Agriculture Vocabulary Words Practice Test

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• Which statement best defines cost of production in agriculture?
• A cold chain is defined as:
• Biostimulants are defined as:
• Which term refers to farming that focuses on producing commodities for sale rather than for the farmer’s own consumption?
• The area surrounding a city from which milk is supplied is called what?
• What is the process where animals are genetically selected and become accustomed to human provision and control?
• Harvesting twice a year from the same field is called what?
• What term describes the growing of fruits, vegetables, and flowers?
• Which term refers to a type of specialized farming that occurs only in regions with dry-summer Mediterranean climate along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea?
• Rice planted on dryland in a nursery and then moved to a flooded field to promote growth.
• What is pesticide resistance?
• What is a soil profile?
• A form of agriculture that relies on machinery and has very little human labor to produce large amounts of agricultural goods.
• Type of agriculture that requires large levels of manual labor to be successful?
• Which term best describes replacing human labor with machines in agriculture?
• Soil pH is best described as what?
• Which term describes the technique of separating metals from ores?
• Which term describes degradation of land, especially in semiarid areas, primarily because of human actions like excessive crop planting, animal grazing, and tree cutting?
• Crops like peanuts and pineapples produced for export in developing countries are called?
• Which statement about manure is true?
• Which term refers to areas where livestock are concentrated in a very small area and fed to slaughter quickly?
• The process of urban areas expanding outward, often encroaching on fertile agricultural land.
• A general category for edible grains derived from grasses such as wheat, corn, or rice.
• What is the seed of a cereal grain called?
• Salinity refers to what condition in soil or water?
• What does biomass yield in forage crops measure?
• Post-harvest handling refers to:
• Which term describes the practice of producing crops for sale on a large estate?
• Which of the following qualifies as a biostimulant?
• Crop yield is typically measured as?
• Which statement best defines IPM?
• What is a bushel?
• Wheat planted in the fall and harvested in the early summer.
• Transpiration in plants is defined as what?
• Which measure best describes labor productivity in agriculture?
• Which description defines soil structure?
• Which term denotes land used for grazing and feeding animals?
• What is the term for any agricultural activity that uses labor efficiently on small plots of land to maximize yield?
• Which term refers to soils becoming infertile due to irrigation in arid climates?
• Which term describes agriculture that relies heavily on manual labor to achieve yields?
• What is the term for the model where a town is encircled by concentric rings of crops or activities?
• Which term refers to a form of commercial agriculture in which livestock graze over an extensive area?
• The area around towns used for dairy supply is which term?
• A type of agricultural activity based on nomadic animal husbandry or the raising of livestock to provide food, clothing, and shelter
• Husks of grain separated from the seed by threshing.
• What is nitrogen fixation?
• Which activity is part of post-harvest handling?
• Which soil property directly influences soil fertility by holding and exchanging nutrients?
• Which statement best defines tillage?
• What term describes the geographic origin of agriculture?
• What is a cover crop?
• Which farming method clears land by slashing vegetation and burning debris?
• Which term refers to the rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, especially high-yield seeds and fertilizers?
• Which term describes growing a single crop species on a field?
• Commercial gardening and fruit farming, named because truck was a Middle English word meaning bartering.
• Which description defines crop rotation?
• Crops produced without synthetic or industrially produced pesticides or fertilizers describe which system?
• What term describes a large farm in tropical climates that specializes in one or two crops for export?
• Define pollination and its importance.
• In many soils, which is a common sequence of horizons from the surface downward?
• Which term means removing chaff by wind?
• Drip irrigation is best described as what?
• Which practice involves planting a secondary crop to protect and improve soil before the main crop is planted?
• Which term refers to reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants?
• Which term refers to the practice of growing two crops on the same land within a single year?
• Agriculture intended to feed the farmer and family directly is called?
• Which statement contrasts monoculture with polyculture?
• An agricultural system characterized by low inputs of labor per unit land area is known as which?
• Which activity is an example of crop scouting?
• Which process describes the adaptation of wild animals to living under human care and management?
• Chemicals used on plants that do not harm the plants, but kill pests and have negative repercussions on other species who ingest the chemicals
• Which term refers to the era characterized by increased mechanization and biotechnology following the Second Agricultural Revolution?
• Which term describes the process in which soils in arid areas become infertile due to irrigation and salt buildup?
• Grafting in horticulture is best described as?
• What is a marketable surplus?
• An agricultural economy found in communist nations in which the government controls both agricultural production and distribution
• What is mycorrhiza?
• Mycorrhiza enhances uptake of which nutrient most notably?
• Which term describes moving young plants from a nursery to the field?
• Which term describes rice cultivation where fields are flooded after initial dryland growth?
• Hormone growth regulators are best described as:
• Which practice minimizes soil disturbance to conserve moisture and reduce erosion?
• Which description best defines agroecology?
• Which soil texture is typically fertile and well-draining due to balanced sand, silt, and clay?
• Which term is reproduction of plants through annual introduction of seeds resulting from sexual fertilization?
• The seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pastures is called what?
• What is grafting in horticulture?
• Which term describes a crop grown primarily to improve soil organic matter and nutrients, typically plowed under?
• Which of the following best describes the components included in cost of production?
• When cash crops are grown on large estates.
• Which term means the most productive farmland?
• Evapotranspiration refers to which combined water loss?
• What best defines green manure?
• Which term is the historical period when humans began settled agriculture due to domestication of plants and animals?
