Chapter 14 Plant Breeding and Propagation

Chapter 14 Plant Breeding and Propagation

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ______ is the only major crop that was domesticated in the present US.
   A.Tobacco
   B. Corn
   C. Squash
   D. Sunflower
   E. Rice

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2. The first domesticated crop plants were:
   A.cereal grains
   B. potato
   C. banana
   D. tomato
   E. apple

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3. People began to domesticate plants in the Near East approximately ______ years ago.
   A.5,000
   B. 10,000
   C. 2,500
   D. 20,000
   E. 25,000

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4. One of the first changes in domesticated plants was probably __________________.
   A. increased requirement for fertilizer
   B.  geographic distriubution
   C.  loss of seed dispersal by wind, water, or animals
   D.  flower color
   E.  decrease in size, number of seeds or fruits, and nutritional quality

5. When people ‘domesticate’ plants, we ___________________.
   A. harvest them from wild populations
   B.  plant them in greenhouses
   C.  tame them
   D.  alter them genetically to meet our needs
   E.  claim the land where populations are found and let them continue to grow there