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Agriscience Technology AEST Certification Review Part 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percentage of people in the United States are farmers?

a)

Nearly 5

b)

Less than 2

c)

slightly more than 10

d)

roughly 12

2.

Which term refers to the study of the properties and management of soil to grow plants?

a)

crop science

b)

plant science technology

c)

agricultural engineering

d)

soil science

3.

By the year 2025, the world population is projected to be:

a)

8 billion

b)

9 billion

c)

10 billion

d)

11 billion

4.

The acronym USDA stands for the government agency known as :

a)

United States Department of Agriculture

b)

United States Division of Agriculture

c)

Universal Standards of Demarcation in America

d)

United States Development of Agriculture

5.

What is the meaning of the Greek word bios?

a)

life

b)

study

c)

environment

d)

nature

6.

The Greek word logy means to:

a)

study

b)

work

c)

write

d)

speak

7.

Organic food is a term used for foods that have been grown:

a)

with limited use of chemical pesticides

b)

without the use of chemical pesticides

c)

in freshly turned soil

d)

in controlled environments

8.

Which term refers to all the conditions, circumstances, and influences surrounding and affecting an organism or group of organisms.

a)

resources

b)

nature

c)

agronomy

d)

environment

9.

The science involved in the cultivation, propagation, processing, and marketing of items such as flowers and vegetables is known as:

a)

entomology

b)

agronomy

c)

horticulture

d)

ornamentation

10.

The average US farmer produces enough food to feed about how many people?

a)

57

b)

167

c)

417

d)

577

11.

What percentage of careers in agriscience require college degrees?

a)

5

b)

50

c)

2

d)

20

12.

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

a)

haul, grade, process, package, and market

b)

grow, harvest, and market

c)

produce, process, and market

d)

design, operate, sell, and maintain

13.

A career in food science includes:

a)

processing, packaging, distribution of, and marketing of food products

b)

designing, preparing, handling, and growing food products

c)

only jobs that change or modify agronomic crops and not food animals

d)

only working in a laboratory

14.

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

a)

parklands

b)

rangelands

c)

people

d)

animals

15.

The area of agriscience that includes businesses that sell supplies of provide services is:

a)

agricultural professional

b)

agricultural mechanics

c)

agricultural supplies and services

d)

forestry

16.

Another term for a resume is a(n):

a)

vita

b)

outline

c)

letter of recomendation

d)

cover letter

17.

The SCANS report was written by the:

a)

Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills

b)

Special Committee on Acquiring Needed Skills

c)

Select Committee on Advancing New Solutions

d)

Secretary's Commission on Accelerating Necessary Solutions

18.

In what order are college degrees earned"

a)

four-year, master's, doctorate

b)

four-year, doctorate, master's

c)

master's, four-year, doctorate

d)

all are earned at the same time

19.

A global positioning systems technician is most likely to be found in which career area?

a)

agricultural mechanics

b)

food science

c)

agricultural professionals

d)

agricultural sales and service

20.

Which Cabinet-level secretary developed the SCANS report?

a)

Secretary of Labor

b)

Secretary of Agriculture

c)

Secretary of Interior

d)

Secretary of State

21.

Farming and ranching fall under which career area?

a)

production agriculture

b)

agriscience processing, products, and distribution

c)

forestry

d)

renewable natural resources

22.

Of people needed each year to fill positions in the agriculture industry, approximately how many have the required skills and knowledge?

a)

100,000

b)

200,00

c)

300,000

d)

400,000

23.

One out of every ___ jobs in the United States is in the field of agriscience.

a)

five

b)

four

c)

three

d)

two

24.

In the field of renewable resources, which are the state and regional concerns of high priority?

a)

food processing and distribution

b)

water quality and soil conservation

c)

harvesting plants and trees

d)

landscape development and design

25.

The material that remains after a plant dies or is harvested is called:

a)

plant residue

b)

herbicide

c)

mulch

d)

skeleton

26.

Like the tissues of plants and other animals, our bodies are about 90 percent:

a)

water

b)

blood

c)

muscle

d)

fat

27.

A substance that dissolves or otherwise changes most other materials is called a(n):

a)

aquifer

b)

dissolving agent

c)

universal solvent

d)

neutralizer

28.

Which term describes drinking water that is free from harmful microorganisms or chemicals?

a)

sanitized

b)

potable

c)

fresh

d)

domestic

29.

Soil is ___ when water fills all the spaces or pores in the soil.

a)

porous

b)

free flowing

c)

irrigated

d)

saturated

30.

During the 1930s, a large area of western Oklahoma and neighboring states became known as the:

a)

dust bowl

b)

food chain

c)

watershed

d)

grass waterway

31.

What kind of water is absorbed by plant roots?

a)

hydroscopic

b)

gravitational

c)

hydroponic

d)

capillary

32.

What kind of water drains from the soil?

a)

hygroscopic

b)

gravitational

c)

hydroponic

d)

capillary

33.

What kind of water adheres so tightly that plants cannot use it?

a)

hygroscopic

b)

gravitational

c)

hydroponic

d)

capillary

34.

With whom can soil scientists find jobs using their area of expertise?

a)

Farm and Home Administration

b)

Federal Land Bank Association

c)

Federal Farm Service Agency

d)

Federal Lakes and Water-Rights Association

35.

Constructed wetlands are:

a)

found only in the Pacific Northwest of the United States

b)

human-made marshlands

c)

found only in the forests on the East Coast

d)

found only next to rivers and lakes where there is a tendency to have water runoff

36.

One major value of wetlands is that they:

a)

remove impurities from the water

b)

offer stagnant water for algae to grow

c)

are the only habitat for waterfowl

d)

protect the soil beneath the standing water

37.

Which term means using techniques of soil preparation, planting, and cultivation that disturb the soil the least?

a)

conservation tillage

b)

contour farming

c)

strip cropping

d)

crop rotation

38.

Water that flows from land to oceans and contains little or no salt is considered:

a)

tidal

b)

domestic

c)

fresh

d)

universal

39.

The addition of water to plants to supplement the water provided by rain or snow is called:

a)

precipitation

b)

irrigation

c)

evaporation

d)

saturation

40.

Which of the following is the top layer of the Earth's surface?

a)

soil

b)

plants

c)

air

d)

water

41.

Much of the original work of soil mapping was completed by the:

a)

Forestry Service

b)

Fish and Wildlife Service

c)

Farm Service Agency

d)

Soil Conservation Service

42.

Soils formed in place from parent materials are considered:

a)

profiled

b)

microbial

c)

residual

d)

living

43.

A properly limed and fertilized forage crop is the backbone of a successful crop:

a)

row

b)

selection

c)

yield

d)

rotation

44.

The maximum number of capability classes on a soils map is:

a)

three

b)

five

c)

seven

d)

eight

45.

Soil capability subclasses are designated by:

a)

lowercase letter e, w, s, or c

b)

capital letter E, W, S, or C

c)

the numerals 1 to 7

d)

Roman numerals I to VII

46.

Which of the following soil components is derived from such nonliving sources as rock material?

a)

organic matter

b)

mineral matter

c)

topsoil

d)

horizon A

47.

The term for proportion and size of soil particles is:

a)

percolation

b)

permeability

c)

texture

d)

structure

48.

A cross-sectional view of soil provides a soil:

a)

layer

b)

deposit

c)

grade

d)

profile

49.

What does 7 represent on the pH scale?

a)

acid

b)

basic

c)

alkaline

d)

neutral

50.

What is the proper growing environment for "hothouse" vegetables?

a)

warm and dark house

b)

controlled greenhouse

c)

summer months indoors

d)

unshaded riverbeds