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Agronomy Exam 1 (2)
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Agronomy Exam 11862 - CORRECT ANSWER-morrill act, homestead act, USDA established
3 government payment types - CORRECT ANSWER-commodity, conservation,
disaster
3 types of fiber crops - CORRECT ANSWER-Cotton fiber, bast fiber, vegetable fiber
5 ways we selected seeds for early crop domestication - CORRECT
ANSWER-Increased plant yield
Larger seeds
Non fall seed
Naked seed
Reduced seed toxin
Adventitious Root - CORRECT ANSWER-forms above ground and helps support the
plant
Agrarianism - CORRECT ANSWER-the belief that farming is the only way to live and
the most important thing anyone can do
Aleurone Layer - CORRECT ANSWER-produces enzyme (amylase) that break down
starches of endosperm and thus mobilize energy for germination
Annuals - CORRECT ANSWER-plants that complete their lifecycle in one
season(year) or less
Biennials - CORRECT ANSWER-plants that complete their lifecycle in two
seasons(years)
Catch Crop - CORRECT ANSWER-a fast-growing crop that is grown between
successive plantings of a main crop; crops grown after the regular crop has failed
Chloroplast - CORRECT ANSWER-the organelle in a plant cell where
photosynthesis occurs
Coleoptile - CORRECT ANSWER-the sheath covering the embryonic leaf and apical
meristem as it emerges from the soil
Coleorhiza - CORRECT ANSWER-a sheath protecting the root of a germinating
grass or cereal grain.
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