AMSCO Agriculture Terms Practice Test

These questions are part of the practice quiz. Start practicing

• What is the term for the hands an item passes through between producer and consumer?
• GMOs are crops that carry new traits inserted through advanced genetic engineering methods. Which term is this describing?
• Which term refers to growing two or more crops on the same field at the same time?
• Which factor is commonly used to assess the productivity of a farm operation over time?
• Trade in which fair prices are paid to producers in developing countries is known as which movement?
• Which term describes an organization owned by its members that aims to improve purchasing power and market access?
• What financial tool projects revenue, expenses, and profit over a period?
• Which term describes relating to milk or products made using milk?
• Which discipline focuses on fruit, vegetable, and ornamental plant cultivation, including greenhouse and nursery practices?
• What term describes organisms whose genetic material has been altered using biotechnology?
• In genetics, which term refers to the genetic makeup of an organism?
• Which term best identifies cattle raised mainly for meat production?
• An estate used to grow cash crops like coffee or sugar on a large scale, often in tropical regions.
• What is the use of living organisms to suppress pest populations?
• What is a common drawback of relying mainly on chemical pesticides?
• A square normally one mile on each side is called what?
• Which economic concept explains that long-run average total cost falls as the quantity of output increases?
• Cutting of 'steps' into the mountains that allowed for more agriculture is called what?
• Which term is a government payment that supports a business or market?
• Cattle raised primarily for milk production are called?
• Farmers aim to maintain soil fertility by rotating the fields they cultivate. Which term matches this practice?
• Which industry term describes the production of birds for meat or eggs?
• What invention was used for fencing and to prevent cattle from trampling crops?
• What term denotes the diversity of plant and animal life in a habitat or on Earth as a whole?
• Which term refers to the refrigeration and transport technologies that allow for the distribution of perishables?
• Farming focused on producing vegetables and fruits for sale in markets rather than local consumption.
• What term refers to fixed areas where cattle are fattened?
• Which term describes the business activities involved in production, processing, and distribution of agricultural products?
• Which term describes deliberate breeding to improve desirable traits in livestock?
• Which statement correctly defines monoculture and polyculture and gives one advantage of each?
• What practice involves growing different crops in sequence on the same land to improve soil health and pest management?
• Houses are grouped together in tiny clusters or hamlets; this describes which rural settlement pattern?
• Which statement correctly describes the feed conversion ratio (FCR)?
• Which term describes farming that requires a lot of labor to produce food?
• Which farming practice is oriented toward subsistence and typically uses low levels of inputs?
• Which term describes the effect where average costs fall as output grows and is a key production efficiency factor?
• Which term best describes gardening that uses simple hand tools?
• What term describes the process by which cells convert glucose to energy, including glycolysis and the Krebs cycle?
• Monoculture is defined as growing a single crop over a large area; what is one commonly cited advantage?
• What is a cultivar in plant breeding terms?
• Which term describes the farming approach that is used to meet the needs of a family rather than for sale?
• Which term describes the expansion and modernization of aquaculture production in a country or region?
• In the United States, a system of farming centered on growing fruits and vegetables for distant markets.
• List three commonly required micronutrients by plants (iron, manganese, zinc) that are needed in small quantities?
• A government payment that supports a business or market is called what?
• Farming devoted to specialized fruit, vegetable, or vine crops for sale rather than consumption.
• Which irrigation method uses overhead sprinklers to apply water, simulating rainfall?
• Which term describes the deliberate selection of animals to enhance desirable traits across generations?
• Define sustainable agriculture.
• Which settlement pattern consists of linear parcels stretched along a road or river?
• What term is used for the study and management of unwanted plants that compete with crops?
• Name the three primary macronutrients essential for plant growth, often abbreviated as N, P, and K?
• What does IPM stand for and what is its core principle?
• Which concept explains production with lower opportunity costs and enables specialization among nations?
• The period when humans first began domesticating crops and animals is known as which revolution?
• What term describes pig farming for meat production?
• Which practice is described by the loss of forest cover due to logging and farming?
• What term describes processes between harvest and consumption to maintain quality and safety?
