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RECA Rural Part 1 Correctly Solved Exam [100% Correct Answers] What area does an acre cover? **Ans** An acre covers an area of 43,560 square feet. How many hectares are in an acre? **Ans** One acre is equivalent to 0.4047 hectares. What are animal unit equivalents? **Ans** Animal unit equivalents (AU) are a standard measure used to evaluate the grazing impact of different types of livestock and wildlife. For example, Animal Unit Months (AUM) indicate the duration livestoc...

SCSC 105 Exam Questions with All Correct Answers Define ecosystem. - Answer-Collective function of organisms and their environment What are the five components of an ecosystem? - Answer-food chains, diversity, competitive exclusion, plant succession, nutrient cycles Define agroecosystem. - Answer-Ecosystems modified to produce, food, fiber, and/or shelter List 5 different important functions that ecosystems provide. - Answer-Climate regulation, Disturbance regulation, Water regulation...

Food Security Correct Answer adequate, safe, nutritious Greatest Challenge coming up 925 million Correct Answer people in the world suffer from undernutrition 60%; 25% Correct Answer Overweight; obese Malnutrution Correct Answer shortage of nutrient the body needs, occurs when a person fails to obtain a complete complement of vitamins and minerals 38% of earths surface land Correct Answer agriculture covers 26% is rangeland Correct Answer 12% is cropland Human and muscle power...

AESC 2050 Exam 2 Key V2 Latest Update with complete solution/100% Correct/75 Questions and Answers. AESC 2050 Exam 2 Key V2 Latest Update with complete solution/100% Correct/75 Questions and Answers. NAME: ID # 1. At the start of the Advertising lecture, Dr. Kiepper showed 4 short commercials by 2 poultry companies taking alternate views of by the poultry industry. A. hormone use B. antibiotic use C. free-range D. cage-free E. heritage breeds 2. – 4. Match the Advertising Per...

FNGLA-Chapter 1- Business Issues Questions & Answers True - Answer-Any certification that has not been renewed within 30 days after the expiration date will be revoked False - Answer-The FCHP program is a mandatory program for the certification of persons employed in the horticulture industry in the state of Florida True - Answer-Trade and professional organizations are presented by law from establishing trade prices or engaging False - Answer-If one word were used to describe the desi...

Illinois Pesticide Applicator Turfgrass Latest Update Graded A IPM for Turf keeping pests at a level low enough to avoid major damage First step of IPM for turf developing and maintaining healthy turf healthy turf is obtained through soil management, turfgrass selection, and proper culture desirable pH level for healthy turf between 6 and 7 pH pH readings below 6, what can you add? lime high-pH soils can be fixed by adding? sulfur or acid forming fertilizer (ammonium sulfate/nitrate or urea...

1 CRSS 3060 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ What is soil? Correct Answer: 1. The surface layer of Earth that supports plant life, any place for growth or development, ground or earth 2. Soil = Air + Water + Solids 3. Sand, Silt, Clay What are the five functions of soil? Correct Answer: 1. Medium for plant growth 2. Water supply & purification 3. Nature's recycling system 4. Habitat for organisms 5. Engineering medium How many inc...

CPSC 112 Final Exam UIUC Latest Updated Test with all the questions and answers correct Furrow Irrigation Crops in row slightly elevated, sloped "furrows" between rows convey water, over 50% of the US irrigated farmland, water rights in the arid west which soil textures have the highest plant available water clay, sand, sandy loam, loam, clay loam, silty loam Plant available water field capacity-permanent wilting point options for increasing WUE (water use efficiency) agronomic = yie...

CPSC 112 Final Exam UIUC Latest Updated Test with all the questions and answers correct Furrow Irrigation Crops in row slightly elevated, sloped "furrows" between rows convey water, over 50% of the US irrigated farmland, water rights in the arid west which soil textures have the highest plant available water clay, sand, sandy loam, loam, clay loam, silty loam Plant available water field capacity-permanent wilting point options for increasing WUE (water use efficiency) agronomic = yie...

What is water potential? How does solute concentration and pressure influence the movement of water? Water potential is defined as pressure potential + solute potential. Basically, it's the measure of where water wants to go. Water always wants to go toward the areas of negative pressure and wants to go toward the areas of high solute concentration. How can organisms influence the movement of water across membranes by influencing solute gradients? Organisms can pump solutes into an area to mak...