Agriculture Associates 1,2,4

What percentage of the people in the United States are farmers?

• Nearly 5

• Less than 2

• Slightly more than 10

• Roughly 12

The acronym USDA stands for the government agency known as

• United States Department of Agriculture

• United States Division of Agriculture

• Universal Standards of Demarcation in America

• United States Development of Agriculture

On average each farmer in the United States produces enough food for about how may people?

• 144

• 167

• 184

• 197

Which of the following insects feeds on human waste and then on human food, transmitting diseases?

• Ant

• Spider

• Cockroach

• Cricket

The use of what metal revolutionized agriculture?

• Lead

• Tin

• Gold

• Iron

When a tree or other plant is not affected by the presence of a harmful insect , it is described as being:

• Immune

• Modified

• Engineered

• Involnerable

Which of the following is a plant that hosts nitrogen-fixing bacteria?

• Tofu

• Legume

• Russet

• Feedstuff

Agriscience accounts for what percentage of jobs in the United States?

• 8

• 10

• 12

• 14

Agriculture processing, products, and distribution are those parts of the industry that do what with the commodities?

• Haul, Grade, Process, Package, and Market

• Grow, Harvest and Market

• Produce, Process, and Market

• Design, Operate, Sell and Maintain

Qualifications for a career in renewable natural resources include an appreciation for natural and scientific knowledge of plants and ____

• Parklands

• Rangelands

• People

• Animals