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Agronomy (Introduction)

Question 1 of 24

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More than _________ of the US is obese

Select one of the following:

  • 1/3

  • 1/2

  • 1/4

Explanation

Question 2 of 24

1

_________________continues to be the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States, but obesity is quickly catching up.

Select one of the following:

  • Cigarette smoking,

  • Alcohol consumption

  • High blood pressure

Explanation

Question 3 of 24

1

Consuming an extra _________________ calories a week typically results in about 1 lb. per week weight gain

Select one of the following:

  • 3,500

  • 2,500

  • 2,000

  • 3,000

Explanation

Question 4 of 24

1

An animal whose normal diet includes both plants and animals.

Select one of the following:

  • Omnivore

  • Carnivore

  • Herbivore

Explanation

Question 5 of 24

1

A living thing that eats meat.

Select one of the following:

  • Carnivore

  • Herbivore

  • Omnivore

Explanation

Question 6 of 24

1

A living thing that eats only plants

Select one of the following:

  • Herbivore

  • Carnivore

  • Omnivore

Explanation

Question 7 of 24

1

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.

Select one of the following:

  • Locavore

  • Omnivore

  • Carnivore

  • Herbivore

Explanation

Question 8 of 24

1

The Average Modern Supermarket Carries ___________ Products.

Select one of the following:

  • 47,000

  • 40,000

  • 37,000

Explanation

Question 9 of 24

1

What three crops feed most of the world’s population?

Select one of the following:

  • rice, wheat and corn

  • cereal, sugar cane, and soybeans

Explanation

Question 10 of 24

1

Top world Food crop

Select one of the following:

  • wheat

  • cereal

  • sugarcane

Explanation

Question 11 of 24

1

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

Select one of the following:

  • cassava

  • wheat

  • corn

Explanation

Question 12 of 24

1

What the most popular fruits among American consumers?

Select one of the following:

  • bananas

  • apples

  • grapes

  • strawberries

Explanation

Question 13 of 24

1

What the most popular vegetable among American consumers?

Select one of the following:

  • Potatoes

  • Tomatoes

  • Onions

  • Carrots

Explanation

Question 14 of 24

1

It is estimated that currently ______million people are undernourished.

Select one of the following:

  • 925

  • 800

  • 900

  • 825

Explanation

Question 15 of 24

1

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

Select one of the following:

  • 1 billion

  • 1 million

Explanation

Question 16 of 24

1

LSU is a

Select one of the following:

  • Land-Grant University

  • Cooperative Extension system

Explanation

Question 17 of 24

1

% of Income Spent on Food

Select one of the following:

  • Nigeria

  • US

  • China

  • South Africa

Explanation

Question 18 of 24

1

The farm value share of food expenditures in 2004 was less than _______of what it was in 1950

Select one of the following:

  • half

  • a third

  • a fourth

Explanation

Question 19 of 24

1

The main staple foods in the average African diet are ___________

Select one of the following:

  • cereals

  • roots and tubers

  • animal products

Explanation

Question 20 of 24

1

In Western Europe the main staple foods in the average diet are ____________

Select one of the following:

  • animal products

  • cereals

  • roots and tubers

Explanation

Question 21 of 24

1

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

Select one of the following:

  • agronomy and forestry

  • plants and animals

  • agronomy and plants

Explanation

Question 22 of 24

1

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

Select one of the following:

  • agronomy

  • horticulture

  • forestry

Explanation

Question 23 of 24

1

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

Select one of the following:

  • Horticulture

  • Agronomy

  • Forestry

Explanation

Question 24 of 24

1

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

Select one of the following:

  • horticulture

  • agronomy

  • forestry

Explanation

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