This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Biotechnology > Overview > Agricultural Biotechnology – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agricultural Biotechnology Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the area called where most of our mielies are grown? A) Maize quadrangle. B) Mielie square. C) Corn circle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maize quadrangle. 2. Which of the following is a micronutrient? A) Ca. B) P. C) Cu. D) Mg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cu. 3. In the sub-Carpathians we notice the pomicol region (plums and apples) and the growth of sheep and cows. A) AND. B) NOT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AND. 4. Before this the 4 crop rotation cycle, 1 out of every 3 fields were left fallowed. Fallowed means..... A) Not used (left unseeded). B) Waterlogged. C) Empty. D) With animals on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not used (left unseeded). 5. Imagine you are starting a farming business and need to know which agency is responsible for regulating the chemicals, such as pesticides and herbicides, you plan to use. Which agency would that be? A) FDA. B) USDA. C) EPA. D) OSHA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) EPA. 6. Throughout the economic history of Brazil, which of these agricultural products has not been part of a monoculture or high structural impact in the country? A) Military. B) Sugar cane. C) Café. D) Tobacco. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tobacco. 7. Which of the following was not a key change during the agricultural revolution? A) Exposure. B) Mechanization. C) Crop rotation. D) Selective breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exposure. 8. Domestication of plants and animals was important because..... A) Plants and animals were a nutritious source of food. B) Plants and animals were a reliable source of food. C) All of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of the above. 9. Which form of subsistence agriculture is likely to be found in areas with heavy rainfall? A) Pastoral nomadism. B) Mixed crop and livestock. C) Wet rice cultivation. D) Plantation agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wet rice cultivation. 10. We looked at medieval farming. Approximately, when were the middle ages (medieval period)? A) 4000BC-54AD. B) 200-1000. C) 1500-1850. D) 450-1450. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 450-1450. 11. Craftspeople in western Asia discovered that mixing copper and tin formed..... A) Glass. B) Bronze. C) Steel. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bronze. 12. This form of agriculture occurs in developing countries in areas that are too harsh to grow crops. A) Wet Rice Not Dominant. B) Shifting Cultivation. C) Pastoral Nomadism. D) Wet Rice Dominant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pastoral Nomadism. 13. This pathway includes occupations that develop, use, maintain and manage wildlife and other natural things we use. A) Natural Resource Systems. B) Plant Systems. C) Power, Structural & Technical Systems. D) Agribusiness Systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Resource Systems. 14. Natural Resources A) Cultivation and conservation of forests, wildlife, and other natural resources. B) Raising aquatic species for food and other purposes. C) Study of soil and land management as it relates to use by humans. D) Food, clothing, and shelter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultivation and conservation of forests, wildlife, and other natural resources. 15. Which of the following is an Extraction industry? A) Fishing. B) Hunting. C) Foraging. D) Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oil. 16. According to the textbook, about how long ago were avocados domesticated? A) 10, 000 yrs ago. B) 2, 000 yrs ago. C) 7, 000 yrs ago. D) Last Year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7, 000 yrs ago. 17. The goal of commercial agriculture is A) Minimal food security. B) Profit maximization. C) Genetic diversity of seeds. D) Establishment of seed banks throughout the world. E) Sustainable farming practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Profit maximization. 18. Which innovation led to the 1830 agricultural rebellion? A) Rotherham plow. B) Tull's seeder. C) Meikle's threshing machine. D) Bakewell and Coke breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meikle's threshing machine. 19. NABARD comes under the jurisdiction of: A) Ministry of Finance. B) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. C) Ministry of Rural Development. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ministry of Finance. 20. How did the Agricultural Revolution impact the people? A) More food. B) People were healthier. C) Population increased greatly. D) All of these. 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