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| Which kind of the following would be classified as a field bean? |
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| Field beans are native to |
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| Field beans need to be cooked because |
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| Which of the following is NOT generally used as a grain legume |
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| Up to how many times can alfalfa be harvested in a season |
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| Which of the following is sown on more acres in the United States |
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| Which of the following has stolons |
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| For which of the following is birdsfoot trefoil most suited |
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| Which of the following is best adapted to dry conditions |
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| How much of the peanut crop produced in the United States is consumed as peanut butter |
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| Which of the following is NOT typical color type for field pea |
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| Which of the following is a typical color type for field pea |
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| _________ soybean varieties have continual stem elongation throughout the growing season. |
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| Soybeans contain tow amino acides |
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| Based on average and economic value, which of the following crops is most important to the US |
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| On a corn plant, the male flowers are called: |
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| Which is the most widely grown corn |
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| Which of the following corn types has very little starch |
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| The leading use of corn is |
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| Which of the following crop is known as the staff of life |
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| The number of tillers on a wheat plant typically ranges from |
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| Which types of flour is made by bringing the entire wheat grain |
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| Which of the following is used like a cereal grain but is actually a member of the polygonaceae family |
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| The two leading states for commercial wild rice production are |
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| Which of the following grains is known for its cholesterol-lowering capability |
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| Grain sorghum is produced primarily in which two states |
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| Which of the following is commonly used as a winter cover crop |
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| Which of the following grains is adapted to high altitutes |
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| Which of the following is a native grass with potential use of biofuel |
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| Tall fescue toxicosis is due to which of the following |
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| Two commonly used cereal crops native to the Americas are |
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| The_____ us the area if the United States where corn average and production are concentrated |
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| _____ wheats are planted in the fall and mature in the spring |
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| ______ wheats are planted in the spring and mature that fall |
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| The compound protein in wheat that is important in bread making is |
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| The tow types of subspecies of rice that are widely grown are |
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| ______ is the process where the seed coating of barley is removed for human consumption |
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| _______ is the most widely grown millet |
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| Corn is usually harvested at grain moisture levels of |
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| Soybean is typically harvested with grain moisture levels of |
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| At the end of the season the completion of the conduction cycle for the crop is the |
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| __ is an old english term that describes a unit of volume for measuring crop yield |
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| ____ the stage of the development in grains when the maximum accumulation of dry matter in the seed occurs |
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| ____ is the moisture content of the crop when grain can be harvested with a combine with minimum field loss |
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| _____ is when crop plants fall over in the field |
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| ___ the process of shelling grains |
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| Threshing/husking/shucking |
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| Tied bundles of small grains are called |
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| tied bundles of corn are called |
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| After removal of the ears of corn the remaining stalks, leaves, and husks are called |
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| _________ is the use of computer sending and data collection equipment to allow for accurate site-specific management deisions |
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| The toxic compounds that stage fungi can form are called |
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| The vegetative portion of plants used for livestock fed are |
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| There three components of forage quality are |
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| intake, nutritive value, and anitquality factors |
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| ______ is the direct utilization of forages by grazing animals in the field |
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| _______ is the system where animals have a large pasture and move about freely |
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| ____ is where pasture is divided into paddock and grazing is controlled |
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| The two types of grazing lands are |
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| Cotton can be harvested using |
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| High moisture forage that is stored anaerobically is called |
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| Bud alfalfa development stage |
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| stems have flower buds but none are open |
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| vegetative alfalfa development stage |
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| stems have leaves but no flowers |
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| flowering alfalfa development stage |
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| seed alfalfa development stage |
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| flowers have pollinated and set seed |
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| flowering grass development stage |
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| boot grass development stage |
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| stems have elongated but no flowers are formed |
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| vegetative grass development stage |
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| seed grass development stage |
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| stem elongation in grass development stage |
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| inflorescence is enclosed in sheath of the last leaf |
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| direct cut haylage moisture content |
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| wilted haylage moisture content |
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| A plant is classified as a weed if it |
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causes economic loss to a crop
is harmful to humans and livestock
is detrimental to wildlife or ecosystems |
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| Weeds that are especially injurious are classified by the government as |
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| The long-term persistence of a certain annual weed species is most likely due to |
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| Milk sickness is caused when people drink milk from cows who have consumed what weed |
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| The first defense against weeds is |
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| prevention of establishment |
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| Which agency of the USDA is responsible for precutting the introduction of noxious weeds |
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| In what year were GMO crops introduced |
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| Which type of ingredients are added to a herbicide formulation to facilitate application and handling or to increase activity |
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| The mode of action for glyphosate is |
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| amino acid synthesis inhibitor |
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| The mode of action for 2,4-D is |
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| The mod of action for atrazine is |
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| Which type of herbicide is applied to foilage |
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| Which type of herbicide would be most useful on an established perennial wood |
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| Which would NOT be an appropriate strategy to prevent herbicide resistance |
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| Which would be an appropriate strategy to precent herbicide resistant |
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Crop rotation
herbicide rotation
tillage |
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| Grassy weeds would be easiest to control in which crop |
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| Weeds that live on land are classified as |
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| Weeds that are a problem in the water are classified as |
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| There three life cycles weeds can be classified by are |
