Agriscience Quiz

What is the application of scientific principles and new technologies to agriculture?

• Agriscience

• Chemistry

• Agronomists

• Science

Agriscience is considered an applied science because it applies knowledge of what sciences?

• biology

• chemistry

• physics

• telepathy

Who uses biology and chemistry to develop new ways to control weeds?

• Agronomists

• Agriculture Engineers

Who uses physics to develop new, more efficient machinery.

• Entomologists

• Agriculture Engineers

Why does agriscience employ the scientific method?

• to solve problems in agriculture

• to get rid of insects

• to run a cow-calf production

Which of these refers to commercial firms that have developed with or stemmed out of agriculture?

• Agribusiness

• Entomology

• Agriculture Engineers

• Agriscience

Which of these is NOT a natural resource?

• deer

• trees

• cars

• ducks

What percent of the US is involved in farming?

• less than 2%

• 90%

• 5%

• 35%

Who invented the cotton gin?

• Eli Whitney

• John Deere

• George Washington Carver

• Cyrus McCormick

What did George Washington Carver develop?

• Crop Rotation

• Grain Reaper