This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Biotechnology > Overview > Agricultural Biotechnology – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 16 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is a Rabi crop? A) Cotton. B) Rice. C) Maize. D) Wheat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wheat. 2. Change the growth of plants or behavior of animals in ways useful to humans A) Specialization. B) Revolution. C) Domestication. D) Surplus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Domestication. 3. Extra; or when you have more food than you need A) Domesticate. B) Revolution. C) Surplus. D) Specialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surplus. 4. All of the following characteristics mark the third agricultural revolution EXCEPT A) The internationalization of industrialized farming. B) The use of larger more powerful agricultural equipment. C) The research into biotechnology and food processing. D) The invention of artificial chemical fertilizers and pesticides. E) The growth of the Green Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The invention of artificial chemical fertilizers and pesticides. 5. What is the term used to describe agriculture ecosystems that are rooted in the knowledge of local environments and are often small-scale and ecologically diverse? A) Industrial agriculture. B) Polyculture. C) Monoculture. D) Agroecology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agroecology. 6. Which type of agriculture is often associated with the term agribusiness? A) Subsistence agriculture. B) Commercial agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commercial agriculture. 7. What types of natural Resources did England have? A) Coal. B) Iron ore. C) Waterways/Rivers. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 8. A complex, global collective of diverse businesses that supply most of the food consumed by the world's population is the ..... industry. A) Fuel. B) Food. C) Farm. D) Fiber. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Food. 9. Science and management of natural organisms that produce food, fiber, and resources A) Aquaculture. B) Basic Human Needs. C) Horticulture. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agriculture. 10. Government is ..... source of credit. A) Institutional. B) Non-institutional. C) Both a & b. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Institutional. 11. What is a key focus of public investment in agriculture? A) Increasing the use of pesticides. B) Enhancing access to credit for smallholder farmers. C) Reducing the number of farmers. D) Promoting monoculture farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enhancing access to credit for smallholder farmers. 12. Individual Americans use an average of.....pounds of minerals each year A) 40, 000. B) 36, 000. C) 50, 000. D) 20, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 40, 000. 13. Large scale production of these crops are heavily mechanized, conducted on large farms, and oriented to consumer preferences. Often these crops are grown to be processed for produces such as breakfast cereals and breads. A) Mediterranean. B) Dairy. C) Grain. D) Plantation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grain. 14. How were the houses in Catal Huyuk different from other houses in the world? A) They have storage for food. B) The houses face a courtyard. C) The houses were permanent while other houses were temporary shelters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The houses were permanent while other houses were temporary shelters. 15. 2 points are awarded ex officio A) And. B) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And. 16. Dogs are considered to be the first domesticated animals, what purpose did they serve for early people? A) To help with hunting. B) To help with farming. C) For food. D) They were used as pets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help with hunting. 17. Do cotton socks come from plants or animals A) Animals. B) Plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants. 18. Horticulture is associated with which form of agriculture? A) Dairy. B) Grain. C) Mediterranean. D) Ranching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mediterranean. 19. To have more than what is needed A) Specialization. B) Revolution. C) Domestication. D) Surplus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surplus. 20. A..... is a plant, fungus, or algae that is grown and harvested for food, clothing, livestock feed, biofuel, medicine, or other uses. A) Fiber. B) Textile. C) Crop. D) Farm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crop. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesBiotechnology QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesAgricultural Biotechnology Quiz 1Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 2Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 3Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 4Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 5Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 6Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 7Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books