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 _______________.