AGRICULTURE ASSOCIATE INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION REVIEW
Questions with Correct Solutions
Question:
1. DDT
Answer:
"What pesticide was banned in 1972 because of its harmful effect on the environment?
Question:
2. Green Revolution
Answer:
"Which event resulted in developing countries being able to produce higher-yielding, disease-
and insect-resistant varieties of small grain?"
Question:
3. aerosol can
Answer:
"Agriscience research conducted to control mosquitoes in tropical areas led to what modern
day invention?"
Question:
4. What process is used to scan eggs to ensure they are free from cracks and interior
defects?"
Answer:
Candling
Question:
5. Brahman
Answer:
Bos Indicus breed of cattle. Grey in color with large hump. Known for heat tolerance.
Question:
6. Handling cleaning cloths while wearing protective gloves
Answer:
"Which practice promotes good hand hygiene in the food industry?"
Question:
7. Which food product date-labeling phrase always relates to food safety?"
,Answer:
Best if Used By/Before date
Question:
8. What do accidents among farm workers most often involve?"
Answer:
machinery
Question:
9. common name
Answer:
"What is another term for the manufacturer's name for a pesticide?"
Question:
10. numbers and symbols
Answer:
"How is the toxicity of a pesticide described?"
Question:
11. Design the experiment
Answer:
"During which step in the scientific method does one conduct an experiment?"
Question:
12. What is the term used to describe choosing specific parents to get desirable
characteristics in offspring?"
Answer:
selective breeding
Question:
13. What part of the leaf cell contains chlorophyll and carries out photosynthesis?"
Answer:
chloroplasts
Question:
14. insulin
Answer:
"What was one of the first commercial products made by genetic engineering?"
, Question:
15. What is known as the "universal solvent" because it can dissolve a variety of different
substances?
Answer:
water
Question:
16. Which land capability class has severe restrictions but is still suitable for cultivation with
careful management?
Answer:
Class VIII
Question:
17. nitrogen
Answer:
"What is the most abundant element in the air?"
Question:
18. 21
Answer:
"What percentage of the air is oxygen?"
Question:
19. greenhouse effect
Answer:
"The buildup of heat caused by radiant energy being trapped in the earth's atmosphere is
known as what?"
Question:
20. integrated pest management
Answer:
"What pest-control strategy relies on multiple control practices and establishes the amount of
damage that will be tolerated before control actions are taken?"
Question:
21. anchor the plant and supply water and nutrients
Answer:
"What is the primary functions of the root?"
Questions with Correct Solutions
Question:
1. DDT
Answer:
"What pesticide was banned in 1972 because of its harmful effect on the environment?
Question:
2. Green Revolution
Answer:
"Which event resulted in developing countries being able to produce higher-yielding, disease-
and insect-resistant varieties of small grain?"
Question:
3. aerosol can
Answer:
"Agriscience research conducted to control mosquitoes in tropical areas led to what modern
day invention?"
Question:
4. What process is used to scan eggs to ensure they are free from cracks and interior
defects?"
Answer:
Candling
Question:
5. Brahman
Answer:
Bos Indicus breed of cattle. Grey in color with large hump. Known for heat tolerance.
Question:
6. Handling cleaning cloths while wearing protective gloves
Answer:
"Which practice promotes good hand hygiene in the food industry?"
Question:
7. Which food product date-labeling phrase always relates to food safety?"
,Answer:
Best if Used By/Before date
Question:
8. What do accidents among farm workers most often involve?"
Answer:
machinery
Question:
9. common name
Answer:
"What is another term for the manufacturer's name for a pesticide?"
Question:
10. numbers and symbols
Answer:
"How is the toxicity of a pesticide described?"
Question:
11. Design the experiment
Answer:
"During which step in the scientific method does one conduct an experiment?"
Question:
12. What is the term used to describe choosing specific parents to get desirable
characteristics in offspring?"
Answer:
selective breeding
Question:
13. What part of the leaf cell contains chlorophyll and carries out photosynthesis?"
Answer:
chloroplasts
Question:
14. insulin
Answer:
"What was one of the first commercial products made by genetic engineering?"
, Question:
15. What is known as the "universal solvent" because it can dissolve a variety of different
substances?
Answer:
water
Question:
16. Which land capability class has severe restrictions but is still suitable for cultivation with
careful management?
Answer:
Class VIII
Question:
17. nitrogen
Answer:
"What is the most abundant element in the air?"
Question:
18. 21
Answer:
"What percentage of the air is oxygen?"
Question:
19. greenhouse effect
Answer:
"The buildup of heat caused by radiant energy being trapped in the earth's atmosphere is
known as what?"
Question:
20. integrated pest management
Answer:
"What pest-control strategy relies on multiple control practices and establishes the amount of
damage that will be tolerated before control actions are taken?"
Question:
21. anchor the plant and supply water and nutrients
Answer:
"What is the primary functions of the root?"
