Vocabulary Quiz 1st 6 wks

What is the science and practice of raising plants and livestock for the benefit of man?

• Domestication

• Agriculture

• Ranching

• Breeding

What is a RAW good or primary product like wheat, corn, or coffee called?

• Livestock

• Fertilizer

• Commodity

• Pasture

What term describes the activity or business of growing crops and raising livestock?

• Farming

• Irrigation

• Harvest

• Soil

What is a plant or plant product that is grown and harvested for profit or subsistence?

• Crop

• Herd

• Ruminant

• Monogastric

What are animals kept for use and profit called?

• Breeding

• Livestock

• Photosynthesis

• Cultivation

What is the adaptation of a plant or animal from a wild or natural state to life in close association with humans?

• Domestication

• Ranching

• Harvest

• Soil

What is the activity or business of breeding livestock on a ranch?

• Agriculture

• Ranching

• Irrigation

• Fertilizer

What is the process or period of gathering crops called?

• Cultivation

• Harvest

• Breeding

• Pasture

What is the process of preparing and using land for growing crops?

• Irrigation

• Domestication

• Cultivation

• Commodity

What is supplying water to crops by artificial means called?

• Photosynthesis

• Irrigation

• Farming

• Breeding