• A unit of land measurement consisting of a square typically one mile on each side is called what?
• What farming practice reduces soil erosion by leaving crop residue on the field and minimizing disturbance?
• Which term describes the study and management of unwanted plants that compete with crops?
• Which term refers to the loss or destruction of forests due to logging or farming?
• What term describes poultry industry for meat or eggs?
• What is the purpose of soil testing in crop production?
• Laws passed by Parliament that closed off common lands to small farmers are called what?
• Which revolution in the 20th century included tractors, monoculture, irrigation, petroleum, and biotechnology?
• Which statement best describes a hybrid in plant breeding terms?
• Which theory explains how land price changes as distance to the CBD increases?
• Which term describes the depletion of vegetation caused by the continuous grazing of too many animals?
• The branch of agriculture that studies field crops and production systems?
• Which term describes the coordinated planning and use of farm resources to achieve goals?
• What term describes the strategies used to prevent and control plant diseases?
• Which rural settlement pattern is characterized by isolated farms rather than clustered villages?
• The period roughly 10,000 years ago during which humans first began domesticating crops and animals is known as which revolution?
• The circle around a dairy farm in which its products can be sold without spoiling.
• Why is lime applied to soil?
• The basic facilities that are necessary for a society to function and grow—roads, government buildings, electricity lines, railroads—are called what?
• Which term is associated with removing common lands from communal use and often leading to private ownership?
• What crop is grown primarily to cover and protect soil rather than for harvest, improving soil health and reducing erosion?
• What term describes a subdivision of a county that has its own government?
• Which practice is specifically used to align the reproductive cycle of female animals with breeding plans to maximize conception rates?
• Which term is used for a highly mechanized, large-scale farming operation typically owned by corporations?
• Which concept describes the long-run cost reduction that occurs with larger production scale?
• What term describes the process of planning and coordinating the sale of farm products for maximum profit?
• Science and art of managing forests for timber, wildlife, and environmental benefits?
• Which term refers to the practice of allowing too many animals to graze, resulting in vegetation depletion?
• What risk management tool protects farmers against production losses due to weather or disease?
• Term describing the business activities involved in production, processing, and distribution of agricultural products?
• What term describes land prepared for agriculture by slash-and-burn methods?
• Three primary macronutrients essential for plant growth, often abbreviated as N, P, and K?
• Which term describes the rapid diffusion of new agricultural technology, especially high-yield seeds and fertilizers?
• A sequence of activities and organizations involved in producing and delivering a good or service is known as what?
• Non-subsistence crops such as tea, cacao, coffee, and tobacco are known as which term?
• Which term refers to land clearing by fire to prepare fields in tropical regions?
• Seasonal migration of livestock between mountains and lowland pasture areas.
• Natural features are used to mark irregular parcels of land.
• Which term refers to the variety of life within ecosystems and across the biosphere?
• Which term refers to the basic facilities necessary for a society to function and grow?
• Which farming method is also known as multicropping, growing two or more crops simultaneously on the same field?
• Which term describes the decline in land productivity caused by overfarming, overgrazing, drought, and climate change?
• What is the term for a fertilizer derived from natural materials or waste, used to improve soil nutrients?
• What distinguishes a ruminant from a nonruminant animal?
• Which term describes rapid adoption of high-yield seeds and chemical fertilizers?
• What does crop yield measure?
• Which practice synchronizes the heat cycle of females to optimize breeding timing?
• Which term describes the practice of paying producers in developing countries fair prices?
• Which term means altering the behaviors, size and genetics of animals to benefit humans?
• Which term uses natural features to mark irregular parcels of land?
• Having the same property in all directions is described as?
• Which term describes the science of managing forests for timber, wildlife, and environmental benefits?
• Which practice involves planting and harvesting on the same parcel of land twice per year?
• Which measure counts the number of species present in a defined area?
• Soil property defined by relative proportions of sand, silt, and clay particles?
• A system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams is called what?
• Which revolution introduced technology to agriculture resulting in higher yields for commercial sale?
• An estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas).
• What term refers to the level of farming where a person raises only enough food to feed his or her family?
• How does no-till farming differ from conventional tillage?
• Commercial gardening and fruit farming in the United States.
• Which farming system uses small amounts of capital and labor relative to land?
• The largest population that an environment can support at any given time is known as what?
• Which farming practice is most directly associated with conserving soil by keeping residue on the surface?
• What does FCR stand for, and what does it measure?
• Fixed areas for cattle to graze in to become fat are called what?
• Measure indicates soil acidity or alkalinity and affects nutrient availability?
• A farming technique in which trees are cut down and burned to clear and fertilize the land is called what?
• Which revolution is known for mechanization and modern inputs in agriculture during the 20th century?
• Which term describes a form of commercial agriculture in which livestock graze over an extensive area?
• Which term describes the modernization of aquaculture leading to increased production of fish and shellfish worldwide?
• A farming system where fields are periodically cleared and cultivated, then left to recover fertility.
• Which term describes a geographic relation where properties have the same characteristics in all directions?
• Which concept refers to the variety of life at multiple levels (genes, species, ecosystems) and is essential for resilience?
• Which term denotes the agricultural technique of clearing land by cutting down and burning forests?
• Specialized farming that occurs only in areas where the dry-summer Mediterranean climate prevails.
• Which term describes a belt around a city intended to prevent urban sprawl by preserving open space?
• What distinguishes a hybrid from a cultivar in plant breeding terms?
• The continuation, in a former colony, of colonial exploitation without formal political control is called what?
• A form of agriculture in which farmers graze animals over an extensive area of land.
• Which concept is defined as the long-run reduction in average cost per unit as output increases?
• Which term describes a farm owned and operated by someone who lives elsewhere, usually a crops-only farm?
• Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, a crop planted in fall and develops strong roots to survive the winter.
• Which discipline focuses on fruit, vegetable, and ornamental plant cultivation including greenhouse and nursery practices?
• The ability to produce a good at a lower opportunity cost than another producer is called what?
• Process plants use to convert sugars into usable energy, releasing carbon dioxide?
• Which branch studies animals under domestication for production, reproduction, and welfare?
• What management function involves planning, organizing, directing, and controlling farm resources?
• How do genotype and phenotype differ in genetics?
• Why is food safety critical in agriculture?
• Which statement about lime application is true?
• What is a farm cooperative?
• Which term describes farming with low capital and labor relative to land area?
• Which category has a multi-chamber stomach used for fermentation?
• Which agricultural model describes land use based on rent and distance from a market?
• A form of subsistence agriculture based on herding domesticated animals is known as what?
• Which term describes agriculture undertaken primarily to generate products for sale off the farm?
• Which document helps forecast finances by listing expected revenue and costs for a future period?
• Which term is used to describe the broad modernization of aquaculture production?
• A belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city is called what?
• Which term refers to highly mechanized, large-scale farming usually under corporate ownership?
• Raising marine and freshwater fish in ponds and underwater cages is known as what?
• Which term describes a farming system that plants a single crop year after year?
• What government program provides financial support to farmers to stabilize income?
• A wheat crop that is planted in the spring and harvested in late summer.
• Which term describes the strategies used to prevent and control plant diseases?
• Which term describes the cattle raised primarily for milk production?
• A type of food produced without pesticides, bioengineering, or high-energy radiation is known as what?
• What is the transfer of pollen from the male to the female parts of a flower, enabling seed production?
• What term describes the purposeful tending of crops and livestock to produce food and fiber?
• Which factor is a common indicator of soil health in sustainable farming?
• Which term refers to a system that provides dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams?
• Farming strategy of planting a single, highly productive crop year after year?
• Which term denotes the broad movement to improve aquatic farming through technology and policy?
• Name a common indicator used to evaluate soil health in sustainable farming.
• Which term describes the continuation of colonial exploitation in former colonies without formal political control?
• Which irrigation system delivers water directly to plant roots via buried or surface tubing, often with emitters?
• What process do green plants use to convert light energy into chemical energy stored as sugars?
• What does inventory management help farmers track?
• Which term means altering the behaviors, size and genetics of plants to benefit humans?
• Which term describes the practice of clearing land by cutting and burning vegetation to enrich the soil?