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Agriculture 100 MCQs
1. What is agricultural economics?
2. What is the application of business principles to agricultural operations?
3. What is the process of moving agricultural products from farm to consumer?
4. What is the total market value of all final goods and services produced in a country?
5. What is a sustained increase in the general price level?
6. What are government payments to support agricultural producers?
7. What are taxes on imported goods?
8. What UN agency leads international efforts to defeat hunger?
9. What refers to the technological advances in agriculture that increased crop yields?
10. What is the minimum income level required to meet basic needs?
11. What is a graphical representation of income distribution?
12. What is the practice of growing a single crop species year after year?
13. What is the mechanical preparation of soil for planting?
14. What is the artificial application of water to soil for crop production?
15. What is the application of nutrients to soil to enhance crop growth?
16. What is the amount of seed required per unit area?
17. What is the amount of crop produced per unit area?
18. What are unwanted plants that compete with crops for resources?
19. What are caused by pathogens such as fungi, bacteria, and viruses?
20. What is the use of natural enemies to control pests?
21. What is the modification of farming practices to reduce pest problems?
22. What is the use of physical barriers or traps to control pests?
23. What is the process by which plants break down glucose to release energy?
24. What control the opening and closing of stomata?
25. What plants flower when the day length is shorter than a critical period?
26. What plants flower regardless of day length?
27. What is the exposure of plants to cold temperatures to induce flowering?
28. What is the shedding of leaves, flowers, or fruits from a plant?
29. What plant hormones promote cell division and delay senescence?
30. What plant hormone promotes dormancy and stomatal closure?
31. What is the movement of assimilates through the phloem?
32. What is entomology?
33. What arthropods have three body segments: head, thorax, and abdomen?
34. What part of an insect bears the legs and wings?
35. What is the external skeleton of an insect that provides support and protection?
36. What insects undergo complete metamorphosis with egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages?
37. What order includes flies, mosquitoes, and midges?
38. What insects lay their eggs on or in other insects, eventually killing them?
39. What chemicals are used to control insect pests?
40. What is the pest population level at which control measures should be taken to prevent economic loss?
41. What is the lowest pest population that will cause economic damage?
42. What are chemical signals used by insects for communication?
43. What is the use of plants that are less susceptible to insect attack?
44. What does the insect life cycle include?
45. What is a period of suspended development in insects?
46. What does horticulture involve?
47. What propagation method forms roots on a stem while it is still attached to the parent plant?
48. What is a place where young plants are grown before being transplanted?
49. What is a field where grapevines are grown?
50. What is the process of collecting mature crops from the field?
51. What is the management of crops after harvest to maintain quality?
52. What is used to preserve fruits and vegetables by reducing metabolic activity?
53. What is a method of preserving fruits and vegetables by heat processing in sealed containers?
54. What is the transfer of pollen from the male to the female part of a flower?
55. What is the fusion of male and female gametes in plants?
56. What develops from the ovary after fertilization?
57. What does irrigation and water management involve?
58. What is the application of water to the soil surface using gravity flow?
59. What is the application of water below the soil surface?
60. What is the ratio of water stored in the root zone to water applied?
61. What is an underground layer of water-bearing rock?
62. What is a man-made waterway used for irrigation or drainage?
63. What is the total amount of water needed by a crop during its growing season?
64. What is the collection and storage of rainwater for later use?
65. What is the accounting of all water inputs and outputs in a system?
66. What is the lack of sufficient water resources to meet demands?
67. What is the direct manipulation of an organism's genes using biotechnology?
68. What is a cultivated variety of a plant that is selected for desirable traits?
69. What is the crossing of unrelated individuals?
70. What is the fertilization of a plant by its own pollen?
71. What is the collection of genetic resources for plant breeding?
72. What is the use of molecular markers to select plants with desirable traits?
73. What breeding method tracks the ancestry of selected plants?
74. What breeding method selects plants based on their appearance?
75. What breeding method grows a population of plants and selects them as a group?
76. What is the parent that is repeatedly crossed in backcrossing?
77. What traits are controlled by multiple genes and influenced by the environment?
78. What is the proportion of phenotypic variation that is due to genetic factors?
79. What is the improvement in performance achieved through breeding?
80. What major group of plant pathogens causes rusts, mildews, and blights?
81. What is the death of plant tissue caused by disease?
82. What is a holistic approach combining biological, cultural, chemical, and genetic methods?
83. What does seed science study?
84. What is the process of evaluating seed quality for germination, purity, and health?
85. What test evaluates the percentage of seeds that germinate under favorable conditions?
86. What test detects the presence of pathogens and pests in seeds?
87. What is the process of growing and harvesting seeds for propagation?
88. What is the application of chemicals or biological agents to seeds to protect against pests and diseases?
89. What declines with age and storage conditions?
90. What is a key factor in maintaining seed viability?
91. What is the physical damage to the seed coat to break dormancy?
92. What determines seed quality?
93. What is the upper mineral layer of soil with organic matter?
94. What is the layer where minerals accumulate?
95. What pH do alkaline soils have?
96. What nutrients are required by plants in small amounts?
97. What primary macronutrient is essential for plant growth and leaf development?
98. What is the stable fraction of soil organic matter?
99. What soil conservation practice involves planting crops to protect the soil during fallow periods?
100. What is the removal of soluble nutrients from the soil by water movement?