Agronomy Exam #1 (2022/2023) Graded A+

Agronomy Exam #1 (2022/2023) Graded A+ A common misconception is that farmers are the people that use the greatest concentration of chemical pesticides per acre. True Home owners actually apply more chemicals per acre than farmers. True Farmers have higher than average rates of cancer from pesticides. False Agriculture is the practice of cultivating land to raise food, livestock feed, fiber, or fuel from crops or livestock True Agronomy is the branch of agriculture that deals with the study of principles and practices of crop production True It has been stated that a person that goes: (pick the three correct hour increments that answer the following statements in the correct order.) - __hours w/out food will quarrel - __ hours w/out food will steal - __ hours w/out food will fight - 24 hours w/out food will quarrel - 48 hours w/out food will steal - 72 hours w/out food will fight 80% of mankind's diet is provided by seeds of less than ______________ plant species a dozen How much of humans time on earth has been spent as Hunters and Gatherers. 99% Select all the correct plants that are used for food from the selections below. Grass Seeds: wild rice, wheat grass, wild rye Forb seeds: wild sunflower Roots, Tubers, and Rhizomes: artichoke, hog peanut, wild licorice Nut trees: oak, chestnut tree Fruits: blueberries, wild strawberries Vegetables: cattail shoots, milkweed Select all the correct plants that are used for medicinal uses from the selections below. Joe-pye Weed: treat kidney and urinary problems Milkweed: diuretic , treat ringworm, poison ivy, and warts Lambs quarter: anti-inflammatory and sore throats Stinging Nettle: cooked could reduce internal bleeding Jewelweed: sunburn, insect bites, poison ivy Shoot seeds: 4 feet (touch-me-not) Wild bergamot: headaches, burns, insect bites Blue Flag: laxative and diuretic Water Hemlock: convulsions and epilepsy The first place that crops were domesticated was the fertile cr