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ii ii ii ii
Practice Exam Q&A solved ii ii ii ii
ii
ii
The iistandard iitest iiweight iiper iibushel iifor iisoybean iiis: ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-60
iipounds ii
ii
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiKansas iicrops iiis iiused iias iigrain iifor iihuman iifood iior iilivestock
iifeed, iiplus iiit iiis iicommonly iiused iito iiproduce iioil, iihigh iifructose iisweetener, iibiofuel
ii(ethanol), iisilage, iiand iiindustrial iiproducts iisuch iias iibiodegradable iitrash iibags iiand
iipacking iipeanuts? iia. iialfalfa ii
b. corn ii
c. wheat ii
d. sunflower ii
e. soybean ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-b. iicorn ii
ii
Prussic iiacid iipoisoning iiis iia iipotential iiproblem iifor iilivestock iigrazing iiwhich iiof iithe
iifollowing iiforage iicrops? iia. iialfalfa ii
b. winter iiwheat ii
c. tall iifescue ii
d. sorghum iistalks ii
e. native iirange ii(prairie) ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-d. iisorghum iistalks ii
ii
A iiharvest iiconcern iiwith iiregard iito iimoldy iicorn iiseed iiis iithe iipotential iipresence iiof
iitoxic ii
ii
levels iiof: ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-
aflatoxin
ii
The iipractice iiof iino-till iiplanting iigrain iisorghum iiinto iithe iistubble iiof iia iiwheat iicrop
iiimmediately iiafter iiwheat iiharvest iiin iilate iiJune iiis iicalled: ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-
double iicropping ii
ii
Because iiboth iioilseed iiand iiconfectionary iisunflowers iigrown iiin iiKansas iido iinot iiproduce
iiadditional iileaves iiafter iithey iibegin iiflowering, iitheir iigrowth iihabit iiis iicalled: ii- iiCORRECT
ii
ANSWER-determinate ii
ii
The iitop iitwo iicrops iiin ii$ iivalue iiin iithe iiUS iiand iiKansas iiare: ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-
corn ii
ii
and iisoybeans iiin iithe iiUS; iicorn iiand iiwheat iiin
iiKansas
ii
Broadcast iiapplication iiof iidry iiurea iifertilizer iito iian iiestablished iifield iiof iitall iifescue iiin
iiearly ii
ii
March iiis iicalled: ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-
topdressing
ii
,Most iiof iithe iistored iifood iienergy iiused iifor iigermination iiin iia iicorn iiseed iiis iilocated iiin
iithe: ii-
ii
CORRECT iiANSWER-
endosperm
ii
European iicorn iiborers iicause iidamage iito iicorn iiby: ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-feeding iiin
iithe ii
ii
stalks iiduring iithe iilarval
iistage
ii
If iia iifarmer iiin iiCentral iiKansas iiplanted iiboth iia iiMaturity iiGroup ii3 iiand iia iiMaturity iiGroup
ii4 iivariety iion iithe iisame iidate, iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing iicrops iidid iihe iiplant, iiand iiwhat iiwill
iibe iithe iimost iilikely iiresult? ii
a. The iicrop iiis iicorn iiand iithe iiGroup ii3 iivariety iiwould iistart iiflowering iifirst. ii
b. The iicrop iiis iisoybean iiand iithe iiGroup ii3 iivariety iiwould iistart iiflowering iifirst. ii
c. The iicrop iiis iicorn iiand iithe iiGroup ii4 iivariety iiwould iistart iiflowering iifirst. ii
d. The iicrop iiis iisoybean iiand iithe iiGroup ii4 iivariety iiwould iistart iiflowering iifirst. ii
e. The iicrop iiis iisoybean iiand iithey iiwould iiboth iiflower iiat iithe iisame iitime. ii- iiCORRECT
iiANSWER-b. iiThe iicrop iiis iisoybean iiand iithe iiGroup ii3 iivariety iiwould iistart iiflowering
iifirst. ii
ii
The iiphrase ii"dusting iiit iiin" iiwhen iiused iiin iiwheat iiproduction iirefers iito: ii- iiCORRECT
iiANSWER-planting iithe iiseed iishallow iiinto iia iidry iisoil iisurface iihoping iifor iia iirain iiso iiit
iican iigerminate iilater ii
ii
Cattle iigrazing iiolder, iiestablished iitall iifescue iipastures iiresults iiin iipoor iiweight iigains,
iipoor iibody iicondition, iifever, iilameness, iiand iiin iisome iicases iia iiloss iiof iihooves iiand iitail
iitips. iiThe iilikely iicause iiis: ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-fescue iitoxicosis iifrom iian iialkaloid
iiproduced iiby iian iiendophyte iifungus iiliving iiwithin iiplants ii
ii
Presence iiof iihigh iiamounts iiof iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing iisubstances iiis iithe iiprimary
iiconcern ii
ii
related iito iithe iiquality iiof iiground iiwater iiused iifor
iiirrigation:
ii
a. iiE. iicoli
iibacteria
ii
b.
