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Chapter 1: THE WORLD OF AGRICULTURE
Answers to Review Questions
TRUE/FALSE
1. Physics, chemistry, geology, meteorology, and biology are all part of agriculture.
2. The foundation of all agriculture is growing plants.
3. Most of the animals produced in this country are raised for producing dairy
products.
4. U.S. agricultural imports greatly exceed exports.
5. Compared to people in other countries, we pay a very large portion of our income
for food.
6. Soil and climate provide the basis for the agricultural industry.
7. A large portion of the medicines we use comes from plants.
8. No other country produces more agricultural products than the United States.
9. Companion animals assist farmers with work on the farm.
10. One large and expanding aspect of agriculture is the growing of ornamental
plants.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The study of or the explanation of natural phenomena is called
2. One American farmer feeds more than
3. The country that leads in the production of cotton is
4. Most of the animals produced in this country are raised for
5. No other discipline deals more directly with the laws of nature than does
6. Agriculture is the most important of all the sciences because we depend on it for
7. The foundation of all agriculture is
8. The seeds of plants supply us with a rich source of
9. Each year many people make their living raising plants in
10. Pesticides are needed to keep animals free from
DISCUSSION
1. How are medicine and ecology related to agriculture?
2. List some jobs involved with agriculture.
3. Why are some plants so important in our daily lives?
4. What are companion animals?
5. What is needed to raise healthy animals?
6. List the uses we have for animals.
7. Why is agriculture the most important of all sciences?
8. Where does chewing gum come from?
9. Why is food and fiber processing such a large part of agriculture?
10. List the three applications available for all of our knowledge about living things.