Which of the following best demonstrates a monoculture?
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Question 2
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Crop rotation allows the soil to recover which of the following?
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Question 3
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Plants provide us with food, fibre and medicine. By fibre we mean...
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Question 4
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This plant is used to help thicken foods such as ice cream, salad dressing, yogurt, and chocolate milk
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Question 5
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The early settlers greatest impact on the ecosystem of the prairies was...
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Question 6
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Because plants make their own food they are classified as...
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Question 7
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When trees are harvested faster than they can be replaced, we could say that their management is ...
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Question 8
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This plant is best adapted to which of the following conditions?
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Question 9
9.
A process that draws water up from the roots to the leaves and stems is called...
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Question 10
10.
In which plant structure does most photosynthesis occur?
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Question 11
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During the day the plant uses carbon dioxide and water. When there is no light, the plant releases carbon dioxide and takes in oxygen. This process is called...
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Question 12
12.
Choose the list of processes that best corresponds with the list "roots, cones, leaves".
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Question 13
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How does water get into plants?
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Question 14
14.
Diffusion is the tendecy of particles in a gas or liquid to become...
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Question 15
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Sperm from the pollen of a wheat plant fertilized an egg in the same wheat plant. This is an example of...
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Question 16
16.
The development of a seed into a seedling or young plant is called...
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Question 17
17.
Which statement best describes the term "pest"?
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Question 18
18.
Some vegetable or fruit crops may be grown in a greenhouse because...
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Question 19
19.
Irrigation has increased the productivity of farmland in southern Alberta, but over irrigation can cause this problem.
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Question 20
20.
Soil is a mixture of weathered rock and...
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Question 21
21.
Plants that are grown by hydroponics are...
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Question 22
22.
If you are trying to control a grasshopper infestation in your field, which of the following actions would have the least negative impact on the environment?
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Question 23
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Farmer Fred wanted to see if one apple tree could produce more than one variety of apples. Which of the following technologies is most appropriate for this task?
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Question 24
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According to the graph, what is the relationship between amount of fertilizer and crop yield?
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Question 25
25.
Vegetable Production in Alberta
From the data in this graph, what do we know about vegetable production in greenhouses?
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Question 26
26.
Nathan pulled this root out of his garden.
In which group does Nathan's root belong?
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Question 27
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Mrs. Fisher has a lot of aphids in her backyard in August. You can't breath without inhaling one. Aphids suck the sap out of her plants, leaving them mottled and ugly. Ladybugs can eat up to 25 aphids per day. She is very happy when she sees ladybugs in her garden because ladybugs are an example of a...
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Question 28
28.
Pesticide resistant species are becoming a big problem for farmers. They are the result of...
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Question 29
29.
Plants (and animals) that are introduced to new environments from other countries can cause many problems because...
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Question 30
30.
A plant that has been introduced to a new environment and negatively alters that environment is called...
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Question 31
31.
Match the plants for fuel and medicine with their descriptions. Each description is only used once.
Draggable item
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Corresponding Item
aspirin
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Drug made from birch bark and willow bark
ethanol
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drug obrained from the opium poppy
quinine
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fuel made from corn or grain
morphine
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treatment for malaria
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Question 32
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Match the plant function with it's structure.
Draggable item
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leaf
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produces food using chlorophyll
seed
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holds the embryo and cotyledon
stems
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supports the leaves
stoma
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opens to release water allow for gas exchange.
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Question 33
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Match the functions to the appropriate reproductive structure.
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stamen
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produces pollen
style
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male reproductive organ system
stigma
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sticky tip that captures pollen
pistil
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holds up the anther
filament
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female reproductive organ system
ovary
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contains the pollen tube that the sperm travels down
anther
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creates and contains the ovules
ovule
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becomes the seed
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Question 34
34.
What are some environmental consequences of growing monocultures?
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Question 35
35.
Describe what humus is and why it is important to plants.
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Question 36
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If all plants were wiped out, humans would likely not be able to survive. What are three things that plants do for us that would lead to this conclusion?
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2
Question 37
37.
Explain how irrigation can reduce the quality of the soil.
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Question 38
38.
Explain why there are fewer family farms now than there were in the 1920's. What are the developments in modern farming that has led to fewer family farms?