Greenhouse Big Study Guide
What is the total value of food crops exported from South Dakota annually?
1.4 billion
What percentage of farms in the Northeast sells products directly consumers?
12 percent
What is the annual value of agricultural exports within the western region?
15 billion
What is the total value of food crops exported annually from South Carolina?
173 million
What percentage of the total United States agricultural products come from the Northeast?
2 percent
What is the total annual value of Washington's food crop exports?
2.2 billion
How many farms are in the United States?
2.2 million
What percent of the total United States' economic value of crops is made up by the West?
22 percent
What percentage of the United States' total agriculture product does the Southern region make up?
25 percent
What is the total value of the food crops exported annually from Vermont?
3.8 million
What is the total economic value of crops within the western region?
41 billion
What is the total value of food crops exported annually from Kentucky?
414 million
What is the total value of the food crops exported annually from Colorado?
457.5 million
What is the total economic value of crops within the Southern region?
48 billion
The Midwest Regions' economic value of crops equals what percent of the total United States' agricultural products?
58
In which temperature range do cool season crops grow best?
60°F to 65°F
Which of the following plant growth regulators is NOT produced commercially?
Abscisic acid
In which state is poultry litter utilized as a fertilizer to improve soil conditions?
Alabama
Rescue and Summerred are two popular varieties of apples grown in which state?
Alaska
Which of the following is NOT considered a row crop?
Almonds
Which of the following is a fruit food crop in Utah?
Apricots
Which of the following is NOT a fruit crop in Oregon?
Bananas
Which of the following is NOT a forage crop?
Barley
Which vegetable is NOT an export for Kansas?
Carrots
What types of crops account for seven percent of the total United States' economic value of crops?
Commercial vegetables
Which of the following grains is NOT grown in the cool season?
Corn
Which of the following is produced more in the United States than in any other country?
Corn
Which of the following is NOT a primary crop in Pennsylvania?
Cotton
When are potatoes harvested in Idaho?
Early to mid fall
Which of the following is a warm season crop?
Eggplant
When are pecans harvested in the state of New Mexico?
Fall to earLy winter
What types of crops account for 10 percent of the total United States' economic value of crops?
Fruit and nuts
Which of the following was mentioned as a specialty plant suitable for hydroponic productions?
Fruits
Which of the following is a primary crop of Nevada?
Garlic
Which of the following is the species name for soybeans?
Glyxine max
Which type of apples is NOT grown in the Northeast?
Granny smith
Which of the following is NOT a crop grown in the Southern region?
Hard red winter wheat
What is the most produced field crop in Alaska?
Hay
Which two states in the Midwest Region are soybeans primarily grown?
Iowa and Illinois
When is wheat harvested in Iowa?
Late summer
When is wheat harvested in the state of Colorado?
Late summer to mid fall
What percentage of farms in the United States are NOT family owned?
Less than 5 percent
Which is NOT a use of a forage crop?
Make paper and cloth
Which of the following nutrient deficiencies are NOT often seen in poorly fertilized fields?
Manganese
Which of the following is NOT a way to accomplish sustainable agriculture?
Maximizing use of external inputs
What is the total value of the Midwest agricultural exports every year
More than $22 billion
What is the total value of Wisconsin's exports every year?
More than $850 million
What is the total value of the crops exported from the Northeast every year?
More than 1 billion
How many farms in Massachusetts produce organic crops?
More than 300
Potassium deficiencies, if left untreated, can cause interveinal chlorosis on which part of the plant?
On the leaves at the base of the plant
Which of the following is NOT a major food or fiber crop in the western region?
Oranges
Which of the following is NOT a primary influencing factor for soil health?
Ornithological
Which fruit is not an export for Iowa?
Peaches
Which of the following nuts is grown in Alabama?
Pecans
In which of the following places would hydroponics be most useful?
Places with limited space for growing plants
What is NOT a major food crop grown in the Midwest?
Potatoes
Which of the following is a cool season crop?
Potatoes
Which vegetable is a major food crop in Rhode Island?
Pumpkins
Which is a popular apple grown in West Virginia?
Red delicious
Which grain is grown in Mississippi?
Rice
Loam is a mixture of which of the following?
Sand, silt and clay
What crop variety of wheat is NOT grown in the Midwest Region?
Soft red winter
Which grain is NOT a cool season crop?
Sorghum
Which of the following vegetables has the ability to grow year-round?
Squash
Which of the following is NOT a primary crop for New Hampshire?
Sugar beets
Which of the following is NOT a fiber crop?
Sugarcane
In New York, when are apples harvested?
Summer to early fall
Which of the following is NOT a primary crop for Minnesota?
Sunflowers
Which of the following is provided to hydroponic plants by artificial growth mediums?
Support and stability
Which of the following is NOT considered a row crop?
Tobacco
Which of the following is NOT a cool season crop?
Tomatoes
Which of the following is NOT a major crop of Florida?
Tomatoes
Which of the following is the species name for wheat?
Triticum aestivum
Which of the following is NOT a crop normally grown in Illinois?
Tropical maize
Which of the following is NOT a primary crop grown in Indiana?
Tropical maize
Which of the following is NOT a row crop?
Turfgrass
In which state is corn often grown for silage?
Vermont
Which of the following is a primary crop in Delaware?
Watermelons
Which of the following is NOT a major food crop in Michigan?
Wheat
Which of the following is a macronutrient?
calcium
Which of the following plants does well in below freezing temperatures?
carrots
Which of the following is NOT classified as a sucking insect?
caterpillar
Which of the following is the cause of widespread phosphorus deficiency problems?
cold weather
In which phase does a plant begin the maturation process?
flowering phase
Which of the following accurately describes cankers?
fungal diseases
Rusts are classified as which of the following?
fungus
Which plant growth regulator is applied to fields of fruit allowing them to ripen at the same time for harvest?
gibberlins
Which of the following allows crossbred plants to create superior offspring?
heterosis
Which of the following is NOT a nutrient required by plants?
hydrogen
Which type of flower is missing either the pistil or the stamen
imperfect
Which of the following is NOT a phase in the cell cycle?
m2 phase
Primary and secondary nutrients are classified as what kind of nutrients?
macronutrients
Caterpillars are the larval form of which of the following insects?
moths
Pod rot is known to affect which of the following plants?
peanuts
Which of the following was mentioned as a common weed?
russian thistle
Which of the following is NOT an area in which genetic engineering has been used?
social research
Which of the following organisms is considered beneficial to plants?
spiders
Which of the following has led to an estimated 70 to 90 percent increase in food production according to the World Bank?
sustainable agriculture
Wilts are most common in which of the following types of plants?
trees
Gymnosperms are classified as which of the following?
vascular