iisalts
ii
c. iipesticide
iiresidues
ii
d.
iinitrates
ii
e. iiphosphates ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-b.
iisalts
ii
, Sprinkler iiirrigation iisystems iihave iian iiadvantage iiover iifurrow iiirrigation iisystems iifor iiall
iiof iithe iifollowing iiexcept: ii
a. more iiuniform iiapplication iiof iiwater iiwith iisprinkler ii
b. less iienergy iirequired iito iipump iiand iidistribute iiwater iiwith iisprinkler ii
c. lower iilabor iicosts iiwith iisprinkler ii
d. less iiland iileveling iineeded iiwith iisprinkler ii
e. less iileaching iilosses iiwith iisprinkler ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-b. iiless iienergy iirequired
iito iipump iiand iidistribute iiwater iiwith iisprinkler ii
ii
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiconditions iiwould iinot iilikely iibe iiresult iiof iiusing iia iino-till iisystem
iithat iileaves iicrop iiresidue iion iithe iisoil iisurface iiversus iiincorporating iithe iiresidue iiwith
iitillage? iia. iimore iiwater iiinfiltration ii
b. less iisoil iimoisture iilost iiby iievaporation ii
c. cooler iisoil iitemperature ii
d. less iiwind iiand iiwater iierosion ii
e. iiless iioverwintering iiof iiinsect iiand iidisease iipests ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-e.
iiless ii
ii
overwintering iiof iiinsect iiand iidisease
iipests
ii
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiterms iior iiacronyms iifound iion iia iipesticide iilabel iidefines iithe
iiprotective iiequipment ii(type iiof iiclothing, iigloves, iigoggles, iirespirator, iietc.) iithat iimust iibe
iiused iiby iithe iiperson iiapplying iithe iipesticide iito iiinsure iitheir iisafety iiand iiavoid iirisk iiof
iioverexposure? ii
a. EPA iinumber ii
b. REI ii
c. PPE ii
d. active iiingredient ii
e. signal iiword ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-c. iiPPE ii
ii
The iigreatest iiyield iireduction iidue iito iidrought iistress iiin iisoybean iivarieties iitypically
iigrown iiin iiKansas iigenerally iiresults iiwhen iithe iistress iioccurs iiduring iithe: ii- iiCORRECT
iiANSWERpod iidevelopment iistage iiresulting iiin iihigh iipod iiabortion iiand iireduced iipods
iiper iiplant ii
ii
To iislow iithe iidevelopment iiof iiinsect iiresistance ii(Insect iiResistance iiManagement) iiin
iicrops iigenetically iiengineered iiwith iiBt iitechnology, iifarmers iihave iibeen iirequired iito
iiplant iia iiportion ii(usually ii20%) iiof iithe iifield iito iinon-Bt iihybrids iias iia ii"refuge." iiSome iinew
iicorn iihybrids iilike iiPioneer iiOptimum iiAcreMax iinow iiinclude ii"RIB" iitechnology iiwhich
iimeans: ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-The iinon-BT iiseed iiis iimixed iiin iithe iibag, iithus iino
iiseparate iirefuge iiarea iinow iineeds iito iibe iiplanted ii
ii
Syngenta iiand iiMonsanto iiboth iibegan iiselling iiall iisoybean iiseed iiby iicount iiin ii2011, iiand
iiother iicompanies iiare iiexpected iito iimove iiquickly iito iibagging iisoybean iiseed iiby iicount.
