Ag Foundations Agriculture Unit Review

Why is agriculture important?

• Food, Clothing, Transportation

• Water, Food, Transportation

• Earth, Wind and Fire

• Food, Fire, Transportation

Farm size has increased over time

• True

• False

Which individual helped recognize that food could be stored longer when kept at a low temperature?

• Maria Sibylla Merian

• Mary Engle Pennington

• Louis Pasteur

• Cyrus McCormick

The amount of farms in the US has increased over time

• True

• False

What is cultivation?

• Human modification of a plant or animal

• The deliberate sowing or other management of plants which do not necessarily differ from wild populations

• Producing only what is needed to survive

• An invention made by Eli Whitney

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

• George Washington Carver

• Eli Whitney

• Ann Veneman

• Henry Ford

When was the Cotton Gin invented?

• 1929

• 1973

• 1793

• 1452

What was the earliest evidence of agriculture?

• Wheat production by the Mayans

• Dairy production in Ancient Egpyt

• Wheat production in the Middle East

• Dairy production by early hominids

What is domestication?

• Producing only what is needed to survive

• Deliberate sowing or raising of animals

• Human modification of a plant or animal

• The ability of an animal to change species without human modification

Which of the following individuals is responsible for innovating irrigation and water conservation techniques in California?

• Henry Ford

• Norman Borlaug

• John Deere

• Harriet Williams Russell Strong