Test Bank Agriscience Fundamentals & Applications 7th Edition by DeVere Burton, Renee Peugh. Isbn. 9780357875575.
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Burton/Peugh's AGRISCIENCE: FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS, 7th EDITION TEST BANK / Agriscience Fundamentals & Applications 7E Test Bank.
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TEST BANK Burton/Peugh's AGRISCIENCE: FUNDAMENTALS
AND APPLICATIONS, 7th EDITION
Chapter 01 : The Science of Living Things.
1. Agriscience refers to the application of high technology to agriculture.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
2. Farming and ranching account for more than half of the jobs in agriculture.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
3. Aquaculture means the study of freshwater, such as lakes and ponds.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
4. In the United States, the percentage of annual income spent for food has tended to increase.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
5. Wildlife, trees, and fish are examples of renewable natural resources.
a. True
b. False
6. Biology may be defined as the use of cells or components of cells to produce products and processes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
7. During the past 50 years, food production has increased faster than the world’s population.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
8. Only people who live in the country are surrounded by the world of agriscience.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
9. Entomology is one of the three basic sciences.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False Page 2
,10. Production agriculture refers to non-farm and non-ranch jobs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
11. What percentage of people in the United States are farmers?
a. Nearly 5 b. Less than 2
c. Slightly more than 10 d. Roughly 12
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
12. Which term refers to the study of the properties and management of soil to grow plants?
a. Crop science b. Plant science technology
c. Agricultural d. Soil science
engineering
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
13. By the year 2025, the world population is projected to be:
a. 8 billion b. 9 billion
c. 10 billion d. 11 billion
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
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, 14. The acronym USDA stands for the government agency known as:
a. United States Department of Agriculture
b. United States Division of Agriculture
c. Universal Standards of Demarcation in America
d. United States Development of Agriculture
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
15. What is the meaning of the Greek word bios?
a. life b. study
c. environment d. nature
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
16. The Greek word logy means to:
a. study b. work
c. write d. speak
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
17. Organic food is a term used for foods that have been grown:
a. with limited use of chemical
pesticides
b. without use of chemical pesticides
c. in freshly turned soil
d. in controlled environments
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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