Exam 1 Study Guide

Question 1

Where does the word, Agriculture come from?

Answer 1

‘Ager’- field and ‘Colere’- cultivate

Question 2

What did hunters/gathers diets mainly consist of?

Answer 2

Vegestables

Question 3

Where did Agriculture originate around?

Answer 3

The fertile crescent

Question 4

History of Agriculture is the history of…

Answer 4

Man

Question 5

List Characteristics of cultivated Plants

Answer 5

Larger seed,

Question 6

How many amino acids are there? How many are essential?

Answer 6

20, 9

Question 7

What is the difference between Hesperidium and pepo?

Answer 7

Hesperidium has a leathery rind but pepo has a hard rind.

Question 8

Fruits can be formed with or without what?

Answer 8

Fertilization

Question 9

Cereal tends to be high in…

Answer 9

Lysine and threonine

Question 10

Who proposed a two-part name for organisms?

Answer 10

Carlos Linnaeus

Question 11

A genus name must start with…

Answer 11

a capital letter

Question 12

Define Agriculture.

Answer 12

The science and art of producing crops and or animals under the supervison

Question 13

What is an Agrarian society?

Answer 13

a community whose economy is based on farming

Question 14

Give four tools that were used during the rapid development of American Agriculture

Answer 14

Windmills, mower, mold board plow, tractor

Question 15

Define Horticulture

Answer 15

fruit and vegetable production, turf, greenhouse production, and landscape.

Question 16

Animal Science

Answer 16

livestock production and maagement

Question 17

Forestry

Answer 17

Tree crops

Question 18

Soil Science

Answer 18

study of the soil used as a medium, for growing plants

Question 19

What is the difference between primary consumers and producers

Answer 19

Producers gather light through photosynthesis.
Primary consumers- eat the plants that gather the light

Question 20

List the four categories of world food corps.

Answer 20

Major feed grains, major oil crops, fiber crops, and forage crops

Question 21

Define Taxonomy

Answer 21

The science of identifying, classifying, and naming organisms.

Question 22

List the seven taxonomic groups

Answer 22

Kingdom, division/phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species

Question 23

List the five major kingdoms

Answer 23

Animalia, plantae, protista, fungi, monera

Question 24

What is the difference between a monocot and a dicot

Answer 24

monocots have one cotyledon whereas dicots have two.

Question 25

Classify corn (Maize)

Answer 25

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Angiosperm
Subclass: Monocotyledons
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Zea
Species: Mays

Question 26

Define Annual

Answer 26

Completes life in one year

Question 27

Define Biennial

Answer 27

Complete life every two years

Question 28

Define Perenial

Answer 28

completes life cycle in three or more years

Question 29

What is the function of the leaf

Answer 29

manufacture food for the plant

Question 30

What is the function of the stem

Answer 30

supports branches/ leaves conducts water/minerals to the leaves.

Question 31

What is the function of the root

Answer 31

the anchor the plant into the soil

Question 32

The pistil is made up of what three things

Answer 32

ovary, style, and stigma

Question 33

The stamen is made up of which two parts

Answer 33

filament and anther

Question 34

Mango is an example of a

Answer 34

Drupe

Question 35

Tomatoes are an example of a

Answer 35

Berry

Question 36

An apple is an example of a

Answer 36

Pome

Question 37

An orange is an example of a

Answer 37

Hesperidium

Question 38

A cucumber is an example of a

Answer 38

Pepo

Question 39

Corn grain is an example of a

Answer 39

Kernel

Question 40

What are some qualities of an aggregate fruit? Give an example.

Answer 40

-formed from single flower with many pistils
-each of the pistils develops into a fruit
-Strawberries are an example of aggregated fruits

Question 41

What are some qualities of multiple fruits?
Give an example.

Answer 41

-formed from many flowers occurring in one inflorescence
-individual flowers produce many tiny fruits which develop into a larger fruit
-Pineapples are an example of multiple fruits.

Question 42

Why would animals be included in agriculture if the word means ‘field cultivate’?

Answer 42

Because they can be used in the process of growing crops.