Dr. Cummings Agronomy Test 1 | Questions & Answers (100 %Score) Latest Updated
2024/2025 Comprehensive Questions A+ Graded Answers | With Expert Solutions
-The population of man can increase geometrically
-The food supply can only be increased arithmetically - True
Most farmers are less than 55 years old - False
Most farmers are full time farmers and make most of their income from farming. - False
Agronomy includes livestock - False
How has food production kept up? - Increase Production Efficiency, Technology,
Farmer Education, Pesticides, Mechanization
The human population on earth is approximately - 7 billion
Agroecology is - Study of specific relationships of crops and farm animals to the
environment and to each other.
Management decisions affect all organisms in the ecosystem and the non-living portion
of the system - True
Abiotic factors include all except
-Climate
-Herbivory - Herbivory
Monocultures are the most stable methods for producing crops which is why crops are
grown this way. - True
Agroecosystems are systems in which nutrients are removed and/or replaced by the
producer. This is also known as: - Open system
A monoculture is defined as: - Having only one species in a field
High genetic diversity is a common characteristic of plants in a: - Natural ecosystem
Feed, food, and forage are a few examples of classification based on: - Crop use
Crop uses that we discussed include all except? - Cash crop
Conservation tillage includes reduced tillage and no till - True
The dust bowl occurred from 1831 - 1839 - False
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