| A | B | 
|---|
| area | a two dimensional measurement | 
| volume | a three dimensional measurement | 
| fertilizer | product added to soil to stimulate growth of plants | 
| fungicides | chemicals used to treat bacteria | 
| germination | the sprouting of seeds | 
| growing bench | table used in greenhouses to set containers of plants on | 
| hardscape | andscape materials such as bricks | 
| horticulture | industry involved in growing and marketing plants | 
| income | money earned | 
| insecticides | chemicals used to treat insects | 
| interest | what you pay to bankers for the use of their money | 
| loss | when expenses exceed income in a business | 
| markup | refers to the concept of increasing price of an object from wholesale purchase to the retail customer | 
| net income | the total of all sales made by a business | 
| nitrogen | nutrient that causes plants to grow | 
| pesticides | chemicals used with plants to control pests | 
| phosphorus | nutrient that encourages cell division | 
| potassium | nutrient that develops strong roots | 
| profit | the income minus the expenses | 
| propagation | re-growth of plants, start new ones | 
| proportion | term that explains the ratio of how one item compares to another so as to set it at a scale size | 
| ratio | the quantity the denotes proportion | 
| slope | the grade of the land | 
| softscape | landscape materials such as mulch | 
| expense | money spent to operate a business |