AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -agriculture. noun. the art and science of cultivating land for growing crops (farming) or raising livestock (ranching).

Detailed explanation-2: -The science and art of cultivation on the soil, raising crops and rearing livestock. It is also called farming.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mixed farming is a system of farming which involves the growing of crops as well as the raising of livestock.

Detailed explanation-4: -The word agriculture is a late Middle English adaptation of Latin agricultūra, from ager ‘field’ and cultūra ‘cultivation’ or ‘growing’. While agriculture usually refers to human activities, certain species of ant, termite and beetle have been cultivating crops for up to 60 million years.

Detailed explanation-5: -noun. ag·ri·cul·ture ˈag-ri-ˌkəl-chər. : the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock : farming. agriculturist.