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AG ASSOCIATES CERTIFICATION EXAM COMPLETE
NEWEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: Which term refers to the study of the properties and management of soil to grow
plants? - ANSWER-Soil science
QUESTION: By the year 2025, the world population is projected to be? - ANSWER-8 billion
QUESTION: The acronym USDA stands for the government agency known as? - ANSWER-United
States Department of Agriculture
Q; What percentage of people in the united states are farmers? - ANSWER-Less than 2
QUESTION: What is the meaning of the Greek word bios? - ANSWER-life
QUESTION: The Greek word logy means? - ANSWER-study
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QUESTION: Organic food is a term used for foods that have been grown? - ANSWER-without
use of chemical pesticides
QUESTION: Which terms refers to all the conditions, circumstances, and influences surrounding
and affecting an organism or group of organisms? - ANSWER-environment
QUESTION: The science involved in the cultivation, propagation, processing, and marketing of
items such as flowers and vegetables is known as? - ANSWER-horticulture
QUESTION: On average, each farmer in the US produces enough food for about how many
people? - ANSWER-167
QUESTION: Which of the following insects feeds on human waste and then on human food,
transmitting disease? - ANSWER-cockroach
QUESTION: Which pesticide was banned in 1972 because of its harmful effects on the
environment? - ANSWER-DDT
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QUESTION: The use of what metal revolutionized agriculture? - ANSWER-iron
QUESTION: The insecticide DDT has been used to control mosquitoes that carry what disease? -
ANSWER-malaria
QUESTION: when a tree or other plant is not affected by the presence of a harmful insect, it is
described as being? - ANSWER-immune
QUESTION: what two insects are beneficial to plants - ANSWER-bees and ladybird beetles
QUESTION: which of the following is a plant that hosts nitrogen-fixing bacteria? - ANSWER-
legume
QUESTION: an infection of the milk-secreting glands of cattle, goats and other milk producing
animals is known as? - ANSWER-mastitis
QUESTION: Agriscience accounts for what percentage of jobs in America - ANSWER-14
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QUESTION: What is a type of potato grown in the volcanic soils of Idaho and the Northwest? -
ANSWER-Russet
QUESTION: The average U.S. farmer produces enough food to feed about how many people? -
ANSWER-167
QUESTION: What percentage of careers in agriscience require college degrees? - ANSWER-20
QUESTION: Agriculture processing, products, and distribution are those parts of the industry
that do what with the commodities? - ANSWER-haul, grade, process, package, and market
QUESTION: A career in food science includes: - ANSWER-processing, packaging, distribution of,
and marketing of food products
QUESTION: Qualifications for a career in renewable natural resources include an appreciation
for natural and scientific knowledge of plants and? - ANSWER-animals
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AG ASSOCIATES CERTIFICATION EXAM COMPLETE
NEWEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: Which term refers to the study of the properties and management of soil to grow
plants? - ANSWER-Soil science
QUESTION: By the year 2025, the world population is projected to be? - ANSWER-8 billion
QUESTION: The acronym USDA stands for the government agency known as? - ANSWER-United
States Department of Agriculture
Q; What percentage of people in the united states are farmers? - ANSWER-Less than 2
QUESTION: What is the meaning of the Greek word bios? - ANSWER-life
QUESTION: The Greek word logy means? - ANSWER-study
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QUESTION: Organic food is a term used for foods that have been grown? - ANSWER-without
use of chemical pesticides
QUESTION: Which terms refers to all the conditions, circumstances, and influences surrounding
and affecting an organism or group of organisms? - ANSWER-environment
QUESTION: The science involved in the cultivation, propagation, processing, and marketing of
items such as flowers and vegetables is known as? - ANSWER-horticulture
QUESTION: On average, each farmer in the US produces enough food for about how many
people? - ANSWER-167
QUESTION: Which of the following insects feeds on human waste and then on human food,
transmitting disease? - ANSWER-cockroach
QUESTION: Which pesticide was banned in 1972 because of its harmful effects on the
environment? - ANSWER-DDT
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QUESTION: The use of what metal revolutionized agriculture? - ANSWER-iron
QUESTION: The insecticide DDT has been used to control mosquitoes that carry what disease? -
ANSWER-malaria
QUESTION: when a tree or other plant is not affected by the presence of a harmful insect, it is
described as being? - ANSWER-immune
QUESTION: what two insects are beneficial to plants - ANSWER-bees and ladybird beetles
QUESTION: which of the following is a plant that hosts nitrogen-fixing bacteria? - ANSWER-
legume
QUESTION: an infection of the milk-secreting glands of cattle, goats and other milk producing
animals is known as? - ANSWER-mastitis
QUESTION: Agriscience accounts for what percentage of jobs in America - ANSWER-14
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QUESTION: What is a type of potato grown in the volcanic soils of Idaho and the Northwest? -
ANSWER-Russet
QUESTION: The average U.S. farmer produces enough food to feed about how many people? -
ANSWER-167
QUESTION: What percentage of careers in agriscience require college degrees? - ANSWER-20
QUESTION: Agriculture processing, products, and distribution are those parts of the industry
that do what with the commodities? - ANSWER-haul, grade, process, package, and market
QUESTION: A career in food science includes: - ANSWER-processing, packaging, distribution of,
and marketing of food products
QUESTION: Qualifications for a career in renewable natural resources include an appreciation
for natural and scientific knowledge of plants and? - ANSWER-animals
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