biologyc

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

tritecale

It has been taught that the early population of the earth remained small because:

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

(Select all that apply.) Choose the three most fundamental necessities which plants provide for people.

-clothing -food -shelter

How were some of the hunger needs of India solved?

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

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

1965-1966

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

Middle east

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

Norman Borlaug

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

Short Stem

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

War

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

crop production

(true or false) History indicates that ancient man was intellectually primitive.

false

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

farming

Wheat appears to have originated from a wild species of:

grass

The revolution in plant production that greatly increased crop yields

green revolution

The green revolution in food production is referring to the _____ of plant output.

increased yield

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

oil

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

responsibility

(true or false) It is likely that man had a knowledge of agriculture since his creation.

true

Today's most important food crop is:

wheat

The triticale supplement is made from _____ and _____.

wheat rye