Unit 1 Quiz Practice Animal Systems

What is a producer?

• Someone who makes decisions on a farm

• The sole decision maker on a farm

• A person who follows order from a farmer

• None of the above

What is a Primary Producer?

• Someone who makes decisions on a farm

• The sole decision maker on a farm

• A person who follows orders from a farmer

• None of the Above

The number of acreage in the US has been....

• Increasing since 1982

• Remained the same since 1982

• Decreasing since 1982

• None of the above

What are the four main land uses in the US when related to Ag?

• Crops, Pasture, Woodland, Structures/Farmsteads

• Rice Fields, Swamp Irrigation, Pasture, Woodland

• Development, Greenhouses, Small Animals, Cattle

• Woodland, Pasture, Poultry, Wild game

What part of the US Ag uses the most land?

• Crops

• Pasture/Rangeland

• Woodland

• Land in Farmsteads or Buildings

When thinking of Virginia, what part of AG uses the most land?

• Crops

• Pasture/Rangeland

• Woodland

• Land in Farmsteads or buildings

In Virginia, farmland has been.....

• Increasing

• Decreasing

• Stable

• None

What are two reasons farmland in decreasing?

• Lack of interest from younger generations and financial

• High interest in young generations and financial

• Development and Young farmers interested in farming

• All of the above

Does Virginia generally lose more farmland of woodland?

• Farmland

• Woodland

What is the most prevalent animal in Shen. Co. Virginia?

• Pigs

• Cattle

• Sheep

• Broilers