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MEGA PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSA major purpose of the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 was to: - Answers -Encourage states
to establish vocational programs, including agricultural programs, in secondary schools
Which of the following best explains why the percentage of the gross domestic product
(GDP) of the U.S. accounted for by agriculture has fallen from 37.5% in 1869 to less
than 1% today? - Answers -While the nominal dollar value of farm products has radically
increased in the intervening time, the overall U.S. economy has grown even more
rapidly
A dairy farmer is writing a standard operating procedures manual for the farm's milking
parlor, based on the Good Agriculture Practices (GAPs) model. Which of the following
patterns of development would be most appropriate for this piece of writing? - Answers -
Step-by-step
The creation of which of the following technologies was most central to the development
of precision farming operations? - Answers -Global positioning system
As compared to the primary focus of agricultural education in the mid-twentieth century,
public-school agricultural education today is more likely to focus on providing students
with: - Answers -Knowledge and learning experiences useful for pursuing a range of
work within an agriculture career pathway
Before demonstrating for students the procedures to use in a laboratory project that
involves the use of chemicals, would be important for an agriscience teacher to: -
Answers -Put on goggles, gloves, and other appropriate safety equipment
In addition to helping students gain knowledge, technical experience, and skills, one
important goal of the competitions involved in Future Farmers of America (FFA) career
development events for agriculture students is to: - Answers -Promote students'
acquisition and use of leadership skills
A high school agriculture teacher helps a senior, Matt, who is not planning on attending
college, to prepare a resume to apply for jobs. When Matt sends the resume to
prospective employers, it would be most important for him also to include: - Answers -A
cover letter introducing himself and explaining his interest in the job
A particular plant species forms single-seeded fruit called caryopsis, and it contains
intercalary meristems that allow it to continue growing after being cut. This plant is
classified in the family: - Answers -Poaceae
In the same garden bed, a carrot is more likely to thrive during a period without water
than a sweet pepper plant primarily because the: - Answers -Carrots taproot gives it
greater access to water deeper in the soil than the pepper has
, Two leaves are taken from the same pepper plant on different days. The first was taken
when the plant had been adequately watered, and the second when it had been under-
watered for several days. Which of the following differences will the leaves most likely
exhibit? - Answers -Most of the stomata of Leaf 1 will be open, while most of the
stomata on Leaf 2 will be closed
In a growing plant, translocation is most important in which of the following processes? -
Answers -Moving minerals up from the roots and moving sugars throughout the plant
A gardener would be most likely to employ the technique of layering in order to
accomplish which of the following goals? - Answers -To propagate genetically identical
offspring from a desirable parent plant
Which of the following best explains why identical plants can be propagated from a
piece of tissue taken from a parent plant? - Answers -Any one cell of a plant contains all
the genetic information necessary to construct the entire plant
A tall pea plant is crossed with a short pea plant. In this species, tallness is the
dominant trait. The genotype of the tall plant is known to be Tt, because it was itself the
offspring of a tall pea plant crossed with a short one. What is the probability that an
offspring of the Tt tall pea plant and the short pea plant will be short? - Answers -50%
A soybean producer has obtained lower than expected yields over the previous few
years. The plants have brown, scorched edges, yellow coloring around the veins, and
purple spots on the undersides of leaves. In order to improve the crop, which of the
following minerals should the producer add to the soil? - Answers -Potassium
A plant nursery manager notices that one small field of deciduous shrubs, many plants
look chlorotic, have deformed terminal leaves, and are not producing new terminal
buds. These symptoms most likely indicate a deficiency of which of the following
mineral nutrients? - Answers -Calcium
One important way in which bacteria contribute to the formation of healthy soils is by: -
Answers -Decomposing organic matter into humus
Which of the following erosion control methods is most likely to contribute to increasing
the humus and moisture content of the soil in a field? - Answers -Conservation tillage
A landscape manager for a golf course is most likely to use which of the following forms
of fertilizer to feed and maintain the grass throughout the golf season? - Answers -Slow-
release
Which of the following considerations is most important in making the decision to
implement pest -control measures when a farmer uses an integrated pest management
strategy? - Answers -Assessing economic injury levels that weigh the cost of control
measures against the likely cost of pest damages to the crop
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