CROP SCIENCE

(First Review Questions-2011)

Write the letter of the correct/best answer:

1. The Philippines is an agricultural country with a land area of 30M hectares. The total area devoted to
agriculture is: a. 35% (10.5M) b. 40% (12M) c. 47% (14.1M) d. 50% (15M) e. none of the
above

2. Sen. Edgardo J. Angara is the author of AFMA of 1998, it became into law as:
a. RA # 8435 b. RA # 8035 c. RA # 6434 d. RA # 8535 e. none of the above

3. Who is the present Secretary of the Dept of Agriculture?

a.Arthur Yap b.Santiago Obien c.Proceso Alcala d.Renato Ayala

4. Plants having a special property that can act as host to N 2 fixing bacteria:
a. cucurbits b. legumes
c. solanaceous d. crucifers

5. Most of our economically important crops are:

a. xerophytes b. hydrophytes c. mesophytes d. heliophytes e. halophytes

6. Scientific names of plants are composed of:

a. family & order b. genus & species c. family & species d. order & phylum

7. Growing of two crops in succession, planting one before the harvest of the former:
a. ratoon cropping b. relay cropping c. intercropping d. strip cropping e. multistorey

8. A measure of seed viability: number of seeds that have germinated divided by the number of seeds
sown,
multiplied by 100:
a. rate of germination b. coefficient rate c. germination percentage d. germination score

9. Round-up ready corn variety is an example of:

a. transgenic crop b. genetically modified organism c. GMO crop d. all of the above

10. The following describes the word “pest”, except:

a. noxious weeds b. phytophagous insects c. entomophagous insects d.phytopathogenic
microorganism

11. Which is not a solution to waterlogged condition?

a. construction of drainage canals b. planting crops in raised beds
c. planting crops well adapted to saturated condition d. providing crops with trellis

12. A method of harvesting in which only matured fruits or pods are harvested is called:
a. stripping b. tapping c. priming d. pruning e. thinning

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13. Plant roll their leaves as in the case of corn:
a. increase leaf water content b. reduce rate of transpirational water loss
c. increase probability of desiccation c. change the angle of incidence of diffused light to the leaf
surface

14. Rice armyworm is scientifically known as:

a. Scirpophaga innotata b. Scirpophaga incertulas c. Mythimna separata d. Spodoptera litura

15. Nuclear Polyhedrosis Virus (NPV) is an entomopathogen specific against:

a. coleopterans b. lepidopterans c. hemipterans d. homopterans e.hymenopterans

16. The products of the light reaction phase of photosynthesis are:

a. O2 + ATP b.CH2O and NADPH c. ATP and NADH d. ATP and NADPH e.all of the above

17. The Krebs cycle takes place in the:

a. chloroplast b. mitochondrion c. vacuole d. peroxisome e. chlorophyll

18. Phototropism is a growth response of plant to unidirectional light which is probably influenced by a
particular growth hormone:
a. abscissic acid b. indole acetic acid c. kinetin d. gibberellins e. all of the above

19. The tags used for breeder seeds are colored:

a. red b. blue c. white d. green e. yellow

20. The practice used in rubber trees inorder to remove more latex:
a. pruning b. propping c. retting d. tapping e. tuxying

21. The physical means of weed control and cultivation in which the plow is passed near the base of the
plant, throwing the soil slice towards the center of the row.
a. hilling-up b. off-barring c. intertillage d. mulching e. harrowing

22. An entomopathogen used against RBB and GLH, known as white muscardine fungus:
a. Beauveria bassiana b.Metarrhizium anisopliae c.Trichoderma harzianum d.Pyricularia grisea

23. Helicoverpa armigera Hub. Is commonly known as:

a. corn earworm b. cotton bollworm c. tomato fruitworm d. tobacco budworm e. all of the
above

24. Pollen grains are found in the:

a. ovary b. anther c. stigma d. pistil

25. A response to directional stimulus such as gravity or sunlight:

a. phototropism b. geotropism c. tropism d. turgor pressure e. none of the above

26. Nectar is a fluid carbohydrate produced and secreted by the:

a. endoplasmic reticulum b. golgi bodies c. nucleus d. ribosomes e. vacuole

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27. It is also known as eggplant;
a. sponge gourd b. tomato c. guinea squash d. muskmelon e. none of the above

