Pre Assessment World of Ag

Agriculture is the science of cultivating soil, _____ crops, and _____ livestock to produce food and fiber

• growing; growing

• growing; raising

• raising; raising

• harvesting; raising

Agriculture provides food, fuel, fiber, & _______

• shelter

• full bellies

• houses

• jobs

USDA stands for:

• United States Depot of Ag

• USA Agriculture

• United States Department of Agriculture

• Understand Some Dairy Animals

What is aquaculture?

• fish farming

• water farming

• the culture of water

• plant farming

Type of farming practised to meet the needs of farmers family is ------- farming

• Commercial

• Shifting cultivation

• Subsistence

• Mixed

It involves knowledge of farm machines or equipment and their proper uses.

• Agriculture

• Animal Science

• Agricultural Engineering

• Agricultural Science

it means land management.

• Agriculture

• Horticulture

• Agronomy

• Landscaping

it means garden culture.

• Agriculture

• Horticulture

• Agronomy

• Landscaping

What is the term used when plant of the same kind are grown and cultivated at one place on a large scale?

• farming

• vegetable farming

• crop

• plant

One farmer feeds how many people? 

• 120
• 145
• 155
• 200