AEST AGTECH EXAM (questions and
answers 100% verified A+ Graded)
What percentage of the people in the United States are farmers? Correct answers:2
Careers in agriscience include which of the following? Correct answers:processing and
recreation and food production
By the year 2010, the world population of humans is estimated will be Correct
answers:7 billion
What is the meaning of the Greek word bios? Correct answers:life
The science involved in the cultivation, propagation, processing and marketing of things
like flowers and vegetables is known as Correct answers:horticulture
In genetic terms, what is the goal of the process of mapping? Correct answers:to
identify the location of a gene on a chromosome
Which of the following terms means "life" or "living"? Correct answers:bio
Gregor Johann Mendel discovered the effects of genetics on characteristics using which
of the following types of plant? Correct answers:pea
The pale yellow element occurring widely in nature is Correct answers:sulfur
Which of the following is a colorless, radioactive gas formed by the disintegration of
radium? Correct answers:radon
Chlorofluorocarbons are a group of compounds consisting of which of the following?
Correct answers:chlorine, fluorine, carbon, and hydrogen
Plants give off oxygen through the process known as: Correct answers:photosynthesis
Careers in air quality are available with which service? Correct answers:weather
What is the most abundant element in air? Correct answers:nitrogen
Insects and other organisms have adapted to the pollution in the air through a process
known as: Correct answers:natural selection
The greenhouse effect and global warming are: Correct answers:controversial
, The material that remains after a plant dies or is harvested is called: Correct
answers:plant residue
The bodies of young plants and animals consist of about 90 percent of which of the
following? Correct answers:water
A universal solvent serves to: Correct answers:dissolve or change most other materials
Which term describes drinking water that is free of harmful chemicals? Correct
answers:potable
The water cycle is a natural process by which water moves in a circular motion from:
Correct answers:oceans to land and back to oceans
Which type of water adheres so tightly that plants cannot use it? Correct
answers:hygroscopic
Which of the following is not an area of focus by the USDA to prevent contamination of
groundwater by crop pesticides? Correct answers:management of local water sewage
systems
The addition of water to plants to supplement the water provided by rain or snow is
called: Correct answers:irrigation
The attempt to alter the crop environment to prevent or reduce pest damage is known
as _____ control. Correct answers:cultural
A pest's ability to repopulate after control has been eliminated or reduced is called:
Correct answers:pest resurgence
It generally takes how long for the release of sterile insects to completely eradicate
harmful insects? Correct answers:2 or 3 years
_____ is the union of the pollen and the stigma. Correct answers:Pollination
In plant breeding, what is removed from the plant to prevent natural pollination? Correct
answers:anther sac
The area of cell division on a root is at the: Correct answers:apical meristem
In some varieties of wheat, stem length has been reduced, which reduces or eliminates:
Correct answers:lodging
A compound leaf is made of which of the following? Correct answers:three to seven
leaflets
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What percentage of the people in the United States are farmers? Correct answers:2
Careers in agriscience include which of the following? Correct answers:processing and
recreation and food production
By the year 2010, the world population of humans is estimated will be Correct
answers:7 billion
What is the meaning of the Greek word bios? Correct answers:life
The science involved in the cultivation, propagation, processing and marketing of things
like flowers and vegetables is known as Correct answers:horticulture
In genetic terms, what is the goal of the process of mapping? Correct answers:to
identify the location of a gene on a chromosome
Which of the following terms means "life" or "living"? Correct answers:bio
Gregor Johann Mendel discovered the effects of genetics on characteristics using which
of the following types of plant? Correct answers:pea
The pale yellow element occurring widely in nature is Correct answers:sulfur
Which of the following is a colorless, radioactive gas formed by the disintegration of
radium? Correct answers:radon
Chlorofluorocarbons are a group of compounds consisting of which of the following?
Correct answers:chlorine, fluorine, carbon, and hydrogen
Plants give off oxygen through the process known as: Correct answers:photosynthesis
Careers in air quality are available with which service? Correct answers:weather
What is the most abundant element in air? Correct answers:nitrogen
Insects and other organisms have adapted to the pollution in the air through a process
known as: Correct answers:natural selection
The greenhouse effect and global warming are: Correct answers:controversial
, The material that remains after a plant dies or is harvested is called: Correct
answers:plant residue
The bodies of young plants and animals consist of about 90 percent of which of the
following? Correct answers:water
A universal solvent serves to: Correct answers:dissolve or change most other materials
Which term describes drinking water that is free of harmful chemicals? Correct
answers:potable
The water cycle is a natural process by which water moves in a circular motion from:
Correct answers:oceans to land and back to oceans
Which type of water adheres so tightly that plants cannot use it? Correct
answers:hygroscopic
Which of the following is not an area of focus by the USDA to prevent contamination of
groundwater by crop pesticides? Correct answers:management of local water sewage
systems
The addition of water to plants to supplement the water provided by rain or snow is
called: Correct answers:irrigation
The attempt to alter the crop environment to prevent or reduce pest damage is known
as _____ control. Correct answers:cultural
A pest's ability to repopulate after control has been eliminated or reduced is called:
Correct answers:pest resurgence
It generally takes how long for the release of sterile insects to completely eradicate
harmful insects? Correct answers:2 or 3 years
_____ is the union of the pollen and the stigma. Correct answers:Pollination
In plant breeding, what is removed from the plant to prevent natural pollination? Correct
answers:anther sac
The area of cell division on a root is at the: Correct answers:apical meristem
In some varieties of wheat, stem length has been reduced, which reduces or eliminates:
Correct answers:lodging
A compound leaf is made of which of the following? Correct answers:three to seven
leaflets
