Exam 1

Question 1

Complete Flowers have?

Answer 1

Pistal, Stamen, Corolla, Calyx

Question 2

The science of crop management and improvement?

Answer 2

Agronomy

Question 3

All people at all times have access to…

Answer 3

sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.

Question 4

Food Security includes?

Answer 4

Monetary and Physical ability to have food

Question 5

Africa is being targeted for?

Answer 5

A second green revolution

Question 6

Poverty, drought, and disease all contribute to?

Answer 6

Food insecurity

Question 7

A complete flower is always a perfect flower? T or F

Answer 7

True

Question 8

An incomplete flower is always an imperfect flower? T or F

Answer 8

False

Question 9

What helped to increase crop production in the 20th century?

Answer 9

Synthetic pesticides

Question 10

Malthusian Theory has not yet happened because?

Answer 10

The rate of food production has increased faster than he predicted.

Question 11

Primary purpose of a leaf is?

Answer 11

photosynthesis

Question 12

A ligule can be found in the?

Answer 12

Collar region of a grass plant

Question 13

The stem between the branches?

Answer 13

Internode

Question 14

Is a cotyledon a part of an embryo?

Answer 14

No

Question 15

Is an endosperm, plumule, or radicle part of an embryo?

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

Modified stems?

Answer 16

Rhizome, stolon, and tuber

Question 17

Stamen are the what parts of the flower?

Answer 17

Male

Question 18

An adventitious root is?

Answer 18

A root that develops from any tissue other than root tissue

Question 19

Function of phloem in a plant?

Answer 19

Moving sugar throughout the plant

Question 20

An advantage of GM crops is?

Answer 20

The results are faster than classic breeding

Question 21

Plants can reproduce through?

Answer 21

Seeds or stem parts

Question 22

Global population growth follows a?

Answer 22

Exponential Pattern

Question 23

Monoecious plants have?

Answer 23

Male and Female flowers on the same plant

Question 24

Root hairs are responsible for

Answer 24

most water and nutrient absorption by a plant

Question 25

The seed coat is mad up of carbohydrates and lipids and?

Answer 25

Protects the embryo

Question 26

5000 BC Fertile Crescent

Answer 26

Irrigation

Question 27

Egypt 3500 BC

Answer 27

Hand tools (hoe, plow)

Question 28

Roman Empire 200 AD

Answer 28

Crop Rotations

Question 29

Early agronomic practices

Answer 29

Irrigation, Hand tools (hoe and plow), Crop Rotations

Question 30

Modern agronomic practices

Answer 30

``` Mechanization Synthetic fertilizers (nitrogen) Hybrid corn Soil conservation practices Synthetic pesticides Genetic Enginerring ```

Question 31

Synthetic fertilizers (nitrogen)

Answer 31

1910's

Question 32

Hybrid Corn

Answer 32

1920's

Question 33

Soil conservation practices

Answer 33

1930's

Question 34

Synthetic pesticides

Answer 34

1940's

Question 35

Genetic engineering

Answer 35

1980's

Question 36

Drastic increase in food production in developing nations

Answer 36

Green revolution

Question 37

Monocots have how many cotyledons?

Answer 37

One

Question 38

Monocot cotyledons are always

Answer 38

below the ground

Question 39

Monocots have what kind of veins?

Answer 39

Parralel

Question 40

Monocots are?

Answer 40

Grasses

Question 41

Dicots have how many cotyledons?

Answer 41

Two

Question 42

Dicots are?

Answer 42

Broadleaf plants

Question 43

Dicot cotyledons can either be?

Answer 43

Above ground or below

Question 44

Collective term fro the sepals?

Answer 44

Calyx

Question 45

Modified leaves that protect the flower?

Answer 45

Calyx

Question 46

Collective term for the petals?

Answer 46

Corolla

Question 47

A modified leaf?

Answer 47

Corolla

Question 48

The female part of the flower?

Answer 48

Pistil

Question 49

Pist has three parts?

Answer 49

Ovary, Style, Stigma

Question 50

The male part of the flower?

Answer 50

Stamen

Question 51

Produces pollen?

Answer 51

Stamen

Question 52

Stamen has three parts

Answer 52

Anther, Filament, Pollen Grains

Question 53

Incomplete flowers are?

Answer 53

Missing one or more parts

Question 54

Perfect flowers have both?

Answer 54

Stamen and pistol

Question 55

Imperfect flowers have only?

Answer 55

Stamen or Pitols.

Question 56

Have imperfect flowers and both male and female flowers on the same plant?

Answer 56

Monoecious

Question 57

Male and female flowers on different plants?

Answer 57

Dioecious

Question 58

Seeds consist of

Answer 58

Embryo, Endosperm, and Testa (seed coat)

Question 59

Swollen roots that store nutrients-especially carbohydrates?

Answer 59

Modified roots

Question 60

Adventitious roots often occur when?

Answer 60

Stems come in contact with soil