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What % of people in the US 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 2025, the world population is projected to be? correct answers 8.5 billion
The acronym USDA stands for the government agency known as? correct answers United State
Department of Agriculture
What is the meaning of the Greek word bio? correct answers Life
the Greek word logy means? correct answers The study of
Organic food is a term used for foods that have been grown? correct answers Without chemicals
Which term refers to all the conditions, circumstances, and influence surrounding and effecting
an organism? correct answers the environment
the science involved in the cultivation, propagation, processing, and marketing of items such as
flowers and veggies is known as? correct answers horticulture
on average, each farmer in the US produces enough food for about how many people? correct
answers 168 people
which of the following insects feed on human waste and then on human food, transmitting
disease? correct answers Flies
which pesticides were banned in 1972 bc of it's harmful effects on the environment? correct
answers all DDT products
the use of what metal revolutionized ag? correct answers iron
the insecticide DDT has been used to control mosquitoes that carry what disease? correct
answers malaria
what tree or other plant is not affected by the presence of a harmful insect, it's described as?
correct answers immune
what 2 insects are beneficial to plants? correct answers Bees and butterflies
which of the following is a plant that host nitrogen-fixing bacteria? correct answers Legumes
, an infection of the milk-secreting glands of cattle, goats, and other milk producing animals are
known as? correct answers mastitis
Agriscience accounts for what % of jobs in the US? correct answers 10.3%
what is a type of potato that grow in volcanic soil? correct answers Russets
the average US farmer produces enough food to feed about how many people? correct answers
168
what % of careers in agrisciences requires college degree? correct answers 20%
ag. processing, products, and distribution are the parts of the industry that do w/ the
commodities? correct answers Haul, trade, process, and package
a career in food science includes? correct answers processing, packaging, distribution of, and
marketing of food products
Qualifications of a career in a renewable nature recourses include 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 are? correct
answers Agriscience supplies and services
Another term for resume is a... correct answers Vita
the Scanss report was written in the... correct answers Secretary's Commission on achieving
necessary skills
in what order are college degrees earned? correct answers four-year, master's, doctorate
A global positioning system technician is the most likely found in which career area? correct
answers Ag. mechanics
which cabinet level secretant development the SCANS report? correct answers Secretary of
Labor
Farming and ranching fell under which career area? correct answers Production Ag.
of people needed each year to fill positions in the ag. industry, approximately how many have the
skill and knowledge? correct answers 100,000
1 out of every ____ jobs in the US is on the felid of agriscience correct answers 5
A ___ SEA is for students who want to conduct activities for a profit correct answers
Entrepreneurship
What % of people in the US 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 2025, the world population is projected to be? correct answers 8.5 billion
The acronym USDA stands for the government agency known as? correct answers United State
Department of Agriculture
What is the meaning of the Greek word bio? correct answers Life
the Greek word logy means? correct answers The study of
Organic food is a term used for foods that have been grown? correct answers Without chemicals
Which term refers to all the conditions, circumstances, and influence surrounding and effecting
an organism? correct answers the environment
the science involved in the cultivation, propagation, processing, and marketing of items such as
flowers and veggies is known as? correct answers horticulture
on average, each farmer in the US produces enough food for about how many people? correct
answers 168 people
which of the following insects feed on human waste and then on human food, transmitting
disease? correct answers Flies
which pesticides were banned in 1972 bc of it's harmful effects on the environment? correct
answers all DDT products
the use of what metal revolutionized ag? correct answers iron
the insecticide DDT has been used to control mosquitoes that carry what disease? correct
answers malaria
what tree or other plant is not affected by the presence of a harmful insect, it's described as?
correct answers immune
what 2 insects are beneficial to plants? correct answers Bees and butterflies
which of the following is a plant that host nitrogen-fixing bacteria? correct answers Legumes
, an infection of the milk-secreting glands of cattle, goats, and other milk producing animals are
known as? correct answers mastitis
Agriscience accounts for what % of jobs in the US? correct answers 10.3%
what is a type of potato that grow in volcanic soil? correct answers Russets
the average US farmer produces enough food to feed about how many people? correct answers
168
what % of careers in agrisciences requires college degree? correct answers 20%
ag. processing, products, and distribution are the parts of the industry that do w/ the
commodities? correct answers Haul, trade, process, and package
a career in food science includes? correct answers processing, packaging, distribution of, and
marketing of food products
Qualifications of a career in a renewable nature recourses include 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 are? correct
answers Agriscience supplies and services
Another term for resume is a... correct answers Vita
the Scanss report was written in the... correct answers Secretary's Commission on achieving
necessary skills
in what order are college degrees earned? correct answers four-year, master's, doctorate
A global positioning system technician is the most likely found in which career area? correct
answers Ag. mechanics
which cabinet level secretant development the SCANS report? correct answers Secretary of
Labor
Farming and ranching fell under which career area? correct answers Production Ag.
of people needed each year to fill positions in the ag. industry, approximately how many have the
skill and knowledge? correct answers 100,000
1 out of every ____ jobs in the US is on the felid of agriscience correct answers 5
A ___ SEA is for students who want to conduct activities for a profit correct answers
Entrepreneurship