• The use of genetically engineered crops in agriculture and DNA manipulation in livestock to increase production; example: irradiation of meats and vegetables to prolong freshness.
• What term describes the process where plants are artificially selected and become accustomed to human provision and control?
• Define crop yield.
• Which term means the outer covering of a seed?
• The period about 250 years after the Second Agricultural Revolution characterized by more intensive mechanization and biotechnology and removal of primary/secondary/tertiary distinction?
• Which term describes agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm?
• Which term describes land considered the most suitable for farming due to its high productivity?
• Which term means the act of beating grain from stalks?
• Which description best matches specialty crops?
• A form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals
• Which term describes the loss of the top fertile soil layer due to erosion?
• Which term denotes the machine that harvests, threshes, and cleans grain while moving across fields?
• Farm practices that maintain long-term productivity by rotating soil-restoring crops with cash crops and reducing inputs?
• Which statement best differentiates fertilizer from manure?
• In the Von Thünen model, a market surrounded by concentric rings of crops or commodities is called?
• What is agronomy?
• Wheat planted in the spring and harvested in late summer is known as?
• Which term is a machine that cuts grain standing in the field?
• Which term refers to a farming system that avoids chemical inputs and emphasizes sustainability?
• Photoperiodism influences what aspects of plant development?
• Crops not grown for sustenance to include tea, cacao, coffee, and tobacco?
• An agricultural activity that involves raising domesticated animals such as cattle, horses, sheep, and goats is known as what?
• Which description best defines crop rotation?
• Which statement describes horticulture?
• Which term describes the period of significant farming changes in 17th- and 18th-century Europe?
• Which form of agriculture involves shifting fields and long fallow periods?
• Photosynthesis in crops refers to which process?
• Which concept refers to the deliberate modification of Earth's surface through farming to obtain sustenance or economic gain?
• What term refers to grain or fruit gathered from a field as a harvest during a particular season?
• Labor productivity in agriculture is defined as:
• Which term describes the practice of growing crops on raised ridges to conserve soil and reduce costs?
• Which term denotes crops not grown for sustenance, such as tea and tobacco?
• What is silage?
• Which practice describes agroforestry?
• Post-harvest losses occur after harvest due to spoilage, decay, pests, or handling inefficiencies. Which option best describes this concept?
• In agriculture, the replacement of human labor with technology or machines?
• Permaculture is best described as:
• Area located in the crescent-shaped zone near the southeastern Mediterranean coast, among the first hearths of domestication.
• Which statement accurately defines soil erosion?
• Storage life is the period a harvested product remains usable and marketable under proper storage. Which option best reflects this definition?
• Define plant breeding.
• Loam is best described as which of the following?
• What is the practice of rotating use of different fields from crop to crop each year to avoid exhausting the soil?
• Which definition matches agroforestry?
• Malay word for wet rice, commonly but incorrectly used to describe a sawah
• Reproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants.
• Explain seedling transplantation.
• What is vernalization?
• Which term denotes crops produced without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizers?
• To remove chaff by allowing it to be blown away by the wind.
• What term describes a large farm in tropical and subtropical climates that specializes in the production of one or two crops for sale, usually to a more developed country?
• What is genetic modification (GM) in crops?
• Which term best describes farming that relies on machinery and capital rather than manual labor?
• Foods that have had their genes altered in a laboratory for traits like disease resistance.
• Which term indicates a rice-growing field that is deliberately flooded?
• Which form of subsistence agriculture requires a relatively large amount of effort to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land?
• Which disciplines are integrated in the field of agronomy?
• Which horizon is commonly recognized as the organic surface layer in many soils?
• Which term is associated with the spread of high-yield seeds and fertilizers across farming regions?
• What is fertigation?
• What is integrated pest management (IPM)?
• A grass yielding grain for food.
• Which term refers to the practice of using modern scientific techniques such as genetic engineering to improve crops and livestock?
• Which term describes a system with low labor input per unit land area?
• Which term is the agricultural model that describes activities in terms of rent and proximity to market?
• Which historical period describes the rapid economic changes in England in the late 18th century?
• Which concept describes farming that maintains soil health by rotating soil-restoring crops with cash crops and reducing inputs?
• What term describes commercial agriculture integrated with the food-processing industry, typically owned by large corporations?
• Which statement best explains the purpose of maintaining a cold chain from harvest to consumer?
• An agricultural model that locates activities by rent; areas closer to market pay higher rent.
• Which statement correctly differentiates drainage and waterlogging?
• Which statement best describes photoperiodism?
• CEC stands for what in soil science, and why is it important?
• Which describes biosecurity in agriculture?
• Which term describes a government-controlled agricultural economy?
• Which term means system of planting crops on ridge tops, in order to reduce farm production costs and promote greater soil conservation?
• Soil structure primarily affects which of the following?
• Which term refers to a form of subsistence agriculture where relatively large effort is required to produce the maximum feasible yield from a parcel of land?
• Grass or other plants grown for feeding grazing animals, as well as land used for grazing
• Which statement defines crop scouting?
• Which term denotes a region that was a cradle of domestication and early agriculture located near the Mediterranean?
• The period about 12,000 years ago when humans transitioned from hunting and gathering to agriculture and settlement due to domestication.
• To beat out grain from stalks by trampling it is to?
• A machine that reaps, threshes, and cleans grain while moving over a field.
• Which term is a flooded field for growing rice?