This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Agricultural Systems > Farming Systems > Agricultural Systems – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agricultural Systems Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All of these are examples of physical agricultural inputs. Except: A) Skills. B) Climate. C) Water. D) Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skills. 2. All of the following are benefits of agriculture EXCEPT: A) It contributes to the country's GDP. B) It creates pension for farmers. C) It provides a country with adequate food. D) It provides employment opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It creates pension for farmers. 3. Animal Systems include the study of life processes, health, ..... , genetics and management of domestic animals. A) Hidding places. B) Nutrition. C) Habits. D) Living enironments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrition. 4. Which agricultural system are we practicing when we plant different types of crops on the same piece of land one after the other? A) Strip cropping. B) Monoculture. C) Crop rotation. D) Intercropping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crop rotation. 5. Which of the following is a likely shortcoming of the use of genetic engineering in agriculture? A) Taking longer than traditional methods. B) Increased need for mechanization on farms. C) Unanticipated ecological effects on natural ecosystems. D) Increased dependence on agrochemicals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unanticipated ecological effects on natural ecosystems. 6. All of the following are physical factors that influence agriculture EXCEPT: A) Soil. B) Water Supply. C) Labour. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Labour. 7. What is an agricultural input? A) Everything that goes into making the agricultural product. B) The results of the agricultural process. C) Everything that goes into the production of an agricultural product. D) What is put back into the system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Everything that goes into the production of an agricultural product. 8. Agriculture has contributed to the ..... and development of civiliation for approximately 10, 000 to ..... years. A) Growth, 12, 000. B) Decline, 12, 000. C) Downfall, 20, 000. D) Equalization, 12, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Growth, 12, 000. 9. One out every ..... careers in the United States are agribusiness related. A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6. 10. The use of inorganic fertilizers causes environmental problems because they A) Are quickly leached out of the soil by rain. B) Are slower acting and longer lasting. C) Do not provide the soil with humus. D) Have variable composition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are quickly leached out of the soil by rain. 11. Farming that focuses on producing enough food to feed the farmer's family. A) Commercial agriculture. B) Monoculture. C) Agro-biotech. D) Subsistence agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subsistence agriculture. 12. In a traditional economic system, which type of goods is most often produced? A) Agricultural products. B) Heavy industrial machinery. C) Military supplies. D) Electronics and computers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agricultural products. 13. All of these are examples of human agricultural inputs. Except: A) Land. B) Labour. C) Knowledge. D) Skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land. 14. In California, agriculture provides 1 in ..... jobs. A) 11. B) 9. C) 10. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10. 15. The Mediterranean ecosystem/climate is located ..... and ..... of the Equator. A) North pole and South pole. B) North and South. C) East and West. D) On top of and center. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) North and South. 16. A farming system in which the products are sold for use away from the farm. A) Commercial agriculture. B) Sustainable agriculture. C) Subsistence agriculture. D) Organic agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commercial agriculture. 17. What is the name of the cropping system when planting is done from left to right along the contour of the hilly farm land A) Strip cropping. B) Monoculture. C) Contour strip cropping. D) Contouring cropping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contouring cropping. 18. What is an agricultural output? A) The results of the agricultural process. B) What is put back into the system. C) Everything that goes into the production of an agricultural product. D) Everything that goes into making the agricultural product. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The results of the agricultural process. 19. Agricultural practices that conserve soil and water resources. A) Organic agriculture. B) Commercial agriculture. C) Sustainable agriculture. D) Subsistence agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustainable agriculture. 20. What is feedback in a system? A) Everything that goes into making the agricultural product. B) What is put back into the system. C) The results of the agricultural process. D) Everything that goes into the production of an agricultural product. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What is put back into the system. 21. "The farm lands are usually smaller in size." This statement applies to: A) Pastoral Farming. B) Commercial Farming. C) Peasant Farming. D) Extensive Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peasant Farming. 22. One DISADVANTAGE of the mechanization of agriculture is: A) It enables uncultivated land to be taken into cultivation quickly. B) Crop yields tend to be higher. C) Harvesting is done more quickly. D) Heavy machinery use can cause soil compaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heavy machinery use can cause soil compaction. 23. What is California's #1 commodity? A) Hay. B) Oranges. C) Lettuce. D) Mild and Cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mild and Cream. 24. The top agricultural state is A) California. B) Nebraska. C) Texas. D) Iowa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) California. 25. Riverside County is ..... out of 58 counties in production of commodities. A) 12. B) 15. C) 14. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 14. 26. What is an agricultural process? A) What is put back into the system. B) The results of the agricultural process. C) Everything that goes into making the agricultural product. D) Everything that goes into the production of an agricultural product. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Everything that goes into making the agricultural product. 27. All of these are examples of negative agricultural outputs. Except: A) Soil erosion. B) Dead animals. C) Eggs. D) Water pollution from pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eggs. 28. The two mountain ranges that are on the west and the east sides of the Central Valley are A) San Gabrial Mountains and Sierra Nevaga. B) Mt. San Jacinto and Mt. Baldy. C) Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Shasta. D) Sierra Nevada and Mountain Ranges. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sierra Nevada and Mountain Ranges. 29. All of these are examples of things that are put back into the system. Except: A) Opinion about someone's work. B) Money. C) Knowledge. D) Seeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opinion about someone's work. 30. Vegetation is usually cleared to facilitate agriculture. Which TWO impacts are identified here? A) Global Warming and Deforestation. B) Pollution and Global Warming. C) Deforestation and Pollution. D) Land Development and Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Global Warming and Deforestation. Next →Related QuizzesAgricultural Systems QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesAgricultural Systems Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books