This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Biotechnology > Overview > Agricultural Biotechnology – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Biotechnology creates variant in crops to yield stronger characteristics A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. What is the purpose of the Conservation Reserve program (CRP)? A) To support industrial agriculture. B) To promote critical feed use. C) To support the use of pesticides. D) To preserve and enhance natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To preserve and enhance natural resources. 3. How did the increasing abundance of food from the agricultural revolution change daily life in the Neolithic Age? A) An interest in democracy emerged. B) A variety of occupations developed. C) Citizens shared equally in the wealth. D) Rural farms slowed the growth of cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A variety of occupations developed. 4. What was the population of England and Wales in 1700 according to the passage? A) 6 million. B) 9 million. C) 5.5 million. D) 7 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5.5 million. 5. Fish-farming is also known as..... and involves the breeding, raising, and/or harvesting of aquatic animals or the cultivation of aquatic plants for food. A) Fishculture. B) Aquaculture. C) Waterculture. D) Aquatic harvesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aquaculture. 6. Truck farming is associated with which form of farming? A) Plantation Agriculture. B) Grain Farming. C) Ranching. D) Commercial Gardening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commercial Gardening. 7. A system to bring water to crops A) Nomad. B) Migration. C) Agricultural revolution. D) Irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irrigation. 8. Glowing pigs, vaccines, and GMO foods are examples of biotechnology. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Distribution refers mostly to the..... of goods. A) Transportation. B) Sale. C) Buying. D) Using. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transportation. 10. Which agricultural technology was central to the Second Agricultural Revolution? A) Chemical fertilizer. B) Steel plow. C) Combine harvester. D) Biotechnology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Steel plow. 11. According to Carlee Doom, which of the following is one of the biggest challenges in agribusiness careers? A) Financing equipment. B) Discovering new marketing techniques. C) Creating advertising strategies. D) Communicating across the globe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Communicating across the globe. 12. "Drag of superficial particles from the soil from one place towards another, by winds or by runoff of water and that also, a land with a lot of slope and little coverage enhances the drag."This definition is: A) Erosion. B) Enchanged. C) Edaphological filtration. D) Crop rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erosion. 13. What is one of the benefits of IoT in agriculture? A) Increased manual labor. B) Decreased reliance on data. C) Improved predictability of yields. D) Reduction in crop diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improved predictability of yields. 14. What do ranching and pastoral nomadism have in common? A) Both occur in MDCs. B) Both occur in areas to harsh to farm crops. C) Both occur in LDCs. D) Both only raise sheep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both occur in areas to harsh to farm crops. 15. What impact on the environment is shown in this picture? A) Deforestation. B) Pollution. C) Urbanization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deforestation. 16. Which of the following is NOT a result of the First Agricultural Revolution? A) Permanent settlements. B) Population decline. C) Job specialization. D) Stable food supply. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population decline. 17. What is a manure? A) Manure is a chemical solution. B) Maure is compost which is obtained from dead plants and fruit peels. C) Manure is food for animals. D) Manure is used for irrigating the fields. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maure is compost which is obtained from dead plants and fruit peels. 18. In which form of commercial agriculture are crops produced primarily for feed animals? A) Mixed Crop and Livestock. B) Plantation. C) Mediterranean. D) Grain Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mixed Crop and Livestock. 19. What does agricultural mechanics involve? A) Performing repairs on various types of equipment. B) Studying soil and land management. C) Processing and marketing agricultural products. D) Growing and harvesting crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Performing repairs on various types of equipment. 20. The headquarters of NABARD are located in: A) Kolkata. B) New Delhi. C) Mumbai. D) Bengaluru. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mumbai. 21. What is a monarchy? A) A part of the neolithic age. B) A government led by a king or queen. C) A cave man. D) A part of the bronze age. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A government led by a king or queen. 22. In which year ARC was renamed ..... A) 1974. B) 1971. C) 1975. D) 1970. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1975. 23. This type of agriculture has historically been located near large urban areas because it is perishable. A) Grain. B) Dairy. C) Wet Rice. D) Plantation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dairy. 24. According to the chart in the textbook, what was the first animal to be domesticated? A) Sheep. B) Chickens. C) Cats. D) Dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dogs. 25. What is the term used to describe the relationship between how much effort is put in and the amount of land being used in agriculture? A) Land-to-input ratio. B) Input-to-output ratio. C) Effort-to-land ratio. D) Land-to-effort ratio. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land-to-input ratio. 26. What did Jonathan Lundgren blow the whistle on? A) Violations of professional standards. B) Suppression of research on industrial pesticides. C) Violations of federal laws. D) Suppression of research on organic farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suppression of research on industrial pesticides. 27. Which is NOT a cost of farming? A) Could be dangerous. B) Uncertain. C) Took less land. D) Took time and energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Took less land. 28. This pathway includes occupations that coordinate and contribute to getting ag products in hands of consumers. A) Agribusiness Systems. B) Animal Systems. C) Environmental Service Systems. D) Food Products and Processing Systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agribusiness Systems. 29. Where does the seed get its energy from? A) Food stored in the roots. B) Energy from the sun. C) Root coat and seed coat. D) Food stored in its seed leaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Food stored in its seed leaves. 30. Agriculture Mechanics A) Study of soil and land management as it relates to use by humans. B) Research and innovation to improve efficiency and quality of agricultural products. C) Development and maintenance of equipment and machinery for agricultural use. D) A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Development and maintenance of equipment and machinery for agricultural use. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesBiotechnology QuizzesAgriculture QuizzesAgricultural Biotechnology Quiz 1Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 2Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 3Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 4Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 5Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 7Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 8Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books