Dr. Cummings Agronomy Test 1
-The population of man can increase geometrically
-The food supply can only be increased arithmetically - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Most farmers are less than 55 years old - CORRECT ANSWER-False
Most farmers are full time farmers and make most of their income from farming. -
CORRECT ANSWER-False
Agronomy includes livestock - CORRECT ANSWER-False
How has food production kept up? - CORRECT ANSWER-Increase Production
Efficiency, Technology, Farmer Education, Pesticides, Mechanization
The human population on earth is approximately - CORRECT ANSWER-7 billion
Agroecology is - CORRECT ANSWER-Study of specific relationships of crops and
farm animals to the environment and to each other.
Management decisions affect all organisms in the ecosystem and the non-living
portion of the system - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Abiotic factors include all except
-Climate
-Herbivory - CORRECT ANSWER-Herbivory
Monocultures are the most stable methods for producing crops which is why crops
are grown this way. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Agroecosystems are systems in which nutrients are removed and/or replaced by the
producer. This is also known as: - CORRECT ANSWER-Open system
A monoculture is defined as: - CORRECT ANSWER-Having only one species in a
field
High genetic diversity is a common characteristic of plants in a: - CORRECT
ANSWER-Natural ecosystem
Feed, food, and forage are a few examples of classification based on: - CORRECT
ANSWER-Crop use
-The population of man can increase geometrically
-The food supply can only be increased arithmetically - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Most farmers are less than 55 years old - CORRECT ANSWER-False
Most farmers are full time farmers and make most of their income from farming. -
CORRECT ANSWER-False
Agronomy includes livestock - CORRECT ANSWER-False
How has food production kept up? - CORRECT ANSWER-Increase Production
Efficiency, Technology, Farmer Education, Pesticides, Mechanization
The human population on earth is approximately - CORRECT ANSWER-7 billion
Agroecology is - CORRECT ANSWER-Study of specific relationships of crops and
farm animals to the environment and to each other.
Management decisions affect all organisms in the ecosystem and the non-living
portion of the system - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Abiotic factors include all except
-Climate
-Herbivory - CORRECT ANSWER-Herbivory
Monocultures are the most stable methods for producing crops which is why crops
are grown this way. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Agroecosystems are systems in which nutrients are removed and/or replaced by the
producer. This is also known as: - CORRECT ANSWER-Open system
A monoculture is defined as: - CORRECT ANSWER-Having only one species in a
field
High genetic diversity is a common characteristic of plants in a: - CORRECT
ANSWER-Natural ecosystem
Feed, food, and forage are a few examples of classification based on: - CORRECT
ANSWER-Crop use
