People and Agriculture

The agricultural industry touches us all on a daily basis

• True

• False

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1. Cultivation

Domestication

Hunting and Gathering

Which of the following animals has been domesticated?

• tiger

• wolf

• gorilla

• dog

Which option distinguishes the two cows that would be kept and breed in the following scenario?

The first cow was a larger male with a wild temperament. The second cow was a smaller female who produced a great deal of milk. The third cow was a larger female who was often sick. The fourth cow was a larger male with a docile personality.

• the second cow and the third cow

• the first cow and the fourth cow

• the first cow and the second cow

• the second cow and the fourth cow

Based on information from the lesson, what is the most likely explanation for the following scenario?

When Raphael walks into the supermarket, he grabs a bunch of large yellow bananas. These bananas look identical to every other banana Raphael has ever seen because this banana, The Cavendish, is one of the only varieties of bananas grown and sold in the United States.

• Farmers were pressured by the United States government to grow the Cavendish exclusively.

• Farmers learned Americans prefer the taste of Cavendish over other varieties of bananas and now it is grown exclusively.

• Farmers artificially selected and farmed the Cavendish while discarding less successful varieties.

• Farmer determined the Cavendish required the least amount of effort to grow.

What percent of the U. S. workforce was estimated as of 2011 to work in agriculture-related positions?

• 20 %

• 5 %

• 60 %

• 45 %

keeping and caring for domesticated animals

added to soil to nourish plants

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