28. Golden rice is rich in:

a. Vitamin C b. Vit. A c. Vit B d. Vit. D e. all of the above

29. It is locally known as “kapeng tagalong” :

a. robusta b. excelsa c. liberica d. arabica e. none of the above

30. Theobromine substance can be found in:

a. peanut b. cacao seeds c. horse radish seeds d. soybean e. sorghum

31. Momordica charantia and Sechium edule are examples of the family:
a. Malvaceae b. Compositae c. Moringaceae d. Cucurbitaceae e. Annonaceae

32. Succulent plants with little or no secondary stem or woody tissue.

a. vine b. shrub c. herb d. tree e. none of the above

33. Short or low supporting several stemmed woody plants.

a. vine b. shrub c. herb d. tree e. none of the above

34. an example of naturally cross-pollinated crop:

a. eggplant b. tomato c. cotton d. beans e. sweet corn

35. Type of pruning in which cut are made on the terminal portion of the plant:
a. thinning out b. heading back c. rouging d. frame e. all of the above

36. Type of pruning in which complete removal of a branch of a tree:

a. thinning out b. heading back c. rouging d. frame e. all of the above

37. Hastens the propagation of Imperata cylindrica:

a. rhizomes b. runners c. seeds d. stem e. stolons

38. Properly dried seed can be stored longer with high germination using this container:
a. jute sack b. paper bags c. plastic sack d. sealed tin cans e. PP sack

39. The treatment that removes portion of the seedcoat making it permeable to water:
a. scarification b. separation c. stratification d. vernalization e. HWT

40. The best time to bag mango fruits:

a. 45-50 DAFI b. 55-60 DAFI c. 65-70 DAFI d. anytime

41. Mango is ready for flower induction when leaves are:

a. 7-9 months old b. crispy and dark green c. buds are plump & prominent d. all of the above

42. Pasig, Kabakan, Agno and Agus are example common names of:

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 a. pili nut b. glutinous corn c. rice d. wheat e. coconut

43. Transmit tungro disease to rice plant.

a. Leptocorisa oratorius b. Nephotettix virescens c. Nilaparvata lugens d. Scirpophaga
incertulas

44. Known as aphids of crucifers and may be a vector of virus diseases:

a. Plutella xylostella b. Hellula undalis c. Brevicoryne brassicae d. Phyllotreta striolata

45. Which does not belong to the special-purpose classification of crops?

a. cover crops b. foliage crops c. silage crops d. trap crops e. beverage

46. The most effective wavelength for photoperiodism is:

a. red and blue b. far red and red c. ultraviolet d. gamma rays e. violet and blue

47. Toxic component of Gossypium hirsutum ?

a. aflatoxin b. azadirachtin c. hydrocyanic acid d. tomatin e. gossypol

48. Special cells that allow rice plants to adjust to varying levels of O 2 in the growth medium.
a. aerenchyma cells b. bulliform cells c. phytochrome d. chloroplast e. xylem

49. Domestication of plants led to:

a. change in plant type and limited ecological adaptation.
b. Narrower genetic variation and wider ecological adaptation.
c. The disappearance of the natural or wild plants.
d. Increased genetic variation and limited ecological adaptation.

50. Native or inherent soil nutrients are derived from:

a. applied fertilizers b. weathering of minerals in the soil c. physical disintegration of minerals
d. decomposition of OM in the soil e. all of the above

51. Grapes may be induced to flower by:

a. irrigation b. chemical spraying of CaC 2 c. smudging d. pruning e. fertigation

52. In IPM, the first order in controlling a certain insect pest.

a. identifying the pest b. killing the pest by chemical spray
c. planting varieties known to be resistant to problem pest d. biological control of pest

53. An industrial crop yielding as high as 10 tons/ha annually without given much attention.
a. cotton b. banana c. coconut d. coffee e. cacao

54. They may develop on roots, stems or leaves and give rise to new shoots.
a. lateral bud b. adventitious bud c. axillary bud d. leaf primordial e. terminal bud

55. It is the exudation of liquid water from plants.

a. evaporation b. transpiration c. guttation d. diffusion e. evapotranspiration

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56. The term _____ is used in referring to those organic compounds, other than nutrients, present
in minute quantities, that promote, inhibit, or modify growth and development.
a. growth regulators b. auxins c. cytokinins d. inhibitors e. hormones

57. Plants that flower irrespective of day length:

a. long-day plants b. short-day plants c. day-neutral plants d. none of the above

58. Which is not a disease caused by virus?

a. bunchy top b. tungro c. tomato mosaic d. crown or root rot of mango

59. Banana disease which is characterized by the presence of gray/dark spots with yellow halo
on the leaves that may lead to drying of leaves.
a. bunchy top b. mosaic c. sigatoka leaf spot d. blight e. cercospora leaf spot

60. Weed presence in field crops may result in:

a. reduction in yield b. alternate hosts for insect pests and diseases
c. causal organisms for some diseases d. produce toxins or poison

61. Benefits that a member-country can receive through the GATT:

a. greater opportunities for increasing exports and export earnings
b. improved planning and implementation of investment and trade activities due to stable
and transparent trading rules
c. fair treatment in international trade for smaller countries
d. all of the above

62. The ground earwigs being mass-produced in the laboratory used to control corn borer:
a. Proreus simulans b. Euborellia annulata c. Chelisoches morio d. Haeckeliana sp.

63. The banana aphid transmits the virus that cause bunchy top. Which is not an alternate host of the
aphid?
a. abaca b. ginger c. taro or gabi d. bandera española e. none of the above

64. The species of Trichogramma specifically used against rice stemborers.

a. T. chilonis b. T. japonicum c. T. evanescens d. T. cojuangcoi e. T. chilotraea

65. The following are insect pests of banana, except:

a. aphids b. mealy bugs c. corm weevil d. red rust thrips e. none of the above

66. One method of control against nematode is to plant nematode antagonists. Which is not a good
antagonist?
a. mustard b. sesame c. asparagus d. sugarcane e. none of the above.

67. Eggplant shoot/fruit borer (FSB) is considered to be the most destructive pest of eggplant
damaging leaves, shoots and fruits. It is also known as;
a. Helicoverpa armigera b. Leucinodes orbonalis c. Xylosandrus compactus d. Tetranychus sp.

68. An herbicide with excellent control of grasses applied as post emergence.

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 a. pendimethalin b. fluazifop-butyl c. trifluralin d. butralin e. none of the above

69. It is the process by which carbohydrates and energy-rich chemicals are formed from carbon dioxide
and water, using light energy with the release of oxygen.
a. Respiration c. Absorption
b. Photosynthesis d. Transpiration

70. Refers to the series of complex oxidation-reduction reactions, whereby living cells obtain energy
through the breakdown of organic material.
a. Transpiration b. respiration c. Synthesis d. imbibition

71. It is a stage in which some of the products of light reactions begin to participate, and where energy
(ATP)
is required. a. C3 pathway b. C4 pathway c. dark reaction d. CAM

72. Photosynthesis investigation was intensified in the 1930’s to 1950’s by ________.

a. Detection of PGA as first product c. Hatch and Slack
b. Use of carbon isotopes d. Blackman

73. The cholophyll is commonly found in:

a. stomata b. mesophyll c. mitochondria d. vascular bundles

74. A photosynthetic reaction in which light transmitted to earth called solar radiation or radiant energy,
is absorbed by the chlorophyll.
a. photochemical reaction c. dark reaction
b. enzymatic reaction d. light reaction

75. C3 plants have:

a. two CO2 fixation pathways separated in space
b. two CO2 fixation pathways separated in time
c. Only one CO2 fixation pathway
d. three CO2 fixation pathways

76. An RQ value equal to one (RQ=1) means:

a. glucose is being respired c. Anaerobic respiration is taking place
b. Aerobic respiration is involved d. Fats are being respired

77. Absorption of light by the leaf is lowest in ______ color:

a. yellow b. red c. blue d. green

78. Cell turgidity in plants is maintained through:

a. plasmolysis b. translocation c. respiration d. transpiration

79. Products of photosynthesis from mature leaves are translocated to the growing areas through:
a. pressure potential b. phloem translocation c. pressure flow d. phloem loading

80. Passive movements of water in plants occur;

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 a. only through a semi-permeable membrane
b. from a cell with high potential to a cell with low potential
c. through cytoplasmic streaming
d. from a cell with low potential to a cell with high potential

81. It is a fatty material found usually as a layer on the outer walls of cells forming the exterior surfaces
of land plants. a. wax b. lignin c. cutin d. suberin

82. Responsible for hardness and decay-resisting qualities of many woods.

a. cutin b. lignin c. suberin d. chitin

83. Distinct submicroscopic particles which control the characteristic growth and chemical processes of
an organism. a. chromosomes b. genes c. nucleus d. cells

84. Phytohormone which is also called the ripening hormone:

a. auxin b. ethylene c. cytokinin d. gibberelin

85. Plant hormone that is most abundant in the growing points:

a. auxin b. ethylene c. cytokinin d. gibberelin

86. The response of a plant by growing towards the direction of light is called;
a. thigmotropism b. geotropism c. epinasty d. phototropism

87. The effect of sunlight on plant development is referred to as;

a. plant response to daylength b. photocybernetic effect c. response to gravity d.
photosynthesis

88. The products of light reaction phase of photosynthesis are;

a. ATP and NADH b. O2 and ATP c. ATP and NADPH d. CH2O and NADPH

89. Plant responses to seasonal variation in daylength is known as:

a. morphogenesis b. photoperiodism c. vernalization d. circadian rhythm

90. The photoreceptor involved in photoperiodism:

a. chlorophyll b. phytochrome c. carotenoids d. flavins

91. The amount of green pigments is reduced resulting to yellowing of leaves:

a. chlorosis b. necrosis c. dialysis d. N deficiency

92. What particular growth hormone influence the growth response of plants to unidirectional light or
phototropism?
a. alpha naphthalene acetic acid (ANAA) b. gibberelic acid (GA)
c. abscissic acid (ABA) d. indole acetic acid (IAA)

93. Growth hormone that promotes the senescence of leaves;

a. abscissic acid b. gibberellins c. cytokinin d. auxin

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94. A type of dormancy in seeds equivalent to quiescence;
a. Chemical dormancy b. paradormancy c. endodormancy d. ecodormancy

95. As an essential element, nitrogen is taken up by crops in the following forms:

a. NH4+ and NO2- b. N2, NO2- and NH4+ c. N2O, NO3 and NO2- d. NO3- and NH4+

96. Growth response of plants that is best exemplified by the closing of Mimusa leaves:
a. thigmotropism b. thigmomorphogenesis c. seismonasty d. thermotropism

97. Growth center of plants:

a. stems b. shoots c. meristem d. branch

98. At present the three major crops of the Philippines in terms of land area cultivated:
a. abaca, rice and coconut b. rice corn and coconut
c. corn, abaca and banana d. banana, sugarcane and coffee

99. The agency involved in approving the release of recommended varieties of crops in the Philippines.
a. Institute of Plant Breeding b. International Rice Research Institute
c. Philippine Seedboard d. National Seed Industry Council

100. Which statement is not a control strategy against white and yellow stemborers.
a. Synchronous planting after a fallow period, using resistant varieties.
b. Conserve natural enemies; like wasps, spiders, earwigs
c. Plant establishment should coincide when stemborer population is at lowest.
d. Flooding and using ropes dipped in kerosene.
e. none of the above

ANSWER:

1. C 11. D 21. B 31. D 41. D 51. D 61.D 71. A 81. C 91. A

2. A 12. C 22. A 32. C 42. C 52. A 62. B 72. B 82. B 92. D
3. C 13. B 23. E 33. B 43. B 53. C 63. E 73. B 83. B 93. A
4. B 14. C 24. B 34. E 44. C 54. C 64. B 74. D 84. B 94. D
5. C 15. B 25. C 35. B 45. D 55. C 65. E 75. C 85. B 95. D
6. B 16. D 26. B 36. A 46. B 56. A 66. E 76. A 86. A 96. A
7. B 17. B 27. E 37. B 47. E 57. C 67. B 77. C 87. D 97. C
8. C 18. B 28. B 38. D 48. A 58. D 68. B 78. D 88. C 98. B
9. D 19. C 29. D 39. A 49. B 59. C 69. B 79. B 89. B 99. D
10. C 20. D 30. B 40. A 50. B 60. B 70. B 80. B 90. B 100.D