant of the family Leguminosae (Fabaceae), such as a bean, pea, or lentil; the name for the type of fruit produced by members of this family
Legume

6. A mature plant ovary; the plant organ in which the seeds are enclosed
Fruit

7. A plant part that is used as food but that is not classified botanically as a fruit
Vegetable

8. A dry fruit that has one seed and a hard shell; cultivated as a food crop
Nut

9. A compound that improves the quality of the soil to produce plants
Fertilizer

10. A poison used to destroy pests, such as insects, rodents, or weeds; examples include insecticides, rodenticides, and herbicides
Pesticide

11. The common name of acetylsalicylic acid, a pain reliever
Aspirin

12. A mixture of gasoline and alcohol that is used as a fuel
Gasohol

13. Undesirable plants that often crowd out crop plants or native plant species
Weed

14. A pollen allergy that results in sneezing, a runny nose, and watering eyes
Hay fever