2024 AGRONOMY TEST WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS. GRADED A+
1. Chemical drift problems can be reduced by:
a. lowering pressure and decreasing the nozzle orifice
b. Increasing pressure and increasing the nozzle orifice
c. spraying upwind of a sensitive area and leaving an untreated border
d. placing a spray boom as close to the target as possible: d. placing a
spray boom as close to the target as possible
2. The upper level of the water-saturated zone in the soil is called the:
a. water table
b. aquifer
c. groundwater
d. surface water: a. water table
3. The signal word on pesticide labels, i.e. warning, hazard, indicate its: a.
effecti
venes
s b.
toxici
ty
c. compatibility
d. carcinogenicity: b. toxicity
4. The most common route of pesticide exposure leading to poisoning is:
a. skin
b. inhalation
c. thru the eyes
d. by swallowing: a. skin
5. Which of the following describe the dodder
plant: a. parasitic
b. no leaves
c. no chlorophyll
d. all the above: d. all of the above
6. Your neighbor is raising carrot seed for a large seed company. He
plants the carrot seed in March of 2017. When should he expect to
harvest the carrots for seed?
, a. in September of 2017
b. in September of 2018
c. in March of 2019
d. in September of 2019: b. in September of 2018
7. Which of the following plants is considered a
perennial? a. wheat
b. corn
c. alfalfa
d. beans: c. alfalfa
8. A recent soil test indicates you need to apply 80 pounds of nitrogen to
reach your yield goals for your crop. If you use a fertilizer with 46%
nitrogen, how many pounds of fertilizer do you need to apply per acre? a.
17
b. 47
c. 147
d. 174: d. 174
9 . Field bindweed has a:
a. simple leaf
b. palmate leaf
c. pinnately leaf
d. pinnately compound leaf: a. simple leaf
10.The term sustainable agriculture means:
a. an integrated system of plant and animal production practices having a
site-specific application
b. a method to satisfy human food and fiber needs
c. a way to enhance the quality of life for farmers and society as a whole d.
all the above: d. all of the above
11. Tropism is the reaction:
a. a plant has to growth hormones
b. to cold temperatures that cause flowering
c. of a plant to any stimulus
d. to certain chemicals, both organic and synthetic: c. of a plant to any
stimulus
ANSWERS. GRADED A+
1. Chemical drift problems can be reduced by:
a. lowering pressure and decreasing the nozzle orifice
b. Increasing pressure and increasing the nozzle orifice
c. spraying upwind of a sensitive area and leaving an untreated border
d. placing a spray boom as close to the target as possible: d. placing a
spray boom as close to the target as possible
2. The upper level of the water-saturated zone in the soil is called the:
a. water table
b. aquifer
c. groundwater
d. surface water: a. water table
3. The signal word on pesticide labels, i.e. warning, hazard, indicate its: a.
effecti
venes
s b.
toxici
ty
c. compatibility
d. carcinogenicity: b. toxicity
4. The most common route of pesticide exposure leading to poisoning is:
a. skin
b. inhalation
c. thru the eyes
d. by swallowing: a. skin
5. Which of the following describe the dodder
plant: a. parasitic
b. no leaves
c. no chlorophyll
d. all the above: d. all of the above
6. Your neighbor is raising carrot seed for a large seed company. He
plants the carrot seed in March of 2017. When should he expect to
harvest the carrots for seed?
, a. in September of 2017
b. in September of 2018
c. in March of 2019
d. in September of 2019: b. in September of 2018
7. Which of the following plants is considered a
perennial? a. wheat
b. corn
c. alfalfa
d. beans: c. alfalfa
8. A recent soil test indicates you need to apply 80 pounds of nitrogen to
reach your yield goals for your crop. If you use a fertilizer with 46%
nitrogen, how many pounds of fertilizer do you need to apply per acre? a.
17
b. 47
c. 147
d. 174: d. 174
9 . Field bindweed has a:
a. simple leaf
b. palmate leaf
c. pinnately leaf
d. pinnately compound leaf: a. simple leaf
10.The term sustainable agriculture means:
a. an integrated system of plant and animal production practices having a
site-specific application
b. a method to satisfy human food and fiber needs
c. a way to enhance the quality of life for farmers and society as a whole d.
all the above: d. all of the above
11. Tropism is the reaction:
a. a plant has to growth hormones
b. to cold temperatures that cause flowering
c. of a plant to any stimulus
d. to certain chemicals, both organic and synthetic: c. of a plant to any
stimulus
