AGN 115 MSU REVIEW MODULE QUESTION
BANK 2026 FULLY SOLVED PRACTICE SET
◉ the full hereditary information of an individual is called
Answer: genotype
◉ The observed expression, the interaction between genetics and
the environment is called ____ (Ch 15, Lec 6)
Answer: phenotype
◉ One example of how genetic engineering was used to produce a
crop intended to improve human nutrition in developing countries
was ___. (Ch. 15 and Lec. 5)
Answer: 'golden rice'
◉ A variety that has been crossed by two highly inbred parental
lines will have a high yielding progeny, this is an example of hybrid
vigor.
Answer: true
◉ human-directed selection is always a threat to crop genetic
diversity
Answer: false
,◉ Plants using the ___ photosynthesis pathway usually perform best
under relatively cool temperatures. (Ch. 3)
Answer: C3
◉ Transpiration is the main process by which plants lose water, but
it is necessary to sustain photosynthesis and nutrient transport. (Ch
3)
Answer: true
◉ Few plants, especially agricultural crops, grow well outside the pH
range of 5 -8. T/F?
Answer: true
◉ Risks to monarch butterflies were overstated by media
interpretations of the Losey et al. (Cornell University) study that
dusted milkweed leaves with Bt corn pollen. The US National
Academy of Sciences later determined that the risk to monarchs
from Bt crops is "negligible" (i.e. unimportant).
Answer: true
◉ Compared to their wild ancestors, many domesticated crops tend
to ____ as a result of directed selection. (Ch 15, Lec 6)
Answer: have flowers that resist seed shattering
, have higher yield
◉ Synthetic nitrates (the most common nitrogen form in chemical
fertilizers) are irritating to earthworms, causing them to move out of
the area. (Soils lecture)
Answer: false
◉ In Teaming with Microbes the authors say that ___ are in control of
the soil food web because of what they release into the soil.
Answer: plants
◉ Intercropping rows of ___ is often used as an alternative to
planting permanent windbreaks of trees or shrubs. (Ch. 7)
Answer: all of the above
Answers:
corn
sunflower
sorghum
BANK 2026 FULLY SOLVED PRACTICE SET
◉ the full hereditary information of an individual is called
Answer: genotype
◉ The observed expression, the interaction between genetics and
the environment is called ____ (Ch 15, Lec 6)
Answer: phenotype
◉ One example of how genetic engineering was used to produce a
crop intended to improve human nutrition in developing countries
was ___. (Ch. 15 and Lec. 5)
Answer: 'golden rice'
◉ A variety that has been crossed by two highly inbred parental
lines will have a high yielding progeny, this is an example of hybrid
vigor.
Answer: true
◉ human-directed selection is always a threat to crop genetic
diversity
Answer: false
,◉ Plants using the ___ photosynthesis pathway usually perform best
under relatively cool temperatures. (Ch. 3)
Answer: C3
◉ Transpiration is the main process by which plants lose water, but
it is necessary to sustain photosynthesis and nutrient transport. (Ch
3)
Answer: true
◉ Few plants, especially agricultural crops, grow well outside the pH
range of 5 -8. T/F?
Answer: true
◉ Risks to monarch butterflies were overstated by media
interpretations of the Losey et al. (Cornell University) study that
dusted milkweed leaves with Bt corn pollen. The US National
Academy of Sciences later determined that the risk to monarchs
from Bt crops is "negligible" (i.e. unimportant).
Answer: true
◉ Compared to their wild ancestors, many domesticated crops tend
to ____ as a result of directed selection. (Ch 15, Lec 6)
Answer: have flowers that resist seed shattering
, have higher yield
◉ Synthetic nitrates (the most common nitrogen form in chemical
fertilizers) are irritating to earthworms, causing them to move out of
the area. (Soils lecture)
Answer: false
◉ In Teaming with Microbes the authors say that ___ are in control of
the soil food web because of what they release into the soil.
Answer: plants
◉ Intercropping rows of ___ is often used as an alternative to
planting permanent windbreaks of trees or shrubs. (Ch. 7)
Answer: all of the above
Answers:
corn
sunflower
sorghum
