Agronomy (Introduction)

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More than _________ of the US is obese

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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

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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

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An animal whose normal diet includes both plants and animals.

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Omnivore
Carnivore
Herbivore

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A living thing that eats meat.

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Carnivore
Herbivore
Omnivore

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A living thing that eats only plants

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Herbivore
Carnivore
Omnivore

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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

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The Average Modern Supermarket Carries ___________ Products.

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47,000
40,000
37,000

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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

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Top world Food crop

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wheat
cereal
sugarcane

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________________ is the most important food crop grown on the African continent

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cassava
wheat
corn

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What the most popular fruits among American consumers?

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bananas
apples
grapes
strawberries

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What the most popular vegetable among American consumers?

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Potatoes
Tomatoes
Onions
Carrots

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It is estimated that currently ______million people are undernourished.

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Nearly __________ people in the world do not have enough to eat.

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1 billion
1 million

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LSU is a

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Land-Grant University
Cooperative Extension system

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% of Income Spent on Food

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Nigeria
US
China
South Africa

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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

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The main staple foods in the average African diet are ___________

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cereals
roots and tubers
animal products

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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