AG ASSOCIATES CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025

AG ASSOCIATES CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2024/2025 T/F- Agriscience refers to the application of high technology to agriculture - answerTrue T/F Farming and ranching account for more than half of the jobs in agriculture - answerFalse T/F- Aquaculture means the study of freshwater, such as lakes or ponds. - answerFalse T/F- In the United States, the percentage of annual income spend for food has tended to increase. - answerFalse T/F- Wildlife, trees, and fish are examples of renewable natural resources. - answerTrue T/F Intensive farming practices will likely play a big role in preserving our forests. - answerTrue T/F Individuals who work in the field of environmental management might be helicopter pilots. - answerTrue T/F Potatoes that have been genetically modified to resist the Colorado potato beetle unfortunately produce a chemical that also produce a chemical that also affects humans. - answerFalse T/F Two of the biggest markets for U.S. agriculture products are Canada and Mexico. - answerTrue T/F There is such thing as a beneficial insect. - answerTrue T/F In 2002, Maryland placed a ban on genetically engineered tomatoes. - answerFalse T/F Scientists placed a monoclonal antibodies in goats milk. - answerFalse T/F The Green Revolution fell short of its goal to help countries become self-sufficient in food production. - answerFalse T/F The soybean is the source of the world's most powerful vegetable oil. - answerTrue T/F A major problem for humans is to avoid contaminating food and water with secretions from their own bodies. - answerTrue An insect that feeds on human waste and then on human food, transmitting disease. - answerCockroach Pesticide that was banned in 1972 because of its harmful effects on the environment - answerDDT What metal revolutionized agriculture? - answerIron The insecticide DDT has been used to control mosquitoes that carry which disease? - answerMalaria When a tree or other plant is not affected by the presence of a harmful insect, it is described as being - answerImmune T/F- A career in food science limits the individual to work in the lab as a scientist. - answerFalse T/F- Production agriculture involves producing literature about growing food crops. - answerFalse T/F- U.S. consumers spend about 15 percent of their income on food. - answerFalse T/F- Renewable natural resources is an area of agriscience attractive to those who enjoy working outdoors. - answerFalse The area of agriscience the includes businesses that sell supplies or provide service is - answeragricultural supplies and services Another term for a resume is a - answervita The SCANS report was written by the - answerSecretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills In what order are college degrees earned? - answerfour-year, master's, doctorate A global positioning systems technician is most likely found in which career area? - answeragricultural mechanics Which Cabinet-level secretary developed the SCANS report. - answerSecretary of Labor Farming and ranching fall under which career area - answerproduction agriculture Of people needed each year to fill positions in the agriculture industry, approximately how many have the required skilled and knowledge? - answer100,000