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0
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What sciences support agriscience?

A 
Biology
Chemistry
Entomology 
Agronomy
Animal science
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What is Agriscience?

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Agriscience is agricultural science

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What is agriculture?

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The production of food, animals, and related supplies

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What are renewable resources?

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Sunlight, wind, rain

Things that can renew themselves

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Why are humans able to compete successfully with other living things on earth

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We have smarter brains

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5
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What is agribusiness

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People or businesses that support agriculture

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Why were animals more successful than early human

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More numbers, speed, size

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What traits did they have that gave them this advantage

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Size, hearing, smell, sight

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What provided early humans with their basic needs

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Hunting and gathering

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How has agriculture changed foods of today compared to those of early humans

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We have way bigger varieties along with having huge amounts

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What areas are included in Agriscience

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Horticulture, agribusiness production agriculture, aquaculture, animal science, crop and soil science

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How has agriscience and technology is changed our living conditions

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We became more Mechanized

it made our conditions easier

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Why are people able to pursue other career areas outside of farming and ranching

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Mechanization and more efficient

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How is Agri science around us every day

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All the food, products we use come from agriscience

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How does agriscience use other sciences

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It uses them to help make crops better, apply to production of food

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15
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Wire graduates from agriculture colleges getting offered higher wages

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High demand of workers

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16
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Who invented the reaper

A

Cyrus McCormick

17
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MoldBoard plow

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Thomas Jefferson

18
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Steel plow

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John Deere

19
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Milking machine

A

And Baldwin

20
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Cotton gin

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Eli Whitney

21
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Tractor

A

Benjamin holt

22
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Barbed wire

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Joseph glidden

23
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How are developed countries helping developing countries improve their agriculture practices

A

Introducing machinery, and mechanics

24
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Why is agriculture production concentrated in regions

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Because of the climate and space, and food for the animals

25
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How much of every dollar spent in the grocery store does the US farmer receive

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16 cents

26
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What percentage of jobs in the US is in Agri science

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20%

27
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What made the biggest impact in rural areas in terms of changes the way things were done

A

Electricity

28
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What is USDA

A

Federal agency that oversees all agricultural activities ensuring safety good food supply caring for landscapes in forests

29
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What is biotechnology

A

The application of living processes to technology

30
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What is DNA

A

Coated material and sells that determines what an organism is going to be

31
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Where is DNA located in cell

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Nucleus

32
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What does biotechnology allow us to do

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Allows us to advance plants and animals quickly

33
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What are some examples of early uses of biotechnology

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Yeast to make bread rise

Bacteria and cheeses

34
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Who is the father of modern genetics

A

Mendel

35
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What is a gene

A

Unit of heredity that determines what you will look like

36
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What is heredity

A

Passing down of traits to an organism

37
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What are some technologies associated with DNA

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Cloning
DNA splicing
Genetic mapping

38
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How are microbes used in genetic engineering

A

Modify them to help produce better crops. Make them useful

39
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How do we use technology to control waste

A

Bacteria

40
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What is ethics

A

Moral principles

41
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What safety measures are used in biotechnology research

A

Use markers, test and control trials

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