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- 1. Multiple Choice
The highest beef-cattle-producing states are generally located near states that produce which crop?
Corn
Soft red winter wheat
Spearmint
Citrus
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which most likely uses biology and chemistry to develop new ways to control weeds?
Agricultural engineer
Agronomist
Floral Delivery Driver
Butcher
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which is the best provider of research-based information for individuals and families in agriculture?
Cooperative Extension Service
Teamsters union
Corporate troubleshooting group
Professional consultant
- 4. Multiple Choice
If someone wanted to find the ranking of North Carolina in sweet potato production, what agency would they consult?
Farm Bureau
National Resource Conservation Service
US Department of Agriculture
US Forest Service
- 5. Multiple Choice
Land-grant universities such as North Carolina A&T and North Carolina State were established to teach:
agriculture and accounting.
agriculture and hospitality.
agriculture and conduct agricultural research.
biology, chemistry, and physics.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the world's most important source of vegetable oil?
Soybean
Corn Kernel
Peanut
Sunflower Seed
- 7. Multiple Choice
Discovering new ways of controlling crop pests is best described as:
Agricultural Marketing
Agriculture Sales
Agribusiness
Agriscience
- 8. Multiple Choice
A local tractor dealership is best described as an:
agribusiness
agriculture display
agriculture production enterprise
agri-marketing service
- 9. Multiple Choice
The local-food movement is defined in terms of geographic proximity of:
producer to consumer
consumer to retailer
producer to producer
consumer to nearby grocery stores
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which most likely uses biology and chemistry to develop new ways to control insects?
greenhouse manufacturer
fertilizer dealer
feed dealer
entomologist
- 11. Multiple Choice
The best term to describe the application of scientific principles and new technologies in agriculture is:
agribusiness
agriscience
farming
renewable natural resources
- 12. Multiple Choice
Eastern North Carolina counties are leaders both statewide and nationally in the production of:
Fraser fir Christmas Trees
turkeys
apples
dairy products
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why might beef cattle and hog producing states be located near corn belt states?
Weather is nice for both corn, beef, and hogs
Corn makes a good windbreak for cattle and hogs
Only hogs and cattle eat corn
Corn is a primary feed for cattle and hogs and is readily available
- 14. Multiple Choice
The reaper was invented by Cyrus McCormick in 1834 as a labor-saving machine to:
cut and stack grain crops in the field.
shell corn from the cob.
cut wheat, oats, and similar grain crops in the field.
gather hay crops and put them in bales.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which is the most accurate statement about food insecurity?
It is a problem mainly in African countries.
It is a global problem.
It is a problem only in Asian countries.
It is only a problem where governments are corrupt.
- 16. Multiple Choice
John Deere Company is still a leader in the agricultural equipment industry, but started with the invention of the:
corn picker
milking machine
steel moldboard plow
tractor
- 17. Multiple Choice
George Washington Carver greatly impacted agriculture by:
designing the cotton gin.
encouraging crop rotation methods and the use of legumes.
inventing the gene gun for use in DNA mapping.
manufacturing the tractor through an assembly line process.
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which area includes trees, fish, and wildlife?
Agriscience supplies and services
Horticulture
Production agriscience
Renewable natural resources
- 19. Multiple Choice
Who invented the milking machine in 1878?
John Deere
Eli Whitney
Massey Ferguson
Anna Baldwin
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which is an applied science?
Biology
Chemistry
Entomology
Physics
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which is most likely an agribusiness that helps farmers?
Car dealer
Physician's office
Toy manudacturer
Tractor dealer
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which is an agribusiness related to horticulture?
Dairy processor
Greenhouse dealer
Livestock market
Veterinarian
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which is mostly true of land-grant universities in North Carolina?
They offered agriculture degree programs in the past but no longer offer them.
They offer only 2 two-year agriculture-related degree programs.
They offer four-year agricultural degree programs.
They have no agricultural degree programs.
- 24. Multiple Choice
The tractor largely replaced the mule for horsepower and was invented by:
Eli Whitney
Edmund Quincy
Benjamin Holt
Anna Baldwin
- 25. Multiple Choice
About what percent of the workforce is farming in the United States?
2
7
10
12
- 26. Multiple Choice
Fewer exports of products to European countries is most likely an issue related to:
local-food movements
organic food production
sustainability
genetically modified organisms
- 27. Multiple Choice
The cotton gin removes cottonseed from cotton fiber and was invented by:
Eli Whitney
Edmund Quincy
Benjamin Holt
Anna Baldwin
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which 1874 invention dramatically changed how livestock is raised?
Iron plow
Barbed wire
Milking machine
Corn picker
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which is an applied science that uses principles learned in other sciences to solve practical problems?
Agriculture
Physics
Biology
Chemistry
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