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WorksheetsCrop Science (Week 1)
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The botanical classification of botanical crops is the grouping of plants to morphological similiarities and it was founded by this scientist.
Pasteur
Leuwenhoek
Linnaeus
Hooke
In Asia, the early civilizations have established around a diet basically consisting of:
Maize and peanuts
Sorghum and beans
Wheat and barley
Rice and bean
The synonym of family Leguminoceae is
Convulvolaceae
Fabaceae
Monocotyledonae
Pedaliaceae
Who was the secretary of Agriculture when the Bureua of Agriculture Extension was established in 1953 together with 4-H Club and Rural Improvement Club?
Rafael Alunan Sr.
Placido L. Mapa
Fernando Lopez
Salvador Araneta
A group of plants within a species that are distinguished by the same or similar characteristics
Clone
Genus
Variety
Species
The word cereal is derived from the name of the most important grain deity,
The Roman Goddess Venus
The Roman Cod of Soul
The Xeres God of Israel
The Roman Goddess Ceres
The phloem tissue is found in the bark which is composed of
Sieve, tube, fibers, parenchyma and companion cell
Trancheids, vessel, parenchyma and companion cell
Seive tube, vessels, parenchyma and fibers
Seive tube, companion cell, fibers and vessels used in transporting the photosynthesis
Scientifically, the Grass family is the same as l, Graminae ll. Poaceae Ill. Monocotyledonae.
Land III are True
Land all are false
Land lol are True
L all is False
What is not a species
Indica
Vulgaris
Carota
Mangifera
Crops which have the following characteristics can be planted through direct seeding.
Seeds are difficult to germinate.
Seeds are expensive
Seedling connot tolerate root disturbances
Seedlings develop multiple tap roots
Who was the first Minister of Agriculture when all cabinet departments were changed to ministries during martial law and established the 12 regional officers each heade by a regional director?
Arturo R. Tanco
Juan G. Rodriguez
Benjamin M. Gozon
Cesar Fortich
The enactment of this law replaces the Philippine Seed Board with the National Seed Industry Council beginning March 27, 1992
RA 7001
R.A 7308
RA 2000
R.R 8435
Which is not under the family Leguminoceae
Phaseoluslunatus
Vignaunguiculata
Lagenariasiceraria
Phaseolus vulgaris
Thee natural or artificial process which permits an increase in the proportion of certain genotypes or groups of genotypes in succeedind generation to isolate or separate the better strains or genotypes from the variety.
Selection
Hybridization
Introgression
Introduction
Light absorption by the leaf is lowest in:
Red
Blue
Yellow
Green
This is a standard procedure of testing whether a plant or plant tissues carries known diseases or not.
Quarantine
Disease Tracing
Diagnostic
Disease indexing
Plant propagation can be accomplished through several techniques. It is the implementation of meristem from another to a plantlet or sterile plant in vitro.
Grafting
Budding
Microlayering
Micrografting
Which is not under the family Leuminoceae
Phaseoluslunatus
Vignaunguiculata
Lagenariasiceraria
Phaseolus vulgaris
It is a system of checking and guaranteeing variuos aspectsbof seed quality during the period seed is being multiplied and further handled.
Seed selection
Seed certification
Seed processing
Seed production
It is the transfer of desirable genes into organisms like production of genetically modified organisms (GMO), synthetic genetic engineering, application of recombinant DNA technology (gene splicing or crossing over from different sources.
Transformation
Diagnostics
Bioinformatics
Market-assisted breeding
This institutuon exist to rationalize the release of varieties emanating from different sources.
Philippine Seed Borad
Department of Agriculture
National Seed Industry Council
Asian Hybrid Corporation
It is the transfer of desirable genes into organisms like production of genetically modified organisms (GMO), synthetic genetic engineering, application of recombinant DNA technology (gene
splicing or crossing over from different sources.
Transformation
Diagnostics
Bioinformatics
Market-assisted breeding
It is a type of agricultural systems which is characterized by defined holdings with largely permanent field divisions. Semi stationary housing predominates, with families having registered
ownership of the land.
Shifting cultivation system
Fallow system
Systems with perennial crops
Grazing system
It is generally the alteration, modification, or change of an organism's genetic or hereditary material to eliminate undesirable characteristics or to produce desirable new ones.
Replication
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Genetic engineering
Which does not belong to the group of forage crops?
R. Communis
M. Artropurpureum
S. Humilis
P. Purpureum
The scientific name of bitter gourd is
Momordica charantia
Citrullus lunatus
Luffa acutangula
Luffa cylindrical
72. The scientific name of watermelon is
C. Lunatus
C. Maxima
S. Edule
C. Sativus
Cell turgidity in plants is maintained through:
Respiration
Osmoregulation
Translocation
Plasmolysis
The Kranz anatomy is found in the leaves of:
C3 Plants
C4 Plants
Cam plants
Rice plants
Which does not belong to the Crucifer family?
