Agriscience unit one worksheet

The career that offers the highest percentage of opportunities for college graduates in agriscience is:

2. Agriculture will always be an _____ industry

3. The agriscience industry that includes producing, processing and marketing of fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants is:

4. Writing agricultural publications and advising agriculturalists on agricultural matters is what career area?

The best term to describe the application of scientific principles and new technologies in agriculture is:

6. Which government agency refers to agriculture as agriculture/agribusiness and renewable nature resources?

7. What is the first step of the scientific method

8. Applied sciences utilize basic sciences in practical ways, list four applied sciences:

9. What are the four basic sciences?

10. The industry that grows, manages and harvests trees for lumber, poles, posts, and pulpwood is:

11. A natural resource provided by nature that can replace or renew itself is called a:

12. The USDA stands for:

13. Discovering new ways to control crop pests in field crops would be describe as or an example of:

14. Agribusinesses are commercial firms that stem from:

15. Give two examples of agriscience:

16. The science that studies insects is:

17. Give three example of agricultural sciences

18. In agriscience as well as other sciences, the method used to solve a problem is the:

19. A recent USDA study forecasts that job opportunities for college graduates in agriculture and life sciences will:

20. The agriculture industry that involves the management of wetlands, range lands, water, fish and wildlife is:

21. The percentage of agriscience workers employed in the production agriculture area on farms and ranches is:

22. Discovering new ways of controlling crop pests in corn, vegetables, fruits or soybeans is an example of:

23. An appreciation for nature and the scientific knowledge of plants and animals is important for someone pursuing a career in:

24. The activities involved with the production of plants, animals, and related supplies, services, mechanics, products, processing, and marketing is:

25. Agriculture nationwide employs _____ million workers.

26. List at least three trends in agriculture today .

27. What is the world outlook today?

28. The science that uses basic and applied sciences in practical ways for agricultural applications is: