Ag Foundations Industry Certification

Which type of water can escape from the soil?

The material that remains after a plant dies or is harvested is called

one major value of wetlands is that they:

How many soil capability classes are used?

The union of a small piece of bark with a bud and a root stock is called

It takes how long for the release of sterile insects to completely eradicate harmful insects?

Added to compost besides material such as leaves, manure, grass clippings, and crops should be

Constructed wetlands are:

Plant physiologists are responsible for studying and researching which of the following?

A hybrid plant is obtained by:

By the year 2010, the world population of humans is estimated will be:

How many elements are essential for plant growth?

One out of every __ jobs is in the field of agriscience.

It is accurate to say that organic food:

A global positioning systems technician is most likely found in which career area?

Which of the following is not an example of a renewable natural resource?

The area of agriscience that includes businesses that sell supplies or provide services is

Which of the following soil components derives from nonliving sources such as rock materials?

Another term for resume is a(n)

Careers in agriscience include which of the following

Which of the following items determines the kind of soil formed at a specific site?

Of people needed each year to fill positions in agriculture industry, how many meet requirement

What is the first step in seed germination?

Land capability maps indicate capability:

It is accurate to say that citrus blight, a disease of citrus trees:

Most employment opportunities for agriscience college graduates are in the area(s) of

What is the process where living cells take in oxygen and give off carbon dioxide?

Water that flows from land to oceans and contains little or no salt is considered:

Soil is ____ when water fills all spaces or pores

A pest's ability to repopulate after control has been eliminated or reduced is called:

In what order are college degrees earned?

In general it takes how many years to breed a new variety of grass to resist the change of pest

New wheat varieties are:

The common mosquito can be found flourishing where?

On average, each farmer in the United States produces enough food for about how many people?

The term for the proportion and size f soil particles is:

The average U.S. farmer produces enough food to feed about how many people

Which of the following is the top layer of the earth's surface?

Which type of water adheres so tightly that plants cannot use it?

What does 7 represent on the pH scale?

In plant reproduction, paper bags are placed over plants to achieve what purpose?

On a commercial level, an example of massive cloning in the field is:

The attempt to alter the crop environment to prevent or reduce pest damage is known as what?

If handled correctly, a compost pile can be ready to use in:

Soil capability subclasses are designated by:

Scouts, 4H, and FFA differ in that ___ is part of formal education.

A career in food science includes:

The Greek word logy means to:

Mature male insects are irradiated in the laboratory to:

Plants use only what kind of water in soil?

Citrus growers/U.S. Horticultural Research have been studying the disease citrus blight since:

The addition of water to plants to supplement the water provided by rain or snow is called:

The water cycle is a natural process by which water moves in a circular motion from:

When transferring materials into tissue cultural tubes, one of the most important objectives is

What is the meaning of the Greek word bios?

Soils formed in place from parent materials are considered:

Mosquitoes feed off warm-blooded animals to obtain which of the following?

What should be planted in a garden?

what percentage of careers in agriscience require college degrees?

With whom can soil conservationists find jobs using their area of expertise?

Most of the U.S. has an intermediate growing season of___months of no frost weather for gardens

sci involved in cultivation ,grow, process, & marketing of flowers and vegetables is known as:

The acronym USDA stands for the government agency known as:

which is not part of the renewable natural resource industry

Which isn't a focus of the USDA to prevent contamination of ground water by crop pesticides?

What percentage of the people in the United States are farmers?

Which term describes drinking water that is free of harmful chemicals?

What challenge did geneticist Andrew Cockburn face on the eradication of malaria?

What is the proper growing environment for hothouse vegetables?

The functions of soil amendments include:

Agrisci processing, products, & distribution are parts of industry that do what to commodities

Farming and ranching fall under which career area?

A universal solvent serves to

Which environmental factor can speed up the decaying of organic material in compost?

The bodies of young plants and animals consist of about 90% of what

Which of the following is considered part of the environment:

The "seed potato" farmer selects cultivars that resist disease and pests by: