Certification Study Guide - Jordan D.

Which of the following is the total value of the food crops exported annually from Vermont?

$3.8 million (CPUS: Northeast Region)

1. Forage Crops are used to decrease soil quality. 2. Forage Crops are used to increase soil fertility. 3. Forage Crops are used to decrease crop yields.

1. False 2.True 3. False (CPUS: Northeast Region)

1. crops other than fresh fruits or vegetables grown for agricultural purposes 2. crops planted in rows far enough apart to allow operation of machinery between rows 3. crops grown for their fibers to make paper, cloth or rope 4. crops grown primarily to provide feed for livestock

1. Field 2. Row 3. Fiber 4. Forage (CPUS: Midwest Region)

1. Solanum Tubersum 2. Malus domestica 3. Zea mays

1. Potatoes 2. Apples 3. Corn (CPUS: Northeast Region)

Corn and sorghum are 1.__________ season grains, while barley and oats are 2.__________ season grains.

1. Warm 2. cool (CPUS: Midwest Region)

Which of the following is the total value of food crops annually exported from South Dakota?

1.4 billion dollars

Which of the following is the percentage of farms in the Northeast which sell products directly to consumers?

12 percent (CPUS: Northeast Region)

Which of the following is the total value of food crops exported annually from South Carolina?

173 million dollars (CPUS: Southern Region)

Warm Season: 1, 2, 3, 4 Cool Season: 5, 6, 7, 8

1: Peppers 2:Pumpkins 3: Eggplant 4: Sweet Potatoes 5. Broccoli 6. Asparagus 7. Cauliflower 8. Onions (CPUS: Midwest Region)

Which of the following is the total economic value of crops within the Southern region?

48 billion dollars (CPUS: Southern Region)

The Midwest Region's economic value of crops equals which percent of the total United States' agricultural products?

58 percent (CPUS: Midwest Region)

What percentage of phosphate does a 21-7-14 fertilizer contain?

7 percent

How is rice planted?

A seed drill (CPUS: Southern Region)

Which of the following is NOT considered a row crop?

Almonds (CPUS: Southern Region)

Which water runoff pattern occurs along hard erosion resistant rock shattered by fault lines?

Angular

Which of the following is NOT true about weeds?

Annual weeds have an incomplete lifecycle

Which of the following is a fruit grown in Rhode Island?

Apples (CPUS: Northeast Region)

Which of the following is NOT a primary crop in Virginia?

Apples (CPUS: Southern Region)

On which part of the plant does fireblight cause orange-red streaks?

Bark

Which of the following is a native species in Connecticut?

Black walnuts (CPUS: Northeast Region)

Proso millet is used to create which of the following?

Brooms (CPUS: Midwest Region)

Carbohydrates are composed of which of the following?

Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

Which vegetable is NOT an export for Kansas?

Carrots (CPUS: Midwest Region)

Which of the following is NOT a fruit grown in Alabama?

Cherries (CPUS: Southern Region)

Which of the following environmental conditions does downy mildew thrive in?

Cool, wet weather

Which of the following crops are NOT a primary crop grown in New Jersey?

Corn (CPUS: Northeast Region)

Which of the following grains is NOT grown in the cool season?

Corn (CPUS: Southern Region)

Which of the following is NOT a major crop in Arizona?

Corn (CPUS: Western Region)

Which of the following is NOT a major crop of New Mexico?

Corn (CPUS: Western Region)

Which of the following is affected by leaf curl virus?

Cotton

Which of the following is NOT a primary crop in Pennsylvania?

Cotton (CPUS: Northeast Region)

Which of the following is NOT a field crop?

Cotton (CPUS: Southern Region)

For which of the following uses are forage crops NOT used?

Decrease soil quality (CPUS: Western Region)

Which watershed impact reduces the availability of water for residential and commercial uses?

Drought

Which of the following is a warm season crop?

Eggplant (CPUS: Midwest Region)

The Economic Value of Crops totals to four billion per year.

False (CPUS: Northeast Region)

Alfalfa is a major crop in Alabama.

False (CPUS: Southern Region)

In Arkansas, hay is often used as a silage crop.

False (CPUS: Southern Region)

The United States has 3.2 million farmers.

False (CPUS: Southern Region)

Wheat is a major crop grown in Tennessee.

False (CPUS: Southern Region)

Which of the following crops account for 83 percent of the total United States' economic value of crops?

Field and miscellaneous crops (CPUS: Northeast Region)

Which of the following describes the structures plants use to reproduce sexually?

Flowers and fruits

Which of the following crops are primarily grown to provide feed for livestock?

Forage Crops (CPUS: Northeast Region)

Which of the following is the primary food for raccoons?

Fruit

Gray mold can also be referred to as which of the following?

Fruit rot

Which of the following is the species name for soybeans?

Glyxine max (CPUS: Midwest Region)

Which of the following products is NOT made using fiber crops?

Grocery bags (CPUS: Northeast Region)

Which of the following is NOT a crop grown in the Southern region?

Hard red winter wheat (CPUS: Southern Region)

Which of the following is NOT a component of nucleotides?

Histone proteins

Which of the following pest control techniques includes breeding plants for certain traits to make the plant resistant?

Host-plant resistance

Forage crops are used to achieve which of the following?

Increase soil quality (CPUS: Southern Region)

IPM stands for which of the following?

Integrated Pest Management

In which two states in the Midwest Region are soybeans primarily grown?

Iowa and Illinois (CPUS: Midwest Region)

Which of the following is the broadest, least specific level of taxonomy?

Kingdom

Which of the following is NOT an external structure of insects?

Larva

During which time of year is wheat harvested in Iowa?

Late summer (CPUS: Midwest Region)

Which of the following mitosis phases involve the centrosomes completely migrating to the poles and the chromosomes aligning in the middle of the cell known as the equator?

Metaphase

Which of the following is the value of crops produced per year in the United States?

More than $150 billion (CPUS: Northeast Region)

How many farms in Massachusetts produce organic crops?

More than 300 (CPUS: Northeast Region)

Which of the following is the total value of Wisconsin's exports every year?

More than 850 million dollars (CPUS: Midwest Region)

Which of the following is NOT a type of tissue found in plants?

Non-living

Which of the following is NOT a major food or fiber crop in the Western region?

Orange (CPUS: Western Region)

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of plants?

Organisms which feed on dead organisms or waste from living organisms

Which of the following fruits is NOT an export for Iowa?

Peaches (CPUS: Midwest Region)

Which of the following fruits are NOT grown in Connecticut?

Peaches (CPUS: Northeast Region)

Which of the following is NOT a major crop grown in West Virginia?

Peaches (CPUS: Southern Region)

Which of the following is NOT a major crop of Florida?

Peanuts (CPUS: Southern Region)

Which tree is NOT commonly affected by bacterial leaf scorch?

Pecan

Which of the following is the female part of the plant?

Pistil (AOP)

Which of the following is NOT produced by most plants?

Poison

Weeds do NOT compete with desirable plants for which of the following resources?

Pollen

Which of the following are NOT affected by mosaic virus?

Potatoes

In Nebraska, which primary crop is used for making brooms?

Proso millet (CPUS: Midwest Region)

Which of the following vegetables is a major food crop in Rhode Island?

Pumpkins (CPUS: Northeast Region)

Which of the following vertebrates feeds on nuts?

Racoons

Which of the following is a popular apple grown in West Virginia?

Red Delicious (CPUS: Southern Region)

Which of the following describes a heterozygous genotype?

Refers to an organism which exhibits the dominant trait but is a carrier of the recessive trait

Which of the following is NOT true regarding most plants?

Reproduce asexually

Which of the following is NOT true about wick systems?

Requires electricity

Which of the following are small organelles found in large numbers in the cytoplasm of a cell?

Ribosomes (AOP)

Which grain is grown in Mississippi?

Rice (CPUS: Southern Region)

Which of the following is NOT a flowering or foliage plant?

Sage

Which soil type is most susceptible to nutrient leaching?

Sand

Which of the following is the main function of the flower of a plant?

Sexual Reproduction

Which of the following crop varieties of wheat is NOT grown in the Midwest Region?

Soft Red Winter (CPUS: Midwest Region)

Which of the following describes water flowing naturally from the Earth due to an overflowing aquifer?

Spring

Which of the following has the ability to grow year-round?

Squash (CPUS: Midwest Region)

Which other plant is in the same family as bitterweed?

Sunflower

Which of the following is NOT a primary crop for Minnesota?

Sunflowers (CPUS: Midwest Region)

Which of the following vegetables are NOT a warm season crop?

Sweet potatoes (CPUS: Northeast Region)

Economic Value of Crops equals two percent of the total U.S. agricultural products.

True (CPUS: Northeast Region)

The value of crops produced per year in the United States amounts to more than 150 billion dollars.

True (CPUS: Southern Region)

In which of the following states is corn often grown for silage?

Vermont (CPUS: Northeast Region)

Sewage, storm water or water which have been used for various things in the community are referred to as which of the following?

Wastewater

Which of the following is NOT a major food crop in Michigan?

Wheat

Which crop in Utah does NOT utilize irrigation?

Wheat (CPUS: Western Region)

Cranberries are a primary crop for which of the following states?

Wisconsin (CPUS: Midwest Region)

Which of the following is NOT a result of using forage crops?

Worsens water drainage (CPUS: Southern Region)

Which of the following is a cool season crop?

potatoes (CPUS: Northeast Region)

Nutsedge leaves are arranged in groups of how many?

Three