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A '''cultivated''' plant is one that has been planted, grown and [[Selective Breeding|bred]] by [[Human|humans]]. | A '''cultivated''' plant is one that has been planted, grown and [[Selective Breeding|bred]] by [[Human|humans]]. | ||
| + | : '''[[Verb]]''': Cultivate | ||
| + | : '''[[Noun]]''': Cultivated Plant, Cultivation | ||
===About Cultivation=== | ===About Cultivation=== | ||
| − | Most of the [[Fruit|fruit]] and [[Vegetable|vegetables]] we eat today don't look like they did 10,000 years ago. [[Human|Humans]] have [[Selective Breeding|bred]] them by always planting the [[Seed|seeds]] from the biggest and the sweetest [[Plant|plants]]. Over thousands of years this means the new [[Plant|plants]] have got bigger and sweeter with every new generation. | + | Most of the [[Fruit|fruit]] and [[Vegetable|vegetables]] we eat today don't look like they did 10,000 years ago. They have been ''''cultivated'''. [[Human|Humans]] have [[Selective Breeding|bred]] them by always planting the [[Seed|seeds]] from the biggest and the sweetest [[Plant|plants]]. Over thousands of years this means the new [[Plant|plants]] have got bigger and sweeter with every new generation. |
| + | Sometimes [[Plant|plants]] are '''cultivated''' because the look pretty. Many gardens have [[Plant|plants]] that we can't eat, but people like the look of them so they plant and grow them careful. | ||
| + | ===Examples=== | ||
| + | : [[Rice]]. | ||
| + | : A [[tomato]]. | ||
| + | : An [[apple]]. | ||
| − | === | + | ===Used in a sentence=== |
| + | : [[Rice]] was '''cultivated''' in Asia. | ||
| + | : The [[tomato]] was a small yellow [[fruit]] in [[South America]] before people brought it to [[Europe]] to '''cultivate''' it. | ||
| + | : Before '''cultivation''' [[Apple|apples]] were as small as [[Cherry|cherries]] and only found in [[Kazakhstan]]. | ||
Revision as of 20:07, 1 August 2018
Key Stage 1
Meaning
A cultivated plant is one that has been planted, grown and bred by humans.
About Cultivation
Most of the fruit and vegetables we eat today don't look like they did 10,000 years ago. They have been 'cultivated. Humans have bred them by always planting the seeds from the biggest and the sweetest plants. Over thousands of years this means the new plants have got bigger and sweeter with every new generation. Sometimes plants are cultivated because the look pretty. Many gardens have plants that we can't eat, but people like the look of them so they plant and grow them careful.
Examples
Used in a sentence
- Rice was cultivated in Asia.
- The tomato was a small yellow fruit in South America before people brought it to Europe to cultivate it.
- Before cultivation apples were as small as cherries and only found in Kazakhstan.