iiThe iistandard iiseed iicount iifor iithese iisoybean iiseed iibags iiis: ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-
140,000 ii
ii
ii ii ii ii
Practice Exam Q&A solved ii ii ii ii
ii
ii
The iistandard iitest iiweight iiper iibushel iifor iisoybean iiis: ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-60
iipounds ii
ii
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiKansas iicrops iiis iiused iias iigrain iifor iihuman iifood iior iilivestock
iifeed, iiplus iiit iiis iicommonly iiused iito iiproduce iioil, iihigh iifructose iisweetener, iibiofuel
ii(ethanol), iisilage, iiand iiindustrial iiproducts iisuch iias iibiodegradable iitrash iibags iiand
iipacking iipeanuts? iia. iialfalfa ii
b. corn ii
c. wheat ii
d. sunflower ii
e. soybean ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-b. iicorn ii
ii
Prussic iiacid iipoisoning iiis iia iipotential iiproblem iifor iilivestock iigrazing iiwhich iiof iithe
iifollowing iiforage iicrops? iia. iialfalfa ii
b. winter iiwheat ii
c. tall iifescue ii
d. sorghum iistalks ii
e. native iirange ii(prairie) ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-d. iisorghum iistalks ii
ii
A iiharvest iiconcern iiwith iiregard iito iimoldy iicorn iiseed iiis iithe iipotential iipresence iiof
iitoxic ii
ii
levels iiof: ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-
aflatoxin
ii
The iipractice iiof iino-till iiplanting iigrain iisorghum iiinto iithe iistubble iiof iia iiwheat iicrop
iiimmediately iiafter iiwheat iiharvest iiin iilate iiJune iiis iicalled: ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-
double iicropping ii
ii
Because iiboth iioilseed iiand iiconfectionary iisunflowers iigrown iiin iiKansas iido iinot iiproduce
iiadditional iileaves iiafter iithey iibegin iiflowering, iitheir iigrowth iihabit iiis iicalled: ii- iiCORRECT
ii
ANSWER-determinate ii
ii
The iitop iitwo iicrops iiin ii$ iivalue iiin iithe iiUS iiand iiKansas iiare: ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-
corn ii
ii
and iisoybeans iiin iithe iiUS; iicorn iiand iiwheat iiin
iiKansas
ii
Broadcast iiapplication iiof iidry iiurea iifertilizer iito iian iiestablished iifield iiof iitall iifescue iiin
iiearly ii
ii
March iiis iicalled: ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-
topdressing
ii
,Most iiof iithe iistored iifood iienergy iiused iifor iigermination iiin iia iicorn iiseed iiis iilocated iiin
iithe: ii-
ii
CORRECT iiANSWER-
endosperm
ii
European iicorn iiborers iicause iidamage iito iicorn iiby: ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-feeding iiin
iithe ii
ii
stalks iiduring iithe iilarval
iistage
ii
If iia iifarmer iiin iiCentral iiKansas iiplanted iiboth iia iiMaturity iiGroup ii3 iiand iia iiMaturity iiGroup
ii4 iivariety iion iithe iisame iidate, iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing iicrops iidid iihe iiplant, iiand iiwhat iiwill
iibe iithe iimost iilikely iiresult? ii
a. The iicrop iiis iicorn iiand iithe iiGroup ii3 iivariety iiwould iistart iiflowering iifirst. ii
b. The iicrop iiis iisoybean iiand iithe iiGroup ii3 iivariety iiwould iistart iiflowering iifirst. ii
c. The iicrop iiis iicorn iiand iithe iiGroup ii4 iivariety iiwould iistart iiflowering iifirst. ii
d. The iicrop iiis iisoybean iiand iithe iiGroup ii4 iivariety iiwould iistart iiflowering iifirst. ii
e. The iicrop iiis iisoybean iiand iithey iiwould iiboth iiflower iiat iithe iisame iitime. ii- iiCORRECT
iiANSWER-b. iiThe iicrop iiis iisoybean iiand iithe iiGroup ii3 iivariety iiwould iistart iiflowering
iifirst. ii
ii
The iiphrase ii"dusting iiit iiin" iiwhen iiused iiin iiwheat iiproduction iirefers iito: ii- iiCORRECT
iiANSWER-planting iithe iiseed iishallow iiinto iia iidry iisoil iisurface iihoping iifor iia iirain iiso iiit
iican iigerminate iilater ii
ii
Cattle iigrazing iiolder, iiestablished iitall iifescue iipastures iiresults iiin iipoor iiweight iigains,
iipoor iibody iicondition, iifever, iilameness, iiand iiin iisome iicases iia iiloss iiof iihooves iiand iitail
iitips. iiThe iilikely iicause iiis: ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-fescue iitoxicosis iifrom iian iialkaloid
iiproduced iiby iian iiendophyte iifungus iiliving iiwithin iiplants ii
ii
Presence iiof iihigh iiamounts iiof iiwhich iiof iithe iifollowing iisubstances iiis iithe iiprimary
iiconcern ii
ii
related iito iithe iiquality iiof iiground iiwater iiused iifor
iiirrigation:
ii
a. iiE. iicoli
iibacteria
ii
b.