B. Juncea
B. Oleraceae
B. Sinenis
B. Alba
C3 plants have:
Only once CO2 fixation pathway
Two CO₂ fixation pathways separated in space
Two CO2 fixation pathways separated in time
Three CO2 fixation pathways
An RQ value equal to 1 means:
Glucose is being respired
Fats is being respired
Anaerobic respiration is taking place
Aerobic respiration is involved
A major fruit in Western and Central Visayas
Onion
Mango
Lanzones
Pineapple
A major cutflower of CAR
Strawberry
Aster
Orchids
Chrysanthemum
The World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED), which was formed by the United Nations in 1983, is better known as the Brundt land Commission in April 1987, it Issued this report which focuses on how development could be sustained
Sustainable Development
Development and the Environment
Our Common Future
Conserving the Earth
A major field crop in the Bicol Region
Garlic
Coconut
Abaca
Sweet potato
Major field crop and vegetable in Southern Mindanao
Corn and potato
Rice and pechay
Banana and androses
Corn and cabbage
In environment where water is scarce and expensive, and the soil which is sandy is porous, irrigation is best done by this method.
Furrow irrigation
Overhead imigation
Drip irrigation
All of the above
Leguminous crops can fix N from the atmosphere. Which is not under the family Leguminosae or Fabaceae?
Phaseolus lunatus
Lagenaria siceraria
Vigna unguiculata
Phaseolus vulgaris
Pigeon pea originated and is widely domesticated in this country
Australia
South America
India
Central Asia
It refers to the manner of utilizing land, including its allocation, development, and management
Land use
Land use planning
Land use plan
Land distribution
It is a classification of farming systems based on type and
intensity of rotation, water supply, cropping patterns and animal activities and degree of commercialization.
Cultivation
Grassland
Collection
Fallow
A method of asexual propagation in which missing organs are allowed to regenerate or detached from the vegetative parts of
the plant is:
Marcotting
Budding
Cuttage
Grafting
It refers to duly registered associations or persons with a common bond of interest who have voluntarily joined together to achieve a
lawful common social and economic end.
Competitive advantage
Communal advantage
Rural advantage
Economic advantage
93. The scientific name of durian is
a. Dunozibethinus b. Artocarpusabilis
c. Durio discolor d. Averhoabilimbi
Durio zibethinus
Artocarpus abilis
Durio discolor
Averhoa bilimbi
Properly dried seeds can be stored for a longer duration with high germination if this container is
Paper bag
Jute sack
Sealed tin can
Plastic sack
The following are types of shifting cultivation systems, except:
Intercropping system
Migration system
Vegetative system
Clearance system
Momordicacharantia and Sechiumedule, are exmaples of the
family
Cucurbitaceae
Moringaceae
Malvaceae
Compositae
Which of the following does not belong to the classification of
farming systems?
Collection
Grassland utilization
Cultivation
Cropping System
The scientific name of lanzones is
Durio zibithinus
Artocarpus altilis
Durio discolor
Lansium domesticum
The main path of (movement of) inorganic substances in plants is:
Roots
Xylem
Ploem
Leaves
The scientific name of mangosteen is
Garcinia mangostana
Artocarpus albilis
Durio discolor
Averhoabilimbi
Mango's scientific name is
Mangifera indica
Artocarpus altilis
Durio discolor
Averhoa bilimbi
Passive movement of water occurs:
From a cell with high potential to cell with low potential
Only through a semi-permeable membrane
Through cytoplasmic streaming
From a cell with low potential to a cell with high potential
As autotroph, plants:
Can directly use CO2, to synthesize its food
Act as host to N, fixing bacteria
Obtain nutrients from the soil
Obtain nutrient from crop residue
The mechanism in which plant growth is governed by some
kind of "division of labor among cell and different plant parts is
called:
Genome
Correlation mechanism
Endogenous growth rhythm
Exogenous growth rhythm
A major fruit in BARMM
Mangosteen
Marang
Durian
Strawberry
Growth in plant usually takes in growth points such as
Flower
Stems
Meristem
Branch
Pearl millet is a major crop in and originated in this region of
the world
China
Australia
Southeast Asia
Africa
A system of land preparation involving plowing and harrowing
under submerged condition
Lowland
Upland
Dryland
Tillage
A system of land preparation where plowing and harrowing
are done in dry or moist condition
Lowland
Upland
Wetland
Tillage
A major grass in Central Luzon
Mungbean
Sugarcane
Millet
Sorghum
This is the capacity of a cell cultured in vitro to regenerate into
a plant.
Potency
Micropropagation
Totipotency
Culturability
The lowland system of preparing the soil results in this physical change
Soil structure and granulation are maintained
Macropores and micropores are maintained
Macropores are lost and only micropores prevail
Downward movement of water is normal and water drains easily
The observable variation present in a character in a population
is called
Phenotypic variation
Dominance variation
Genotypic variation
Environmental variation
This refers to the increased genetic variability brought about
by tissue Culture.
Mutation
Somaclonal variation
Genetic variation
None of the above
Carotenoids are present in the leaves to perform this role.
Convert sunlight to ATP
Prevent photo codation of chlorophyll
Reduce NADP
Transport out oxygen of the leaves
This is a group of cells, tissues or plants derived from a single
mother cell, tissue or plant through asexual means and is
expected to be genetically identical
Clone
Bud
Meristem
Scion
The mechanical manipulation of the soil from a known condition to a different desired condition.
