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What sciences support agriscience?
Biology Chemistry Entomology Agronomy Animal science
What is Agriscience?
Agriscience is agricultural science
What is agriculture?
The production of food, animals, and related supplies
What are renewable resources?
Sunlight, wind, rain
Things that can renew themselves
Why are humans able to compete successfully with other living things on earth
We have smarter brains
What is agribusiness
People or businesses that support agriculture
Why were animals more successful than early human
More numbers, speed, size
What traits did they have that gave them this advantage
Size, hearing, smell, sight
What provided early humans with their basic needs
Hunting and gathering
How has agriculture changed foods of today compared to those of early humans
We have way bigger varieties along with having huge amounts
What areas are included in Agriscience
Horticulture, agribusiness production agriculture, aquaculture, animal science, crop and soil science
How has agriscience and technology is changed our living conditions
We became more Mechanized
it made our conditions easier
Why are people able to pursue other career areas outside of farming and ranching
Mechanization and more efficient
How is Agri science around us every day
All the food, products we use come from agriscience
How does agriscience use other sciences
It uses them to help make crops better, apply to production of food
Wire graduates from agriculture colleges getting offered higher wages
High demand of workers
Who invented the reaper
Cyrus McCormick
MoldBoard plow
Thomas Jefferson
Steel plow
John Deere
Milking machine
And Baldwin
Cotton gin
Eli Whitney
Tractor
Benjamin holt
Barbed wire
Joseph glidden
How are developed countries helping developing countries improve their agriculture practices
Introducing machinery, and mechanics
Why is agriculture production concentrated in regions
Because of the climate and space, and food for the animals
How much of every dollar spent in the grocery store does the US farmer receive
16 cents
What percentage of jobs in the US is in Agri science
20%
What made the biggest impact in rural areas in terms of changes the way things were done
Electricity
What is USDA
Federal agency that oversees all agricultural activities ensuring safety good food supply caring for landscapes in forests
What is biotechnology
The application of living processes to technology
What is DNA
Coated material and sells that determines what an organism is going to be
Where is DNA located in cell
Nucleus
What does biotechnology allow us to do
Allows us to advance plants and animals quickly
What are some examples of early uses of biotechnology
Yeast to make bread rise
Bacteria and cheeses
Who is the father of modern genetics
Mendel
What is a gene
Unit of heredity that determines what you will look like
What is heredity
Passing down of traits to an organism
What are some technologies associated with DNA
Cloning
DNA splicing
Genetic mapping
How are microbes used in genetic engineering
Modify them to help produce better crops. Make them useful
How do we use technology to control waste
Bacteria
What is ethics
Moral principles
What safety measures are used in biotechnology research
Use markers, test and control trials
