Intro, Unit 1, Test - History of Agriculture
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- Q1What is conducted on a commercial scale and involves large areas and/or large numbers of animals, large quantities of farm inputs, and a high level of mechanization?subsistence farmingmarket gardeningintensive farmingslash-and-burn farming30s
- Q2What area of agribusiness involves the activities that transform agricultural products into forms people want?Germination and developmentMarketing and processingProduction and harvestSupplies and services30s
- Q3What is the art, science, and practice of studying and managing forests?forestrynursery managementfloriculturehorticulture30s
- Q4What area of horticulture is concerned with the growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of fruits and nuts?landscape horticulturefloricultureolericulturepomology30s
- Q5What consists of management practices that protect the soil?nutrient managementnatural resourcessoil conservationagricultural chemistry30s
- Q6What are proteins?oily compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygenorganic compounds used by the body to carry out specific functionsmacromolecules consisting of amino acids held together by peptide bondsmacromolecules containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen30s
- Q7What area of horticulture is concerned with the growing, harvesting, storing, processing, and marketing of vegetables?olericulturepomologylandscape horticulturefloriculture30s
- Q8_________________________ are macromolecules that provide short-term energy storage and mid-term energy reserves.AcidsCarbohydratesFatsProteins30s
- Q9Invented the seed drill, which allowed corn to be sown in regular rowsJohnna ThompsonJohn DeereJethro TullEli Whitney30s
- Q10Eli Whitney invented what?seed drillmodern agriculturetractorcotton gin30s
- Q11Patented barbed wire...Joseph GliddenGeorge Washington CarverEli WhitneyJethro Tull30s
- Q12Which are the two leading dairy-producing states?Texas and GeorgiaIllinois and IowaNorth Dakota and OklahomaCalifornia and Wisconsin30s
- Q13Pork represents the largest proportion of meat consumed in the United States (58 percent)FalseTrue30s
- Q14Usually, producers and consumers reach an equilibrium price, where supply equals demand.FalseTrue30s
- Q15The United States, Japan, and Great Britain are considered to be _____ nations.UnderdevelopedDevelopingNone of the aboveDeveloped30s