Ag Associate General Review - Foundations

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Which term refers to the study of the properties and management of soil to grow plants?

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soil science

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What is the meaning of the Greek word bios?

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life

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The Greek word logy means to:

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study

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The science involved in the cultivation, propagation, processing, and marketing of items such as flowers and vegetables is known as:

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horticulture

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The insecticide DDT has been used to control mosquitoes that carry which disease?

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malaria

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Which of the following is a plant that hosts nitrogen-fixing bacteria? tofu, legume, russett, reedstuff

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legume

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Which is a type of potato grown in the volcanic soils of Idaho in the northwest?

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Russet

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The average US Farmer produces enough food to feed about how many people?

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167

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A career in food science includes: Processing, packaging, distribution, and marketing of Food Products, Designing, preparing, handling, and growing Food Products, Only a job that change or modify agronomic crops and not food animals, only working in a lab

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Processing, packaging, distribution, and marketing of Food Products

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Another tern for a resume is a(n):

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vita