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What invention allows plants to be grown in smaller places using nutrient solutions, in water, without soil?
Hydroponics
What invention is defined as changing the genetic makeup of cells to produce improved or new organisms?
Genetic engineering/Genetically modified crops (GMOs)
What was the nickname given to the South's most important resource in the 1800s?
King Cotton
Crops were sent to England in exchange for...
Manufactured goods
Who invented the steel plow?
John Deere
What invention allowed hard-packed, tough soil to be broken up more easily?
Steel plow
What invention was faster and safer than the steam engine tractor, which increased production?
Gas tractor
When was the cotton gin invented?
The 1790s
(1793)
What was the name of the first mammal cloned by adult cells?
Dolly the sheep
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
What invention allowed perishable goods to be traveled long distances at cool temperatures?
Refrigerated Railcar
What was the name and type of crop sold as the first GMO?
Flavr Savr Tomato
Scientific agricultural research began in the United States during the...
The middle 1800s
How did humans originally discover the best time to plant crops, the best crops to grow, and best animals to raise?
Trial and error
Who invented barbed wire?
Joseph Glidden.
What invention allowed for greater control of livestock by keeping cattle inside a fenced-in area?
Barbed wire
What invention made meat affordable to the common man?
Refrigerated Railcar
When was the grain reaper invented?
1831
What is agriculture?
The process of growing and raising plants and animals for human use.
Who invented the mechanical reaper?
Cyrus McCormick
What invention separates fibers from seeds making cotton production increase?
Cotton gin
The most important aspect in the development of agriculture was...
Scientific research
Almost what percent of colonists made their living through agriculture?
90%
The biggest problem cattle farmers faced was...
Transportation