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Genetic engineering is used in agriculture to ____ plant and animals performance.
Increase
Cloning is a controversial topic in which area of agriculture?
If a fertilizer is listed as 10-8-15, what is the percent of Nitrogen?
10
Animals rights refer to which belief?
Animals are not ours to use, but are our equal
Silviculture is defined as
Management of a forest
The use of cells and technology is referred to as ____.
Biotechnology
Row crops are grown?
In rows of a field
An example of a pest found in a forest would be?
Southern Pine Beetle
Another name for a soil particle os
Sand
10-10-10 stands for which 3 macronutrients in fertilizer?
Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium
Yeast is used to make which of the following food items?
Bread
Using pesticide is an example of which type of control?
Biological control
Which type of tilling method allows for the rebuilding of the soil and helps counter the losses of row crops?
Conservation
Contour farming is when a farmer runs his tractor ____ the slope of the land.
If the fertilizer label suggest that it should be applied during early spring to late spring, which months should I apply it?
March-June
A root crop is any vegetable crop where the vegetable is harvested from the ____.
Roots
Greatest factor in site selection of vegetable garden is....
Sunlight availability
List the soil particle sizes in order from smallest to largest.
Clay, silt, and sand
Land that is used for producing wood is called
Timberland
Which component of food is needed in out diet for healthy muscles, skin and hair?
Which scientist is credited as the father of genetics?
Mendel
If I was looking for a supervised agriculture experience job shadowing assignment in the plant science industry, which job would I shadow?
Veterinarian
In which type of forest region would pine trees be most likely to be found?
Northern Hardwood
Which of the following is a characteristic of wood?
Color
An ecosystem with relatively flat, slightly wet, and containing salt-tolerant plants would be called?
Salt-marsh