AEST AGTECH EXAM|Complete Questions with Correct
Answers Graded A+
What percentage of the people in the United States are farmers?
2
Careers in agriscience include which of the following?
processing and recreation and food production
By the year 2010, the world population of humans is estimated will be
7 billion
What is the meaning of the Greek word bios?
life
The science involved in the cultivation, propagation, processing and marketing of things like flowers and
vegetables is known as
horticulture
In genetic terms, what is the goal of the process of mapping?
to identify the location of a gene on a chromosome
Which of the following terms means "life" or "living"?
bio
Gregor Johann Mendel discovered the effects of genetics on characteristics using which of the following
types of plant?
pea
The pale yellow element occurring widely in nature is
sulfur
Which of the following is a colorless, radioactive gas formed by the disintegration of radium?
radon
Chlorofluorocarbons are a group of compounds consisting of which of the following?
chlorine, fluorine, carbon, and hydrogen
Plants give off oxygen through the process known as:
photosynthesis
Careers in air quality are available with which service?
, weather
What is the most abundant element in air?
nitrogen
Insects and other organisms have adapted to the pollution in the air through a process known as:
natural selection
The greenhouse effect and global warming are:
controversial
The material that remains after a plant dies or is harvested is called:
plant residue
The bodies of young plants and animals consist of about 90 percent of which of the following?
water
A universal solvent serves to:
dissolve or change most other materials
Which term describes drinking water that is free of harmful chemicals?
potable
The water cycle is a natural process by which water moves in a circular motion from:
oceans to land and back to oceans
Which type of water adheres so tightly that plants cannot use it?
hygroscopic
Which of the following is not an area of focus by the USDA to prevent contamination of groundwater by
crop pesticides?
management of local water sewage systems
The addition of water to plants to supplement the water provided by rain or snow is called:
irrigation
The attempt to alter the crop environment to prevent or reduce pest damage is known as _____ control.
cultural
A pest's ability to repopulate after control has been eliminated or reduced is called:
pest resurgence
It generally takes how long for the release of sterile insects to completely eradicate harmful insects?
Answers Graded A+
What percentage of the people in the United States are farmers?
2
Careers in agriscience include which of the following?
processing and recreation and food production
By the year 2010, the world population of humans is estimated will be
7 billion
What is the meaning of the Greek word bios?
life
The science involved in the cultivation, propagation, processing and marketing of things like flowers and
vegetables is known as
horticulture
In genetic terms, what is the goal of the process of mapping?
to identify the location of a gene on a chromosome
Which of the following terms means "life" or "living"?
bio
Gregor Johann Mendel discovered the effects of genetics on characteristics using which of the following
types of plant?
pea
The pale yellow element occurring widely in nature is
sulfur
Which of the following is a colorless, radioactive gas formed by the disintegration of radium?
radon
Chlorofluorocarbons are a group of compounds consisting of which of the following?
chlorine, fluorine, carbon, and hydrogen
Plants give off oxygen through the process known as:
photosynthesis
Careers in air quality are available with which service?
, weather
What is the most abundant element in air?
nitrogen
Insects and other organisms have adapted to the pollution in the air through a process known as:
natural selection
The greenhouse effect and global warming are:
controversial
The material that remains after a plant dies or is harvested is called:
plant residue
The bodies of young plants and animals consist of about 90 percent of which of the following?
water
A universal solvent serves to:
dissolve or change most other materials
Which term describes drinking water that is free of harmful chemicals?
potable
The water cycle is a natural process by which water moves in a circular motion from:
oceans to land and back to oceans
Which type of water adheres so tightly that plants cannot use it?
hygroscopic
Which of the following is not an area of focus by the USDA to prevent contamination of groundwater by
crop pesticides?
management of local water sewage systems
The addition of water to plants to supplement the water provided by rain or snow is called:
irrigation
The attempt to alter the crop environment to prevent or reduce pest damage is known as _____ control.
cultural
A pest's ability to repopulate after control has been eliminated or reduced is called:
pest resurgence
It generally takes how long for the release of sterile insects to completely eradicate harmful insects?
