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Agriscience Unit 19

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Monocots have one seed leaf; dicots have two seed leaves.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The time of the year has no influence on your decision as to the location of your garden.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The pH range for most vegetable crops is 5.5 to 7.5.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

An organic farmer can use some chemicals, but no fertilizer on his/her crop.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

A grower can extend the length of the growing season by starting frost-sensitive plants in a greenhouse.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

It always takes many days for insects to devour plant leaves, which gives a grower enough time to spray with chemicals.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Sprinkler irrigation achieves the objective of applying a uniform amount of water.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Hydroponics does not use soil to anchor or feed plants.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Movement of air through the soil is

a)

decay

b)

aeration

c)

flow

d)

passage

10.

What is the best kind of organic matter to add to the soil?

a)

sawdust

b)

phosphorus

c)

ashes

d)

animal manure

11.

What type of storage is recommended for fresh vegetables?

a)

freezing

b)

cooking

c)

refrigeration

d)

covering

12.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 12. The best tiller of the soil is

a)

the tractor.

b)

the shovel.

c)

the earthworm.

d)

the soil microbes.

13.

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 13. Night crawlers are

a)

earthworms

b)

crawdads

c)

sand crabs

d)

indigo snakes

14.

Earthworm holes can go as deep as

a)

12 inches

b)

24 inches

c)

36 inches

d)

48 inches

15.

As part of their diet, earthworms must have

a)

crop residue or organic matter.

b)

gravel or decomposed granite.

c)

some type of green food source.

d)

insects.

16.

Earthworms are beneficial to the soil because they

a)

create tunnels, starting at the surface of the soil, that collect rainwater as it falls.

b)

eat unwanted insects.

c)

create tunnels for easy root development of young plants.

d)

digest unwanted debris found in all soils.

17.

The analysis or ratio on a fertilizer bag indicates the percentages of three major nutrients in the following order:

a)

nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus

b)

phosphorus, nitrogen, potassium

c)

nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium

d)

phosphorus, potassium, nitrogen

18.

The analysis or ratio of the three major nutrients on a fertilizer bag is labeled by

a)

the actual name of the nutrient inside the bag of fertilizer.

b)

three numbers.

c)

the first letter of each of the three major nutrients in the bag of fertilizer.

d)

the manufacturer's willingness to add the analysis to the label.

19.

Green manure is

a)

crops that are grasses or legumes that are still in their growing stage.

b)

cattle, sheep, and goat manures.

c)

animal manures that have not been allowed to dry.

d)

crops such as legumes.

20.

Organic farmers have learned that insect pests can be discouraged from their fields by treating their crops with

a)

pepper and garlic spray.

b)

dried marigold flowers.

c)

organic chemicals.

d)

sweet anise and vanilla extract spray.

21.

As the last resort against pests, an organic farmer can use

a)

a. a pre-emergence herbicide.

b)

b. sulfur and rotenone.

c)

c. gypsum and Round Up®.

d)

d. none of the above

22.

The most efficient method of irrigation is

a)

sprinkler irrigation.

b)

flood irrigation.

c)

furrow irrigation.

d)

drip irrigation.

23.

Vegetable crops like a pH range of 5.5 to 7.5, which means most vegetables like a soil that is

a)

more acidic than alkali.

b)

more alkali than acidic.

c)

more neutral than acidic or alkali.

d)

only alkali.

24.

Fertilizers are added to the soil to increase the amount of _______________ available to the plants.

a)

nutrients

b)

water

c)

sunlight

d)

carbon dioxide