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Agronomy (Introduction)
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1More than _________ of the US is obese
- A1/3
- B1/2
- C1/4
2_________________continues to be the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States, but obesity is quickly catching up.
- ACigarette smoking,
- BAlcohol consumption
- CHigh blood pressure
3Consuming an extra _________________ calories a week typically results in about 1 lb. per week weight gain
- A3,500
- B2,500
- C2,000
- D3,000
4An animal whose normal diet includes both plants and animals.
- AOmnivore
- BCarnivore
- CHerbivore
5A living thing that eats meat.
- ACarnivore
- BHerbivore
- COmnivore
6A living thing that eats only plants
- AHerbivore
- BCarnivore
- COmnivore
7A 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.
- ALocavore
- BOmnivore
- CCarnivore
- DHerbivore
8The Average Modern Supermarket Carries ___________ Products.
- A47,000
- B40,000
- C37,000
9What three crops feed most of the world’s population?
- Arice, wheat and corn
- Bcereal, sugar cane, and soybeans
10Top world Food crop
- Awheat
- Bcereal
- Csugarcane
11________________ is the most important food crop grown on the African continent
- Acassava
- Bwheat
- Ccorn
12What the most popular fruits among American consumers?
- Abananas
- Bapples
- Cgrapes
- Dstrawberries
13What the most popular vegetable among American consumers?
- APotatoes
- BTomatoes
- COnions
- DCarrots
14It is estimated that currently ______million people are undernourished.
- A925
- B800
- C900
- D825
15Nearly __________ people in the world do not have enough to eat.
- A1 billion
- B1 million
16LSU is a
- ALand-Grant University
- BCooperative Extension system
17% of Income Spent on Food
- ANigeria
- BUS
- CChina
- DSouth Africa
18The farm value share of food expenditures in 2004 was less than _______of what it was in 1950
- Ahalf
- Ba third
- Ca fourth
19The main staple foods in the average African diet are ___________
- Acereals
- Broots and tubers
- Canimal products
20In Western Europe the main staple foods in the average diet are ____________
- Aanimal products
- Bcereals
- Croots and tubers
21Horticulture, 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
- Aagronomy and forestry
- Bplants and animals
- Cagronomy and plants
22component of agriculture which is concerned with the theory and practice of growing crops, and with the management of soils
- Aagronomy
- Bhorticulture
- Cforestry
23deals with the intensively managed high value crops such as: fruits, vegetables, flowers, woody ornamentals, and turfgrass.
- AHorticulture
- BAgronomy
- CForestry
24deals with highly mechanized large acreage crops such as: field corn, rice, wheat, soybeans, sugar cane, and cotton.
- Ahorticulture
- Bagronomy
- Cforestry
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- Quiz on Agronomy (Introduction), created by justabe1020 on 06/02/2015.
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