Agronomy (Introduction)

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Quiz on Agronomy (Introduction), created by justabe1020 on 06/02/2015.
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Question 1

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More than _________ of the US is obese
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  • 1/3
  • 1/2
  • 1/4

Question 2

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_________________continues to be the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States, but obesity is quickly catching up.
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  • Cigarette smoking,
  • Alcohol consumption
  • High blood pressure

Question 3

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Consuming an extra _________________ calories a week typically results in about 1 lb. per week weight gain
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  • 3,500
  • 2,500
  • 2,000
  • 3,000

Question 4

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An animal whose normal diet includes both plants and animals.
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  • Omnivore
  • Carnivore
  • Herbivore

Question 5

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A living thing that eats meat.
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  • Carnivore
  • Herbivore
  • Omnivore

Question 6

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A living thing that eats only plants
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  • Herbivore
  • Carnivore
  • Omnivore

Question 7

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A person who buys as much as possible of his or her food supply from local sources. Local generally means within the same state or 100 mile radius.
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  • Locavore
  • Omnivore
  • Carnivore
  • Herbivore

Question 8

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The Average Modern Supermarket Carries ___________ Products.
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  • 47,000
  • 40,000
  • 37,000

Question 9

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What three crops feed most of the world’s population?
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  • rice, wheat and corn
  • cereal, sugar cane, and soybeans

Question 10

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Top world Food crop
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  • wheat
  • cereal
  • sugarcane

Question 11

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________________ is the most important food crop grown on the African continent
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  • cassava
  • wheat
  • corn

Question 12

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What the most popular fruits among American consumers?
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  • bananas
  • apples
  • grapes
  • strawberries

Question 13

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What the most popular vegetable among American consumers?
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  • Potatoes
  • Tomatoes
  • Onions
  • Carrots

Question 14

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It is estimated that currently ______million people are undernourished.
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  • 925
  • 800
  • 900
  • 825

Question 15

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Nearly __________ people in the world do not have enough to eat.
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  • 1 billion
  • 1 million

Question 16

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LSU is a
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  • Land-Grant University
  • Cooperative Extension system

Question 17

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% of Income Spent on Food
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  • Nigeria
  • US
  • China
  • South Africa

Question 18

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The farm value share of food expenditures in 2004 was less than _______of what it was in 1950
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  • half
  • a third
  • a fourth

Question 19

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The main staple foods in the average African diet are ___________
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  • cereals
  • roots and tubers
  • animal products

Question 20

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In Western Europe the main staple foods in the average diet are ____________
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  • animal products
  • cereals
  • roots and tubers

Question 21

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Horticulture, literally garden culture, is a part of crop agriculture that deals with plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic engineering, plant biochemistry, and plant physiology that also includes
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  • agronomy and forestry
  • plants and animals
  • agronomy and plants

Question 22

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component of agriculture which is concerned with the theory and practice of growing crops, and with the management of soils
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  • agronomy
  • horticulture
  • forestry

Question 23

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deals with the intensively managed high value crops such as: fruits, vegetables, flowers, woody ornamentals, and turfgrass.
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  • Horticulture
  • Agronomy
  • Forestry

Question 24

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deals with highly mechanized large acreage crops such as: field corn, rice, wheat, soybeans, sugar cane, and cotton.
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  • horticulture
  • agronomy
  • forestry
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