PLSC 190 - Exam 1 questions with 100%
correct answers(10)
What are the parts of a plant that define it as a vegetable? - correct answer ✔✔The parts we eat:
Leaves
Stems
Roots
Tubers
Bulbs
Flowers
Fruits
Seeds
What are mushrooms classified as? - correct answer ✔✔Vegetable (in California)
In 2020, the US total revenue for fresh or processed vegetables was what? - correct answer
✔✔$13,066,344,000
California's 2020 fresh and processed vegetable revenue was what? - correct answer ✔✔$7,676,076,000
(about 59% of the US total vegetable sales)
The total per capita vegetable consumption increased or decreased between 2008 and 2017? - correct
answer ✔✔Slightly Increased
Which consumption is higher processed or fresh vegetables? - correct answer ✔✔Processed vegetable
consumption is slightly higher than fresh vegetables.
How does day length affect the quality of your crop? - correct answer ✔✔May cause an early transition
from vegetative to reproductive
, Cool Season Vegetables - correct answer ✔✔Germination occurs between soil temps 40 and 45 degrees
F
Growth occurs between 45 and 75 degrees F
Usually frost tolerant
Usually shallow rooted
Which crops are usually NOT affected by frost? - correct answer ✔✔Onion
Garlic
Broccoli
Cabbage
Asparagus
Which crops ARE usually affected by frost? - correct answer ✔✔Cauliflower
Lettuce
Carrots
Beets
Warm Season Vegetables - correct answer ✔✔Growth between 60 and 90 degrees F
Injured or killed by frost
Soil temps must be 70 degrees F for germination
Typically deep-rooted
Still air does what? - correct answer ✔✔Increases temperature and humidity during the day
Still cold air settles at night
Nighttime air movement does what? - correct answer ✔✔Increases temperature
Prevents frost
correct answers(10)
What are the parts of a plant that define it as a vegetable? - correct answer ✔✔The parts we eat:
Leaves
Stems
Roots
Tubers
Bulbs
Flowers
Fruits
Seeds
What are mushrooms classified as? - correct answer ✔✔Vegetable (in California)
In 2020, the US total revenue for fresh or processed vegetables was what? - correct answer
✔✔$13,066,344,000
California's 2020 fresh and processed vegetable revenue was what? - correct answer ✔✔$7,676,076,000
(about 59% of the US total vegetable sales)
The total per capita vegetable consumption increased or decreased between 2008 and 2017? - correct
answer ✔✔Slightly Increased
Which consumption is higher processed or fresh vegetables? - correct answer ✔✔Processed vegetable
consumption is slightly higher than fresh vegetables.
How does day length affect the quality of your crop? - correct answer ✔✔May cause an early transition
from vegetative to reproductive
, Cool Season Vegetables - correct answer ✔✔Germination occurs between soil temps 40 and 45 degrees
F
Growth occurs between 45 and 75 degrees F
Usually frost tolerant
Usually shallow rooted
Which crops are usually NOT affected by frost? - correct answer ✔✔Onion
Garlic
Broccoli
Cabbage
Asparagus
Which crops ARE usually affected by frost? - correct answer ✔✔Cauliflower
Lettuce
Carrots
Beets
Warm Season Vegetables - correct answer ✔✔Growth between 60 and 90 degrees F
Injured or killed by frost
Soil temps must be 70 degrees F for germination
Typically deep-rooted
Still air does what? - correct answer ✔✔Increases temperature and humidity during the day
Still cold air settles at night
Nighttime air movement does what? - correct answer ✔✔Increases temperature
Prevents frost
