Agriscience Applications Benchmark

The cycling of water between water sources, the atmosphere, and surface areas of the earth is 

A career that involves moving downed trees from the cutting site to the loading area is a:

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

A forest that has never been harvested by humans is called

Saturation often occurs after a short period of heavy rain. Why is that important?

Who studies the effects of the environment on animal life?

A person who studies and manages forests is called a

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

What is the BEST tool used to set out tree seedlings?

When a farmer leaves crop residue standing, the MOST likely result is:

Thinning practices are used in forests when

If planting trees is the MOST intensive recommended land treatment, the likely land class is

Individuals who advise governments in establishing fish/game laws are called

One of the limitations of bioremediation, as compared to the use of chemical techniques is

Why is it a brush pile good management practice forimproving wildlife?

Which career supplies flowering plants to a florist?

If the air is badly polluted a widely used indicator species is used to detect is is called

Which is a career that requires a MIN of 4 yrs of college to do research on wildlife habitat?

. A tree diameter tape is used to

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

In 1878 a milking machine was invented by:

Which is a horticulture related career?

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

The top or surface layer of soil in a soil profile is the

Which career relates to plant science?

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

The scientific management of trees is MOST likely associated with:

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

Women were allowed in FFA?

Which is an applied science?

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

Bacteria that are attracted to oil and are used to clean up oil spills are called

Prescribed burning is used in the management of forests in order to

To conserve water and improve water quality, as a society we must

Which career is involved with plants grown around the home for aesthetic purposes?

Ash is used in the construction of:

What tool is BEST when cutting bushes and undergrowth?

What technique was used to cleanup the Exxon Valdeze oil spill?

What land class can be farmed year after year with little conservation treatments?

What do land grant universities in North Carolina offer?

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

A person who assists the forest land owner in evaluating the value of timber is a:

Why is evaporation important in the water cycle?

The minimum level of education required for a wildlife biologist is

Which is Ms. Taylor's favorite band?

An example of a plant science career that belongs in any of the plant science areas is

Landscape architects are a part of the horticulture industry because they

Permeability is the rate of movement of what through the soil?

Genetic engineering has develop bacteria strains to convert solid waste from humans livestock  

The MOST important commercially grown species of trees for lumber in the United States is the