Crop Production - Quiz #1

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Quiz on Crop Production - Quiz #1 , created by reynoldsbecky12 on 25/10/2014.
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Question 1

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The other scientific name for Asteraceae is...
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  • Umbeliferae
  • Gramineae
  • Leguminosae
  • Cruciferae
  • Compositae

Question 2

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Secondary soil minerals originate from the:
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  • additions of fertilizer by growers
  • weathering of quartz and feldspars
  • cooling of molten lava
  • decaying plant materials
  • formation of sandstones and shales in ancient sea beds

Question 3

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The DNA material found in nuclei is called:
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  • cytosol
  • stroma
  • protoplasm
  • chromosomes
  • ribosomes

Question 4

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Which of the following is a type of schlerenchyma cell?
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  • chlorenchyma
  • cortex cell
  • cambium cell
  • companion cell
  • fiber cell

Question 5

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Which of the following statements pertaining to monocots is true?
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  • Their vascular bundles in the stem are arranged in a ring
  • they have no vascular cambium to cause secondary growth
  • they have a vascular cambium
  • most of them are woody
  • they have two cotyledons or seed leaves

Question 6

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Soil will develop in parent material in ____________ under ideal conditions
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  • 10 years
  • 200 years
  • 10,000 years
  • 3 years
  • 10 million years

Question 7

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Which of the following families is a meristematic tissue
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  • epidermis
  • schlerenchyma
  • collenchyma
  • xylem
  • cambium

Question 8

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Which of the following families typically has inflorescence types known as spikes and panicles
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  • Asteraceae
  • Gramineae
  • Cruciferae
  • Leguminosae
  • Brassicaceae

Question 9

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A complete mineral soil profile can be represented by one of the following combinations of horizons or layers.
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  • Horizons Oh, Om, Of
  • Horizons A, B and C
  • Horizons A and B
  • Horizons C and the underlying bed rock
  • Horizons LFH and A

Question 10

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The level of soil water that is available to plants for long term growth is between the
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  • Field capacity and oven dry
  • Wilting point and oven dry
  • Saturation and Wilting point
  • Field capacity and wilting point
  • Saturation and field capacity

Question 11

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The composition of glacial till would include
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  • Clay
  • Fine sand
  • Rough boulders
  • Silt
  • All of these

Question 12

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The portion of the cell that controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell. What is this outer boundary of the living portion of the cell ?
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  • Plasma membrane
  • Pits
  • Cytoplasm
  • Chloroplasts
  • Cell Wall

Question 13

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The Poaceae family belongs to the Liliopsida class
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  • True
  • False

Question 14

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Varves are the result of parent material formation in ancient supraglacial lakes.
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  • True
  • False

Question 15

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Winter annuals and biennials are the two plant life cycles that overwinter only once
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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The "Species" level of plant classification is made up of "Genera"
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  • True
  • False

Question 17

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Soils with a south aspect would likely have gymnosperms mostly growing on them.
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  • True
  • False

Question 18

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Stone cells (sclereids) and fibers have relatively thin walls
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  • True
  • False

Question 19

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Duplication of DNA takes place in the nucleus
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  • True
  • False

Question 20

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A cell wall consists primarily of complex sugar molecules.
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  • True
  • False

Question 21

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Mineral soils have master horizons labelled A, B and C
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  • True
  • False

Question 22

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The angiosperms are flowering plants with covered seeds
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  • True
  • False

Question 23

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The vessel elements of xylem have adjacent companion cells that aid in the conduction of water
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  • True
  • False

Question 24

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Soils with low water content have adequate oxygen levels for plant root growth.
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  • True
  • False
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