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What percentage of people in the united states are farmers? correct answers Less than 2
Which term refers to the study of the properties and management of soil to grow plants? correct
answers Soil science
By the year 2050, the world population is projected to be? correct answers 9 billion
The acronym USDA stands for the government agency known as? correct answers United States
Department of Agriculture
What is the meaning of the Greek word bios? correct answers life
The Greek word logy means? correct answers study
Organic food is a term used for foods that have been grown? correct answers without use of
chemical pesticides
Which terms refers to all the conditions, circumstances, and influences surrounding and affecting
an organism or group of organisms? correct answers environment
The science involved in the cultivation, propagation, processing, and marketing of items such as
flowers and vegetables is known as? correct answers horticulture
On average, each farmer in the US produces enough food for about how many people? correct
answers 155
Which of the following insects feeds on human waste and then on human food, transmitting
disease? correct answers cockroach
Which pesticide was banned in 1972 because of its harmful effects on the environment? correct
answers DDT
The use of what metal revolutionized agriculture? correct answers iron
The insecticide DDT has been used to control mosquitoes that carry what disease? correct
answers malaria
when a tree or other plant is not affected by the presence of a harmful insect, it is described as
being? correct answers immune
what two insects are beneficial to plants correct answers bees and ladybird beetles
which of the following is a plant that hosts nitrogen-fixing bacteria? correct answers legume
, an infection of the milk-secreting glands of cattle, goats and other milk producing animals is
known as? correct answers mastitis
Agriscience accounts for what percentage of jobs in America correct answers 14
What is a type of potato grown in the volcanic soils of Idaho and the Northwest? correct answers
Russet
What percentage of careers in agriscience require college degrees? correct answers 20
Agriculture processing, products, and distribution are those parts of the industry that do what
with the commodities? correct answers haul, grade, process, package, and market
A career in food science includes: correct answers processing, packaging, distribution of, and
marketing of food products
Qualifications for a career in renewable natural resources include an appreciation for natural and
scientific knowledge of plants and? correct answers animals
The area of agriscience that includes businesses that sell supplies or provide services is? correct
answers agricultural supplies and services
another term for resume is a correct answers vita
the SCANS report was written by the correct answers Secretary's commission on achieving
necessary skills
in what order are college degrees earned correct answers four-year, master, doctorate
a global positioning systems technician is most likely found in which career area? correct
answers ag mechanics
which cabinet level secretart developed the SCANS report? correct answers secretary of labor
Farming and ranching fall under which career area correct answers production agrigulture
of people needed each year to fill positions in the agriculture industry, approximately how many
have the required skills and knowledge correct answers 100,000
one out of every______ jobs in the US is n the field of agriscience correct answers 5
A ______ SAE is for students who want to conduct activities for a profit? correct answers
placement
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What percentage of people in the united states are farmers? correct answers Less than 2
Which term refers to the study of the properties and management of soil to grow plants? correct
answers Soil science
By the year 2050, the world population is projected to be? correct answers 9 billion
The acronym USDA stands for the government agency known as? correct answers United States
Department of Agriculture
What is the meaning of the Greek word bios? correct answers life
The Greek word logy means? correct answers study
Organic food is a term used for foods that have been grown? correct answers without use of
chemical pesticides
Which terms refers to all the conditions, circumstances, and influences surrounding and affecting
an organism or group of organisms? correct answers environment
The science involved in the cultivation, propagation, processing, and marketing of items such as
flowers and vegetables is known as? correct answers horticulture
On average, each farmer in the US produces enough food for about how many people? correct
answers 155
Which of the following insects feeds on human waste and then on human food, transmitting
disease? correct answers cockroach
Which pesticide was banned in 1972 because of its harmful effects on the environment? correct
answers DDT
The use of what metal revolutionized agriculture? correct answers iron
The insecticide DDT has been used to control mosquitoes that carry what disease? correct
answers malaria
when a tree or other plant is not affected by the presence of a harmful insect, it is described as
being? correct answers immune
what two insects are beneficial to plants correct answers bees and ladybird beetles
which of the following is a plant that hosts nitrogen-fixing bacteria? correct answers legume
, an infection of the milk-secreting glands of cattle, goats and other milk producing animals is
known as? correct answers mastitis
Agriscience accounts for what percentage of jobs in America correct answers 14
What is a type of potato grown in the volcanic soils of Idaho and the Northwest? correct answers
Russet
What percentage of careers in agriscience require college degrees? correct answers 20
Agriculture processing, products, and distribution are those parts of the industry that do what
with the commodities? correct answers haul, grade, process, package, and market
A career in food science includes: correct answers processing, packaging, distribution of, and
marketing of food products
Qualifications for a career in renewable natural resources include an appreciation for natural and
scientific knowledge of plants and? correct answers animals
The area of agriscience that includes businesses that sell supplies or provide services is? correct
answers agricultural supplies and services
another term for resume is a correct answers vita
the SCANS report was written by the correct answers Secretary's commission on achieving
necessary skills
in what order are college degrees earned correct answers four-year, master, doctorate
a global positioning systems technician is most likely found in which career area? correct
answers ag mechanics
which cabinet level secretart developed the SCANS report? correct answers secretary of labor
Farming and ranching fall under which career area correct answers production agrigulture
of people needed each year to fill positions in the agriculture industry, approximately how many
have the required skills and knowledge correct answers 100,000
one out of every______ jobs in the US is n the field of agriscience correct answers 5
A ______ SAE is for students who want to conduct activities for a profit? correct answers
placement
