Agronomy CDE

What best describes “living off the land”- was a preoccupation and a necessity for survival?

Hunting and gathering

What best describes “the practice of cultivating land to raise food, livestock, feed, fiber, or fuel from crops or livestock- had been shaped by human struggles, technological developments, and government policy”?

Agriculture in the United States

What is the term that resulted from a trial and error with the knowledge being passed down orally from generation to generation?

Botanical knowledge

What medicinal plant was used for the treatment of kidney and urinary tract problems?

Joe-pye weed

What medicinal plant was applied to ringworm, poison ivy, and warts, but is also food for the Monarch Butterfly?

Milkweed

What medicinal plant is a herbaceous perennial that is most frequently found in damp, rich soils and woodland margins?

Stinging nettle

What medicinal plant is a perennial mint with a square stem and purple-pink flowers used to treat headaches, burns, and insect bites?

Wild bergamot

What type of seeds do wild rice, wheatgrasses, and wild rye fall under?

Grass seeds

What type of seeds do lambsquarter, bulrush, and wild sunflower fall under?

Forb seeds