Agriculture
One American farmer feeds more than how many people
155
(I will take 100 also)
Seeds of plants supply us with a rich source of
Protein
Most commonly grown cotton in colonial times
Sea Island cotton
Who invented the steel plow
John Deere
Study of living organisms
Biology
The foundation of all agriculture is
growing plants
In the United States what are most animals raised for
food
Most of the immigrants who first came to the New World were
farmers
Who invented the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
Product that is shipped from the United States to a foreign country
Export
______ is the study of or the explanation of natural phenomenon.
Science
What can be used to keep animals free form parasites
Pesticides
Colonists sent crops to England in return for
manufactured goods
Who developed the reaping machine
Cyrus McCormick
Any useful thing that can be produced, sold, or bought
Commodity
In the United States what 2 things provide the basis for its great agriculture industry
soil and climate
Each year many people make their living raising plants in
greenhouses
What played the most significant role in the development of agriculture
Scientific research
provided state and land for colleges
Land Grant Act (1862)
A product that is brought into this country from another country
import
List 5 parts of agriculture
Physics, chemistry, geology, meteorology, and biology
List 4 different uses for plants
clothing, food, buildings/homes, medicine, paper/books
Name 3 significant crops at the time of the American Revolution
tobacco, sugarcane, rice
created the Cooperative Extension Service
Smith Lever Act
The study of the relationship of organisms in an environment
ecology