iisalts
ii
c. iipesticide
iiresidues
ii
d.
iinitrates
ii
e. iiphosphates ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-b.
iisalts
ii
, Sprinkler iiirrigation iisystems iihave iian iiadvantage iiover iifurrow iiirrigation iisystems iifor iiall
iiof iithe iifollowing iiexcept: ii
a. more iiuniform iiapplication iiof iiwater iiwith iisprinkler ii
b. less iienergy iirequired iito iipump iiand iidistribute iiwater iiwith iisprinkler ii
c. lower iilabor iicosts iiwith iisprinkler ii
d. less iiland iileveling iineeded iiwith iisprinkler ii
e. less iileaching iilosses iiwith iisprinkler ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-b. iiless iienergy iirequired
iito iipump iiand iidistribute iiwater iiwith iisprinkler ii
ii
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiconditions iiwould iinot iilikely iibe iiresult iiof iiusing iia iino-till iisystem
iithat iileaves iicrop iiresidue iion iithe iisoil iisurface iiversus iiincorporating iithe iiresidue iiwith
iitillage? iia. iimore iiwater iiinfiltration ii
b. less iisoil iimoisture iilost iiby iievaporation ii
c. cooler iisoil iitemperature ii
d. less iiwind iiand iiwater iierosion ii
e. iiless iioverwintering iiof iiinsect iiand iidisease iipests ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-e.
iiless ii
ii
overwintering iiof iiinsect iiand iidisease
iipests
ii
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iiterms iior iiacronyms iifound iion iia iipesticide iilabel iidefines iithe
iiprotective iiequipment ii(type iiof iiclothing, iigloves, iigoggles, iirespirator, iietc.) iithat iimust iibe
iiused iiby iithe iiperson iiapplying iithe iipesticide iito iiinsure iitheir iisafety iiand iiavoid iirisk iiof
iioverexposure? ii
a. EPA iinumber ii
b. REI ii
c. PPE ii
d. active iiingredient ii
e. signal iiword ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-c. iiPPE ii
ii
The iigreatest iiyield iireduction iidue iito iidrought iistress iiin iisoybean iivarieties iitypically
iigrown iiin iiKansas iigenerally iiresults iiwhen iithe iistress iioccurs iiduring iithe: ii- iiCORRECT
iiANSWERpod iidevelopment iistage iiresulting iiin iihigh iipod iiabortion iiand iireduced iipods
iiper iiplant ii
ii
To iislow iithe iidevelopment iiof iiinsect iiresistance ii(Insect iiResistance iiManagement) iiin
iicrops iigenetically iiengineered iiwith iiBt iitechnology, iifarmers iihave iibeen iirequired iito
iiplant iia iiportion ii(usually ii20%) iiof iithe iifield iito iinon-Bt iihybrids iias iia ii"refuge." iiSome iinew
iicorn iihybrids iilike iiPioneer iiOptimum iiAcreMax iinow iiinclude ii"RIB" iitechnology iiwhich
iimeans: ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-The iinon-BT iiseed iiis iimixed iiin iithe iibag, iithus iino
iiseparate iirefuge iiarea iinow iineeds iito iibe iiplanted ii
ii
Syngenta iiand iiMonsanto iiboth iibegan iiselling iiall iisoybean iiseed iiby iicount iiin ii2011, iiand
iiother iicompanies iiare iiexpected iito iimove iiquickly iito iibagging iisoybean iiseed iiby iicount.
iiThe iistandard iiseed iicount iifor iithese iisoybean iiseed iibags iiis: ii- iiCORRECT iiANSWER-
140,000 ii
ii
