Biology Unit 6 Quiz 4

shelter clothing food

(Select all that apply.) Choose the three most fundamental necessities which plants provide for people. shelter water mobility clothing food

responsibility

Besides giving an earth-home to us, God gave us the ______________________________ to take care of it, of each other, and of ourselves for Himself.

farming

Evidence from archaeology shows that civilization and ________________________ have a common date of origin in history.

False

History indicates that ancient man was intellectually primitive. True False

improved plant genetics and crop management increased per acre yield due to better plants;

How were some of the hunger needs of India solved? increased meat supply improved plant genetics and crop management increased profit per acre to farmers increased per acre yield due to better plants; increased soil production capabilities

man was primitive man was limited to hunting man was limited to gathering wild foods

It has been taught that the early population of the earth remained small because: man was limited to farming man was a cannibal man was primitive man was limited to hunting man was limited to gathering wild foods

True

It is likely that man had a knowledge of agriculture since his creation. True False

war

Napoleon encouraged sugar beet production because the sugar cane source was cut off by __________.

oil

Peanuts, flax, sunflowers, safflower and cotton are all grown for their ________.

triticate

Sugar beets and ______________________ were specifically developed by agronomists to increase needed food supplies.

increased yield

The green revolution in food production is referring to the ____________________________________________________________ of plant output. increased yield increased diversity increased quality

Norman Borlaug

The man who received a Nobel Peace Prize for his work in helping feed the hungry was ____________________________________________________________.

crop production

The process used to select seeds, nutrients, and season to get the maximum production from a crop.

green revolution

The revolution in plant production that greatly increased crop yields.

wheat and rye

The triticale supplement is made from ______________ and _______. sugar beet and wheat wheat and rice wheat and rye rye and sugar beet

Middle East

The use of wheat as food can be traced to the area of __________________________________________________.

1965-1966

The years of drought in India that showed the need for change were ____________________________.

wheat

Today's most important food crop is _________________.

short stem

What primary genetic characteristic of wheat dramatically helped wheat production in India?

grass

Wheat appears to have originated from a wild species of _______________.