WorksheetsAg Apps Unit 3.00:
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which plant-growing medium is a mineral mica-type material?
Peat moss
Perlite
Sphagnum moss
Vermiculite
Sulfur is used to lower soil pH so that soil will become more:
Acidic
Alkaline
Basic
Porous
One would likely find peat moss in waterlogged areas called:
bogs
creeks
pits
ponds
Which plant-growing medium is a volcanic ash material?
Peat moss
Perlite
Soil
Vermiculite
Soil pH affects the availability of:
Nutrients in the soil
structure of soil
land class of soil
microbes in the soil
Lime raises the soil pH level so that the soil becomes more:
Acidic
Alkaline
Neutral
Porous
If a soil pH level is 6.0 and needs to be raised to 7.0, what amendment would you use?
Sulfur
Ammonium Sulfate
Lime
Magnesium
Which horizon has the greatest impact on crops?
O horizon
A horizon
B horizon
C horizon
If the pH of your soil reads 7, what does that number represent on the pH scale?
Acidic
Alkaline
Basic
Neutral
You ALWAYS want to check your soils pH because, improper pH can make:
Nutrients unavailable for plant use.
Water unavailable for plant use.
Chlorophyll unavailable for plant use.
Glycogen unavailable for plant use.
A pH that reads 4 on the pH scale is:
Alkaline
Basic
Neutral
Acidic
Recombinant DNA technology can best be described as involving the:
design of farm equipment
implementation of soil conservation
manipulation of the genetic content
study of rock formations using GPS
What kind of propagation uses vegetative plant parts to increase the number of plants
Asexual
Perlite
Sexual
Vermiculite
The Pistil (female part of the flower) consists of:
Stamen, stigma, style
Anther, filament, style
Stigma, style, ovary
Stamen, style, ovary
The transmission of characteristics from an organism to its offspring through genes in reproductive cells is known as:
Genetics
Heredity
Traits
Offspring
The part of the plant that is responsible for the development of the seed is the:
Flower
Seed
Petiole
Stem
The primary function of the stem is to:
Produce flower
Produce a seed
anchor plant
support other plant parts
Which is a product of genetic engineering related to weed control?
Bt corn
Roundup Ready Soybean
High Oleic acid
Delayed-ripening 'maters
Sexual reproduction in plants is the propagation of plants by:
Flower
Seed
Roots
Stems
The temperature where photosynthesis works the most efficiently is between:
70-90 degrees
65-85 degrees
60-80 degrees
40-65 degrees
The 3 primary nutrients found on a fertilizer bag is:
Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Magnesium
Nitrogen, Potassium, Manure
Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Petroleum
Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium
The rate at which photosynthesis is carried out depends on the amount of:
Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in water.
Oxygen in the atmosphere
Oxygen and glucose
Light intensity, temperature, and carbon dioxide
Which is a type of biotech method of plant propagation?
Cuttings
Tissue culture
Division
Grafting
