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Agronomy 1307 Roueche Exam 1 (1).
Agronomy 1307 Roueche Exam 1 (1).
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Agronomy 1307 Roueche Exam 1A common misconception is that farmers are the people that use the greatest
concentration of chemical pesticides per acre - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Home owners actually apply more chemicals per acre than farmers - CORRECT
ANSWER-True
Farmers have higher than average rates of cancer from pesticides - CORRECT
ANSWER-False
Agriculture is the practice of cultivating land to raise food, livestock feed, fiber, or fuel
from crops or livestock - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Agronomy is the branch of agriculture that deals with the study of principles and
practices of crop production - CORRECT ANSWER-True
It has been stated that a person that goes: ___ hours without food will quarrel, ___
hours without food will steal, ___ hours without food will fight - CORRECT
ANSWER-24, 48, 72 hours
80% of mankind's diet is provided by seeds of less than ____ plants - CORRECT
ANSWER-12 (a dozen)
How much of human's time on earth has been spent as Hunters and Gatherers? -
CORRECT ANSWER-99%
Select all the correct plants that are used for food from the selections below -
CORRECT ANSWER-wild rice, blueberries, wheat grass, wild strawberries, hog
peanut, artichoke, wild sunflower
Select all the correct plants that are used for medicinal uses from the selections
below - CORRECT ANSWER-milkweed, blue flag, water hemlock, wild bergamot
The first place that crops were domesticated was the fertile crescent in what is Iraq
today - CORRECT ANSWER-True
The two rivers that are in the fertile crescent are the ___ and ___ in modern day Iraq
- CORRECT ANSWER-Tigris and Euphrates
Crops that were grown in the fertile crescent are: - CORRECT ANSWER-wheat,
vegetables, dates, figs
East Asian cultures domesticated what plant? - CORRECT ANSWER-rice
, Central and South American cultures domesticated which plant(s): - CORRECT
ANSWER-corn, beans, squash
Cotton has always been the most important crop in the Southern United States -
CORRECT ANSWER-False
What crop was the first major cash crop for the colonies? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Tobacco
Who introduced cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs to North America? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Columbus
What year did the first European settlers land at Jamestown? - CORRECT
ANSWER-1607
What year did the Pilgrims land at Plymouth? - CORRECT ANSWER-1620
Who bred the first mules in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER-Washington
When was the Louisiana Purchase? - CORRECT ANSWER-1803
Sir John Lawes invented what in 1843? - CORRECT ANSWER-chemical fertilizer
What state established the first irrigation system? - CORRECT ANSWER-Utah
What acts were enacted by congress in 1862? - CORRECT ANSWER-Morrill Act
and Homestead Act
What year was the USDA established? - CORRECT ANSWER-1862
Hybrid corn was first produced in 1881 - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Disease resistant plants were first developed in what year? - CORRECT
ANSWER-1910
The Soil Conservation Service was renamed the NRCS - CORRECT ANSWER-True
The NRCS was established in 1941 - CORRECT ANSWER-False
Precision agriculture was established in 1994. It uses satellites and computers to
ensure accuracy - CORRECT ANSWER-True
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