Ag Key Terms

Question 1

Annual

Answer 1

A plant that completes its lifecycle within 12 months (germination-death)

Question 2

Perennial

Answer 2

A plant that continues to grow from year to year

Question 3

Fibre

Answer 3

Fine hair-like structure in plants used to make textiles. May be soft ‘hairs’ found in seeds (cotton) or tough found on plant stem (hemp)

Question 4

Biennial

Answer 4

Plants that grow from seed in the first year and flowers in the second year.

Question 5

Legume

Answer 5

Group of plants that are able to capture nitrogen from the air, by bacteria living on their roots. Legume seed is always in a pod.

Question 6

Oilseed

Answer 6

Seeds that are used to produce vegetable oils

Question 7

Cereal

Answer 7

Grain for food from grass-like plants

Question 8

Intensive

Answer 8

Small areas of crop grown by individual farmers (less than 50 hectares) some operations are performed manually

Question 9

Broadacre

Answer 9

(Extensive) large areas of crop are grown by individual farmers (typically over 1000 hectares) crop is cultivated, sprayed and harvested mechanically