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Which of the following is an example of a non-food crop?
Which of the following is an example of a non-food crop?
- Maize
- Fruit trees (correct)
- Cut flowers
- Wheat
What is the definition of a crop?
What is the definition of a crop?
- A plant that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence (correct)
- A plant that can only be grown for profit
- A plant that is grown in hydroponics
- A plant that is harvested as food for livestock
What are the four crops that account for about half of global primary crop production?
What are the four crops that account for about half of global primary crop production?
- Potato, barley, soybean and sorghum
- Sugar cane, maize, wheat and rice (correct)
- Cotton, sugarcane, barley and rye
- Wheat, rice, soybean and potato
How much did the global production of primary crops increase between 2000 and 2021?
How much did the global production of primary crops increase between 2000 and 2021?
What is the purpose of industrial crops?
What is the purpose of industrial crops?
Most crops are cultivated in ______ or hydroponics
Most crops are cultivated in ______ or hydroponics
Some crops are gathered from the wild often in a form of intensive gathering (e.g. ginseng, yohimbe, and ______)
Some crops are gathered from the wild often in a form of intensive gathering (e.g. ginseng, yohimbe, and ______)
Important non-food crops include horticulture, floriculture and ______ crops
Important non-food crops include horticulture, floriculture and ______ crops
The global production of primary crops increased by 54% between 2000 and 2021, to 9.5 billiontonnes, which is 2% higher thanin 2020. This represents 3.3 billion tonnes______ than in 2000
The global production of primary crops increased by 54% between 2000 and 2021, to 9.5 billiontonnes, which is 2% higher thanin 2020. This represents 3.3 billion tonnes______ than in 2000
Four crops account for about half of global primary crop production: sugar cane, maize, ______ and rice
Four crops account for about half of global primary crop production: sugar cane, maize, ______ and rice
