AG APPS OBJ 2.0

Question 1

About what percent of the work force is on the farm in the US?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 2

Why might beef cattle and hog producing states be located near corn belt states?

Accepted Answer

Corn is a primary feed for cattle and hogs

Question 3

Which is often called an applied science since it uses principals from other science classes?

Accepted Answer

Agriculture

Question 4

Fewer exports of products to European countries is an issue related to:

Accepted Answer

Genetically Modified Organisms

Question 5

The agriscience industry that involves the management of wet/rangelands, water, and fish is:

Accepted Answer

Renewable natural resources

Question 6

The tractor largely replaced the mule for horsepower and was invented by:

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Holt

Question 7

Which is an applied science?

Accepted Answer

Entomology

Question 8

The highest beef cattle producing states are generally located near what crop producing states?

Accepted Answer

Corn belt

Question 9

Food insecurity is defined as not knowing where a human will find their next meal and is:

Accepted Answer

A global problem

Question 10

What do land grant universities in NC offer?

Accepted Answer

Four year agricultural degree programs

Question 11

A local tractor dealership is BEST described as an:

Accepted Answer

Agribusiness

Question 12

What is the world's MOST important source of vegetable oil?

Accepted Answer

Soybean

Question 13

What did George Washington Carver develop that greatly impacted agriculture?

Accepted Answer

Crop rotation methods and the use of legumes

Question 14

Discovering new ways of controlling crop pests would BEST be described as:

Accepted Answer

Agriscience

Question 15

Which is an agribusiness related to horticulture?

Accepted Answer

Greenhouse dealer

Question 16

Land grant universities such as NC A&T and NCSU were established to teach:

Accepted Answer

Agriculture & military tactics and do agricultural research

Question 17

In 1878 a milking machine was invented by:

Accepted Answer

Anna Baldwin

Question 18

Which is the BEST free source of information for small business in agriculture?

Accepted Answer

Cooperative Extension Service

Question 19

The local food movement is defined in terms of geographic proximity of:

Accepted Answer

Producer to consumer

Question 20

Agriscience industry w/ people who haul,process,& market commodities from production sources is

Accepted Answer

Agriscience processing, products, and distribution

Question 21

The BEST term for the application of scientific principles & new technologies in agriculture is

Accepted Answer

Agriscience

Question 22

Eastern NC counties are leaders both statewide and nationally in the production of:

Accepted Answer

Turkeys

Question 23

The agriscience industry that includes producing, processing, & marketing fruits and veggies is

Accepted Answer

Horticulture

Question 24

The industry that grows, manages, and harvest trees for lumber, poles, posts, pulpwood is:

Accepted Answer

Forestry

Question 25

Raising livestock was dramatically changed in 1874 by the invention of (the):

Accepted Answer

Barbed wire

Question 26

John Deere is a leader in agricultural equipment industry, but started with the invention of:

Accepted Answer

Steel moldboard plow

Question 27

What agency would you consult if you want to find the ranking of sweet potato production in NC?

Accepted Answer

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Question 28

Not knowing where a human will find their next meal is called:

Accepted Answer

Food insecurity

Question 29

The cotton gin removes cottonseed from the cotton fiber and was invented by:

Accepted Answer

Eli Whitney

Question 30

The reaper was invented by Cyrus McCormick in 1834 to:

Accepted Answer

Cut grain in the field

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