Quiz 1: Overview of Agriculture

Quiz 1: Overview of Agriculture Which of the following is NOT the purpose of bioengineering? - ANS tracking weather conditions Which option best characterizes the following passage in regard to recent developments in agriculture? "Combined investments helped discover and develop farming equipment, which resulted in higher yields and the need for fewer farming personnel." - ANS Farms provide fewer jobs compared to agricultural research and development. Which of the following dates is used as the starting date to find an item's radioactive date? - ANS January 1, 1950 Which of the following is NOT an example of a domesticated animal? - ANS coyote Match the job position with the education course most likely needed to learn job requirements. 1. research assistant 2. animal control officer 3. nursery worker - ANS 3.Soil Studies 1.Laboratory Safety 2.Introduction to Wildlife As families have become smaller over the past one hundred years, people are spending __________ a0 (more/less/the same amount of) money on goods than they were in the early 1900s. - ANS more Match the scenario with the education course that would provide knowledge necessary to the task. 1. A farmer needs someone to assess how much a piece of land costs. 2. A company needs someone to match the needs of a restaurant with goods from local farms available in an area. 3. The government needs someone to balance the number of deer with available resources. - ANS 1. Finance and Economics in the Twenty-First Century 2. Menu Planning 3. Environmental Management Theory Which of the following subjects would be LEAST likely to interest an agricultural researcher? - ANS Not how soil erosion on the Mississippi River banks will harm the environment Match the term with its definition.