Question 1

Less than 2%

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What percentage of people in the United States are farmers?

Question 2

Soil Science

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Which term refers to the study of the properties and management of soil to grow plants?

Question 3

8 billion

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By the year 2025, the world population is projected to be

Question 4

United States Department of Agriculture

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USDA stands for

Question 5

Without the use of chemical pesticides

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Organic food is a term used for foods that have been grown:

Question 6

Horticulture

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The science involved in the cultivation, propagation, propagation, processing, and marketing of items such as flowers and vegetables is known as:

Question 7

167

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On average, each farmer in the United States produces enough food for about how many people?

Question 8

Cockroach

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Which of the following insects feeds on human waste and then on human food, transmitting disease?

Question 9

DDT

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Which pesticide was banned in 1972 because of its harmful effects on the environment?

Question 10

iron

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The use of what metal revolutionized agriculture?

Question 11

malaria

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The insecticide DDT has been used to control mosquitoes that carry which disease?

Question 12

immune

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When a tree or other plant is not affected by the presence of a harmful insect, it is described as being

Question 13

bees and ladybird beetles

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What two insects are beneficial to plants?

Question 14

Legume

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Which of the following is a plant that hosts nitrogen-fixing bacteria?

Question 15

mastitis

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An infection of the milk-secreting glands of cattle, goats, and other milk animals is known as:

Question 16

14%

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Agriscience accounts for what percent of jobs in the United States?

Question 17

Russet

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What is a type of potato grown in the volcanic soils of Idaho and the Northwest?

Question 18

Insulin

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The substance people with diabetes use to control their blood sugar levels is:

Question 19

Gregor Mendel

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Who is credited with discovering the effects of genetics on plant characteristics?

Question 20

identical

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When two alleles are homozygous, the trait on each chromosome is:

Question 21

different

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When two alleles are heterozygous, the trait on each chromosome is:

Question 22

selective breeding

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The selection of parents to get desirable characteristics in offspring is known as:

Question 23

peas

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Gregor Mendel experimented with garden:

Question 24

20

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What percentage of careers in agriscience require college degrees?

Question 25

haul, grade, process, package, and market

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Agricultural processing, products, and distribution are those parts of the industry that do what with commodities?

Question 26

processing, packaging, distribution of, and marketing of food products

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A career in food science includes:

Question 27

animals

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Qualifications for a career in renewable natural resources include an appreciation for natural and scientific knowledge of plants and:

Question 28

vita

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Another term for resume is a(n):

Question 29

agricultural mechanics

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A global positioning systems technician is most likely found in which career area?

Question 30

production agriculture

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Farming and ranching fall under which career area

Question 31

100,000

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of people needed each year to fill positions in the agriculture industry, approximately how many have the required skills and knowledge

Question 32

five

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One out of every ______ jobs in the United States is in the field of agriscience.

Question 33

Water quality and soil conservation

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In the field of renewable natural resources, which are state and regional concerns of high priority?

Question 34

entreneurship

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A(n) _________ SAE is for students who want to conduct activities for a profit.

Question 35

placement

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A(n) _______ SAE is for students who are placed with an employer in a production unit.

Question 36

On-the-job training

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Which of the following means experience obtained while working in an actual job setting?

Question 37

The members should stand up.

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At an FFA meeting, what does three taps of a gavel mean?

Question 38

Citizenship

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Which term is defined as functioning in society in a positive way?

Question 39

eagle

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Which symbol tops the FFA emblem?

Question 40

introduction, body, conclusion

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The three required sections of a speech are the:

Question 41

Knowledge

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Which leadership trait means familiarity, awareness, and understanding?

Question 42

National Blue and Corn Gold

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What are the FFA colors?

Question 43

tact

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The leadership skill of encouraging others in positive ways is known as

Question 44

sugar

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Photosynthesis is the process by which energy from the sun is stored in molecules of:

Question 45

habitat

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The area or type of environment in which an organism or biological population normally lives is the

Question 46

21

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For human survival, approximately what percent of the air must be oxygen?

Question 47

sulfur

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A pale yellow element occurring widely in nature is:

Question 48

photosynthesis

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Plants create oxygen through the process known as:

Question 49

asbestos

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What heat- and friction-resistant material was once used extensively in vehicle brakes and clutch linings, shingles for house siding, and for steam and hot-water-pipe insulation?

Question 50

Nitrogen

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What is the most abundant element in air?

Question 51

global warming

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Some scientists insist that a recent upward trend in the temperature of the Earth's surface is evidence of;

Question 52

tetraethyl lead

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Which of the following is a poisonous product still used in developing countries?

Question 53

particulates

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The small particles that become suspended in air are known as:

Question 54

plant residue

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The material that remains after a plant dies or is harvested is called:

Question 55

water

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Like the tissues of plants and other animals, our bodies are about 90 percent:

Question 56

universal solvent

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A substance that dissolves or otherwise changes most other materials is called a(n):

Question 57

potable

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Which term describes drinking water that is free from harmful mircoorganisms or chemicals?

Question 58

Saturated

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Soil is _____________ when water fills all the spaces or pores in the soil

Question 59

dust bowl

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During the 1930s, a large area of western Oklahoma and neighboring states became known as the:

Question 60

capillary

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What kind of water is absorbed by plant roots?

Question 61

gravitational

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What kind of water drains from the soil?

Question 62

hygroscopic

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What kind of water adheres so tightly that plants cannot use it?

Question 63

conservation tillage

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Which term means using techniques of soil preparation, planting, and cultivation that disturb the soil the least?

Question 64

Fresh

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Water that flows from land to oceans and contains little or no salt is considered?

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