Crop Cultivation and Harvesting Quiz
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What are examples of non-food crops?

  • Mushrooms and seaweed
  • Cotton and medicinal plants (correct)
  • Fruit trees and bedding plants
  • Wheat and rice

    • What is a crop?

  • A plant grown in hydroponics
  • A plant grown and harvested for profit or subsistence (correct)
  • Any plant cultivated in agriculture
  • A plant grown only for profit

    • How much did the global production of primary crops increase between 2000 and 2021?

  • +9.5 billion tonnes
  • -2%
  • +3.3 billion tonnes
  • +54% (correct)

    • What are the four primary crops that account for about half of global production?

    <p>Sugar cane, maize, wheat, rice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of industrial crops?

    <p>Produced for clothing, biofuel, or medicine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the objective of plowing?

    <p>The objective of plowing is to eliminate weeds and residues of the previous crop, soften the soil, and prepare it for the next crop.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is plowing usually done?

    <p>Plowing is usually done at the end of the harvesting process.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the implements used for plowing called?

    <p>The implements used for plowing are called 'ploughs'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using a plough?

    <p>The purpose of using a plough is to remove horizontal clods from the soil and provide space and nutrients to the new crop.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are ploughs usually pulled?

    <p>Ploughs are usually pulled by tractors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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