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| biennial, annual, and perennial |
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| ______ annual weeds are those that germinate in the fall are vegetative in the winter, and flower in the following spring |
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| Biennial plants require_____ seasons to complete their life cycle |
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| Rye infected with Claviceps pursuer forms |
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| The reservoir of weed seeds in the soil is called the |
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| Weeds can develop___ to herbicides with detoxifying or morphological modifications |
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| The most widely used herbicide is |
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| The three names on the herbicide label |
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Trade name
Common name
chemical name |
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| Type of herbicide application based on timings are |
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preplant
preemergence
postermergence
post harvest |
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| The visual response by the plant to the pathogen is |
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| Which of the following is NOT an abiotic disease factor |
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| What are abiotic disease factors |
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Water deprivation
soil acidity
herbicide |
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| Which of the following organisms reproduces by spores |
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| Rust diseases are caused by which group of fungi |
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| Stem rust can have up to how many different spore stages |
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| Damping off affects which growth stage |
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| The disease associated with the Salem witch trials is |
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| Leaf spots due to bacteria tend to be |
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| Bacterial wilt occur when when the bacteria invade the |
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| Common and halo blight affect which crop species |
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| Which plant family does tobacco mosaic virus primarily infect |
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| Aster yellows is caused by which group of organisms |
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| mycoplasma-like organisms |
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| The best strategy for mentored control would be |
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| The soybean cyst nematode causes damage by |
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| The corn ear worm feeds on what part of the corn |
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| A potential biocontrol being evaluated for use on soybean aphid is which of the following |
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| A______ is the progressive deviation from a plants normal development, appearance, or function |
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| The three factors of the disease triangle are |
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susceptible host
pathogen
favorable environment |
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| Organisms that require living host tissue to obtain nutrients for survival are |
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| The disease-causing microorganisms that have both RNA and DNA but lack true cell walls are called |
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| mycoplasma-like organisms |
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| In fields with nematode infestations, symptomatic plants grow in circular localized areas called |
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| Parasitic flowering plants lack root systems and instead absorb water nutrients through organs called |
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| The gradual developmental stages of an insects life cycle from egg to adult is called |
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| Insects can have one of these types of life cucles |
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No metamorphosis
incomplete metamorphosis
complete metamorphosis |
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| _______ is the management strategy to keep pests at levels that will not cause economic loss |
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| Integrated pest management |
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| The two general categories of fungicides |
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| protectants and systematics |
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sanitation
crop rotation
irrigation |
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| mechanical pest management |
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| biological pest management |
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green manure
beneficial insects |
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| Which of the following is allowed in organic agriculture |
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| For how many years must land be without prohibited materials to be certified |
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| How often are certified organic farms inspected |
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| In terms of organic sales what are the two largest categories |
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| fruits/ vegetables and dairy |
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| The federal program that regulates organic agriculture in the US is called |
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| The term local is defined by congress as food grown not farther than which distance |
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| Yields in organic agriculture as compared to conventional agriculture tend to |
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| Which is considered to be one of the biggest challenges in organic production |
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| A vigorously growing crop used to suppress weeds is called a |
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| Primary tillage can be performed with which of the following |
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| Which of the following weed control operations has the most potential to damage crops |
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| ___ is the state that leads in organic produce |
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| ___ is a cultural weed control strategy where crops are planted later than normal |
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| ________is a weed control operation performed before the crop breaks the surface of the soil |
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| _________ is a weed control operation that kills weeds between rows |
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| ______ is a weed control that uses flaming propane burners to replier the cells of weeds |
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| The amount of nitrogen a legume or green manure provides to the next crop is called |
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| The three most common fertilizers in organic agriculture are |
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green manure
livestock manure
compost |
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| White potatoes originated in |
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| Which of the following crops is NOT in the nightshade family |
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| The leading producer of sweet potatoes is |
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| Which of the following is native to North America |
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| Taro is grown for which plant part |
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| Cassava is which of the following |
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| Seeds are produced in sugar beet in the |
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| Plantains are which type of crop |
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| Opium poppy is grown for which of the plant parts |
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| Sugar cane is native to which of the following regions |
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| the South Pacific and India |
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| the leading fiber crop in the world is |
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| Where are the fibers of cotton found |
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| Where are the fibers of flax found |
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| The cloth produced from flax is |
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| Flax is which of the following |
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| Which of the following is NOT used as a fiber crop |
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| Which of the following is NOT an oil crop |
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| Canola is which of the following |
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| Potato plants store energy in the form of starch in enlarged underground stems called |
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| Dormant buds on tubers are called |
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| Members of the nightshade family contain compounds called_____ which can be toxic if consumed in high qualities |
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| ____ is a drug crop and one of the top 10 crops grown in the United States |
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| ______ is the alkaloid in tobacco that is primarily responsible for the addictive and stimulating properties |
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| Sweet potatoes are a member of the _____ |
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| The seed-bearing capsules of cotton are called |
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| ______ is produced from flax and used in paints and varnishes |
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| ___ have black and white stripped seeds |
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| Sunflowers are a member of the |
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| asteraceae/composite family |
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| The four commonly grown types of potatoes are |
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russet white
round red
round white
long white |
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