Primary tillage
Soil tilth
Tillage
Secondary Tillage
Collection is one of the conservation strategies of plant genetic resources. Which among the following is not a type of collection?
In vitro collection
Core collection
Field collection
In situ collection
Which of the following is not a type of agricultural systems?
Shifting cultivation system
Fallow system
Farming system
Ley system
In grassland utilization as a classification of farming systems, the situation wherein farmers with a permanent place of residence send their herds, tended by herdsmen, for long periods of time to
distant grazing areas is known as
Semi-nomadism
Transhumance
Total nomadism
Partial nomadism
Which of the following methods of crop improvement is not commonly used due to difficulty in identifying the change in the desired traits?
Selection
Hybridization
Plant introduction
Introgression
It is loosely defined as a wild species under the management of man which provides domestic types of plants that are superior in characteritics to the previously available material
Introduction
Hybridization
Cultivation
Domestication
Thee natural or artificial process which permits an increase in the proportion of certain genotypes or groups of genotypes in succeeding generation to isolate or separate the better strains or genotypes from the variety.
Introgression
Selection
Hybridization
Introduction
A classification of plants according to blooming habits wherein pollination occurs before flower opening. It is mostly self pollination and limited cross-pollination
Monoecious
Dichogamous
Chasmogamous
Cleistogamous
This is the scientific name of rambutan
Durio discolor
Nephelium lappaceum
Artocarpus altilis
Averrhoa domesticum
The scientific name of wheat is
Zea mays
Triticumae sativum
Oryza sativa
Saccharum officinarum
Plants that grow on live trees or dead trunks but do not depend on them for water and nutrients
Terrestrial
Bryophytes
Epiphytes
Xerophytes
124. Pterocarpusindicus Wild, the Philippine National Tree,
represents a type of dry indehiscent fruit called
Achene
Nut
Schizocarp
Samara
Root hairs are uncutinized epidermal appendages located at
the
Cell Cell division region region
Cell division region
Cell elongation region that increase the water absorbing
capacity of the root,
Meristem region
Which is not a characteristic of dicotyledonous plants?
Floral parts in 5's or multiple of 5
Netted venation
Distinct nodes and internodes
Tap root system d
This phytohormone is also referred to as ripening hormone:
Cytokinin
Ethylene
IAA
Gibberelin
The special cells that allow rice plants to adjust to varying
levels of O2 in the growth medium are called:
Phytochrome cells
Aerenchyma cells
Chroloplast cells
Bulliform cells
The growth response of plants to the direction of light is
called:
Epinastry
Thigmatropism
Geotropism
Phototropism
The greatest achievement of man in metallurgy during 3,000
BC which greatly improved tillage
Selection and breeding
Development of plow
Development and use of fertilizers
Use of farm tractor
The G in equation Y=f[G+E+(GxE)] refers to:
Gender
Growth
Genotype
Geotropism
An optimum environment, for crop growth and development is
one that:
Free from pest and diseases
Poses a minimum of constraints
Gas a wide range for crop adaptation
Does not interact with crops
The seasonal pattern of atmospheric conditions in a particular
occurring from year to year is called:
Season
Weather
Summer
Climate
The Father of Modern Tillage
James Tull
Jethro Till
Jethro
John Tull
This is the scientific name of rambutan
Durio discolor
Nephelium lappaceum
Artocarpusaltilis
Averrhoadomesticum
A classification of plants according to blooming habits wherein pollination occurs before flower opening. It is mostly self pollination and limited cross-pollination
Dichogamous
Chasmogamous
Cleistogamous
Monoecious
Soil moisture is a factor for good land preparation of upland fields. A practical indicator of a soil with ideal moisture content is
Freshly cut surface should not glisten with moisture
Soil sticks on the moldboard plow
Field is level
Soil is non-friable
Which is not a characteristic of dicotyledonous plants?
Netted venation
Tap root system
Floral parts in 5's or multiple of 5
Distinct nodes and internodes
An optimum environment, for crop growth and development is
one that:
Does not interact with crops
Poses a minimum of constraints
Free from pest and diseases
Gas a wide range for crop adaptation
The seasonal pattern of atmospheric conditions in a particular
occurring from year to year is called:
Summer
Season
Weather
Climate
Condition of the soil when puddled
Plow sole or hardpan is absent
Drainage of water is normal
Percolation of water is sharply decreased
Soil clods are broken into smaller aggregates and particles
A unique component of lowland or wetland system of land
preparation
Leveling
Flooding
Plowing
Harrowing
A method of planting the seed at the bottom of the furrow and is usually recommended during the dry season.
Hill planting
Surface or flat-bed planting
Furrow planting
List planting
An optional step necessary in opening new areas and in preparing the field after a prolonged fallow period
Weeding
Ridging
Plowing
Harrowing
An optional step necessary in opening new areas and in preparing the field after a prolonged fallow period
Weeding
Ridging
Plowing
Harrowing
The most aggressive tillage operation
Harrowing
Ridging
Plowing
Weeding
