Question 1 2 pts Which below represents the youngest grain crop in terms of dome

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Which below represents the youngest grain crop in terms of domestication?

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Question 2 2 pts

Common wheat is hexaploid, meaning that it has 6 sets of chromosomes in its nucleus. In addition to genome duplication, how did this come about?

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Question 3 2 pts

What makes some rice stickier than others?

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Question 4 2 pts

When you eat a grain of rice or wheat, what part of the plant are you primarily eating?

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The majority of legumes originate from Eurasia. Which two legumes are thought to originate from Central or South America?

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Although it is often stated that U.S. pesticide use has gone down since the early 2000s as GMO technologies have increased in the markets, Drs. Douglas and Tooker suggest the opposite is true. Why?

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What proportion of people are employed in Agriculture in the U.S.?

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Which country has the second highest meat consumption per capita after the U.S.?

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Why is it thought that domesticated crops moved slower throughout North and South America relative to Europe and Asia, pre-modern societies?

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Question 10 2 pts

Select all answers that are correct below regarding the origins of agriculture

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Question 11 2 pts

What were common grain crops found at archeological sites where agriculture first originated in the Fertile Crescent and spread west? Select all that apply.

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Question 12 2 pts

Why are farmers and others interested in growing more food on less land? Select all answers that are correct.

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Question 13 2 pts

What kind of irrigation did Ancient Egyptians rely upon?

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Question 14 2 pts

For a typical grain crop, what is 'A' commonly called in the image below?

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Question 15 2 pts

What leaf type is typical for legume plants? Select the *two* correct answers below.

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Question 16 2 pts

In the image below, which part of the pea flower is labeled with 3?

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Question 17 2 pts

Which legume was originally called "chinese vetches" when first brought to the U.S.?

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Question 18 2 pts

Strawberry plants are described as berries since multiple flower ovaries can be seen in the "seeds" on the outside of the fleshy fruit. The fleshy fruit, however, is the receptacle of the plant. This type of fruit is called aggregate -_________________________.

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Question 19 2 pts

Which of the vegetables below is NOT a fruit?

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Question 20 2 pts

What compound in tomatoes was advertised for its anti-oxidant benefits for years before the FDA made companies remove the claims from their labels?

oats

Explanation / Answer

Q. 1) WHEAT

2) Two hybridization events involving three wheat species

3) Higher pectin:amylose ratio

4) ENDOSPERM

5) chickpea and soybean

6)Pesticide use was only being documented on larger farm

7) < 2%

8) Argentina

9)Crops, like corn and squash, are slower to evolve to new conditions than grain crops grown in the Fertile Crescent

Agriculture arose in multiple spots on the globe

12)To help feed our growing human population

To avoid clearing more land for agriculture

13) Basin Irrigation

14) GLUME

15) trifoliate PINNATE

16) 1-BANNER, 2- WING, 3-KEEL

17) SOYBEANS

18) accessory fruit

19) SQUASH

20) LYCOPENE

6)Pesticide use was only being documented on larger farm

7) < 2%

8) Argentina

9)Crops, like corn and squash, are slower to evolve to new conditions than grain crops grown in the Fertile Crescent

10) The Fertile Crescent is the oldest site with evidence for agriculture

Agriculture arose in multiple spots on the globe

11) BARLEY WHEAT RICE

12)To help feed our growing human population

To avoid clearing more land for agriculture

13) Basin Irrigation

14) GLUME

15) trifoliate PINNATE

16) 1-BANNER, 2- WING, 3-KEEL

17) SOYBEANS

18) accessory fruit

19) SQUASH

20) LYCOPENE

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