Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question. (Wisconsin specific questions have been omitted from this test).
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| 1. | Tillage practices can be
generally defined as conservation tillage if they leave residue on the surface in excess of
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| 2. | Glandular haired alfalfa should
be sown how deep? a. | 0.5 inches | b. | 1 inches | c. | 1.5 inches | d. | 2 inches | | | | | | | | |
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| 3. | Lime is most commonly added to
soils that have a pH which is? a. | very low | b. | very high | c. | neutral | | | | | | |
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| 4. | Seminal roots on a corn plant
develop from the
. a. | seed | b. | nodes | c. | radical | d. | coleoptile | | | | | | | | |
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| 5. | A certified pesticide
applicator has been asked to spray a 12 acre field with acetochlor at 1.25 pt product/ acre. Using
water as a carrier at 20 gallons/acre and a sprayer with a 40’ boom, how many quarts of
acetochlor should the applicator add to a 500 gallon spray tank?
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| 6. | The movement of water from the
soil into the root cells is due mainly to a process called
? a. | transpiration | b. | field capacity | c. | evaporation | d. | osmosis | | | | | | | | |
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| 7. | For a disease to occur in a
plant, it is necessary to have a. | the presence of the
pathogen | b. | a susceptible host plant | c. | temperature and moisture conditions favorable for the pathogen to invade and become
established | d. | all of these are correct | | |
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| 8. | A fungicide is a pesticide used
to control .
a. | weeds | c. | pathogens | b. | insects | d. | all of these are
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| 9. | Which of the following forage
grasses has a bunch type growth habit? a. | orchardgrass | c. | bromegrass | b. | Kentucky
bluegrass | d. | reed canarygrass | | | | |
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| 10. | Which of the following elements
is not essential to wheat and plant growth? a. | boron | b. | sulfur | c. | copper | d. | gold | | | | | | | | |
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| 11. | Alfalfa, canning peas and
peanuts are examples of
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| 12. | A blade and sheath are typical
parts of what plant’s leaf? a. | pea | b. | soybean | c. | corn | d. | alfalfa | | | | | | | | |
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| 13. | Global warming caused by
increased greenhouse gases will directly affect which compound used by corn and soybean
plants? a. | NH3 | b. | CO2 | c. | 18-46-0 | d. | 2,4-D | | | | | | | | |
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| 14. | Which of the following products
is not an example of gene transformation technology? a. | Bt corn | c. | Bollgard cotton | b. | Roundup Ready
soybean | d. | Hybrid field corn | | | | |
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| 15. | In a replicated soybean
performance variety trial, Variety 100 yielded 61.5 bu/acre. The coefficient of variation for yield
in the trial was 6.5% and the LSD was 3.4 bu/acre. Which of the following varieties yielded
statistically less than Variety 100. a. | Variety 105 at 60.3
bu/acre | c. | Variety 00 at 55 bu/acre | b. | Variety 110 at 58.2
bu/acre | d. | Variety ABC at 64.9 bu/acre | | | | |
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| 16. | A soybean grower wishes to
plant 15 acres of soybeans at 200,000 seeds/acre. The variety selected contains 2200 seeds/lb. The
grower will need to purchase how many 50 lb bags of seed?
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| 17. | When you are feeling a soil to
determine its textural class, silt feels a. | sticky | b. | smooth | c. | friable | d. | stiff | e. | gritty | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 18. | Which of the following is a
soil textural class? a. | 52% sand, 22% silt, 28%
clay | d. | sticky | b. | loamy sand | e. | subangular
blocky | c. | well drained | | | | |
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| 19. | A grower would like to apply
160 lbs. of nitrogen per acre using area as the nitrogen source. The fertilizer weighs 60 lbs. per
cubic foot. From the fertilizer spreader rate setting chart (on back of this sheer) and a low range
sprocket., what gate opening would you set the spreader at to get the desired nitrogen
rate?
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