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TRUE/FALSE
1. Greenhouses that are near natural hot water springs can use the springs as a heat source.
ANS: T PTS: 1
2. In the retail market, “hothouse” vegetables command higher prices than field production vegetables.
ANS: T PTS: 1
ANS: F PTS: 1
4. Over time, hydroponics has become a less important mode of producing vegetables and other
high-income plants.
ANS: F PTS: 1
5. Perlite is used extensively for starting new plants because it holds little water.
ANS: F PTS: 1
6. Soils vary in temperature, organic matter, and the amount of air and water they contain.
ANS: T PTS: 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
4. A properly limed and fertilized forage crop is the backbone of a successful crop:
a. row c. yield
b. selection d. rotation
ANS: D PTS: 1
7. Which of the following soil components is derived from such nonliving sources as rock material?
a. organic matter c. topsoil
b. mineral matter d. horizon A
ANS: B PTS: 1
8. The term for the proportion and size of soil particles is:
a. percolation c. texture
b. permeability d. structure
ANS: C PTS: 1
12. Peat moss consists of partially decomposed mosses that have accumulated in waterlogged areas called:
a. loess c. bogs
b. silt d. compost
ANS: C PTS: 1
13. Horse manure mixed with straw is used extensively as a medium for growing:
a. mushrooms c. grasses
b. vegetables d. legumes
ANS: A PTS: 1
COMPLETION
ANS: soil
PTS: 1
ANS: capability
PTS: 1
3. The process by which water soaks into and moves through the soil is called ____________________.
ANS: percolation
PTS: 1
4. In acid soils, ____________________ is needed to raise the pH value for efficient production of crops.
ANS: lime
PTS: 1
5. ____________________ are plants in which certain bacteria use nitrogen gas from the air and convert
it to nitrate.
ANS: Legumes
PTS: 1
6. ____________________ is a mixture of partially decayed organic matter such as leaves, manure, and
household plant wastes.
ANS: Compost
PTS: 1
7. In high rainfall areas, soils are usually ____________________ and somewhat acidic.
ANS: leached
PTS: 1
8. The relative sizes of soil particles, from smallest to largest, are clay, silt, and ____________________.
ANS: sand
PTS: 1
9. The pH is a measure of the degree of acidity or alkalinity. Neutral on the pH scale is the number
____________________.
ANS:
7
seven
PTS: 1
10. The tool used to collect a uniform volume of soil is called a soil ____________________.
ANS: auger
PTS: 1
MATCHING
1. ANS: B PTS: 1
2. ANS: C PTS: 1
3. ANS: A PTS: 1
4. ANS: E PTS: 1
5. ANS: D PTS: 1
6. ANS: C PTS: 1
7. ANS: E PTS: 1
8. ANS: D PTS: 1
9. ANS: A PTS: 1
10. ANS: F PTS: 1
11. ANS: B PTS: 1
12. ANS: H PTS: 1
13. ANS: G PTS: 1
14. ANS: J PTS: 1
15. ANS: I PTS: 1
SHORT ANSWER
ANS:
sulfur
PTS: 1
2. Name three types of living organisms that greatly affect soil formation.
ANS:
Living organisms, such as microbes, plants, insects, animals, and humans, exert considerable influence
on the formation of soil.
PTS: 1
3. What are the physical characteristics of the three important textural grades as determined by the “feel”
of the soil.
ANS:
The outstanding physical characteristics of the important textural grades, as determined by the “feel”
of the soil, are coarse textured (sandy), medium textured (loam), and fine textured (clay).
PTS: 1
4. Name three groups of organisms from the plant kingdom that are often found in soil.
ANS:
Some groups of organisms of the plant kingdom that are often found in soils are:
1. roots of higher plants
2. algae: green, blue-green, and diatoms
3. fungi: mushroom fungi, yeasts, and molds
4. actinomycetes of many kinds: aerobic, anaerobic, autotrophic, and heterotrophic
PTS: 1
ANS:
Predatory groups of organisms from the animal kingdom that are prevalent in soils include snakes,
moles, insects, mites, centipedes, and spiders; microanimals that are predatory, parasitic, and live on
plant tissues include nematodes, protozoans, and rotifers.
PTS: 1
ANS:
Acidity is sometimes referred to as sourness, and alkalinity is referred to as sweetness.
PTS: 1
ANS:
Important benefits or functions of organic matter in soil include:
1. making the soil porous
2. supplying nitrogen and other nutrients to the growing plant
3. holding water for future plant use
4. aiding in managing soil moisture content
5. furnishing food for soil organisms
6. serving as a store house for nutrients
7. minimizing leaching
8. serving as a source of nitrogen and growth-promoting substance
9. stabilizing soil structure
PTS: 1
8. What is weathering?
ANS:
Weathering refers to mechanical forces caused by temperature change such as heating, cooling,
freezing, and thawing.
PTS: 1
9. Describe the method of deposit for each of the following soils: alluvial, lacustrine, loess, colluvial, and
glacial.
ANS:
Alluvial soils are transported by streams; lacustrine soils are left by lakes; loess soils are left by wind;
colluvial soils are left by gravity, and glacial soils are left by ice.
PTS: 1
ANS:
Soil aggregates, or crumbs, are soil units that contain mostly clay, silt, and sand particles held together
by a gel-type substance formed from organic matter.
PTS: 1
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La signora Pasqua, nel pronunciar queste gravi parole, non
s’immaginava che il professore meditava appunto lo scandalo ch’ella
non avrebbe perdonato a Tocci.
Erano trascorse due settimane dalla serata del teatro, nè la contessa
Giorgina aveva più soggiunto una sillaba sul delicato argomento
della sua visita. Dal canto suo il professore non osava interrogarla;
cercava bensì che ne’ suoi occhi ci fosse la domanda che non osava
salirgli alle labbra, ma non avrebbe potuto dire s’ella lo capiva o se
voleva capirlo. Già, eravamo alle solite; ch’aveva sempre intorno a
sè uno sciame d’oziosi, e, per quella sua benedetta fissazione
d’esser cortese con tutti quanti, i vecchi amici si trovavano allo
stesso livello dei nuovi arrivati. Teofoli non andava da lei senza
dover subirsi una o due presentazioni. Il conte tale, il marchese tal
altro. Bravissimi giovani piovuti dalle nuvole che a sentir il suo nome
borghese chinavano appena la testa e a cui non passava neppure in
mente che quel nome potess’essere più rispettabile e più conosciuto
del loro. Che tirocinio d’umiltà deve fare un uomo d’ingegno allorchè
si mette a corteggiare una donna galante!
Nondimeno, Teofoli era rassegnato a questo genere di mortificazioni.
Ne avrebbe subìto in pace anche di maggiori se avesse potuto
acquistar la certezza che la Serlati gli voleva un po’ di bene. Ma
perchè quel contegno enigmatico? Perchè quel silenzio ostinato
circa alla sua visita? Gliel’aveva o non gliel’aveva promessa? E
come si può dimenticar così una promessa?
Ebbene, una sera nel venir via dalla conversazione dei Roncagli e
proprio nel momento che il professore inghiottiva tanto veleno
pensando alle paroline, ai sorrisi, alle occhiate che la contessa
aveva scambiato fino allora con Montalto e con due o tre giovani
ufficiali, ella colse un pretesto qualunque per avvicinarglisi e gli
susurrò all’orecchio: — Aspettatemi domani, al tocco e mezzo.
Si pose il dito sulla bocca per intimargli silenzio, e senz’attender
risposta diede il braccio a Montalto che l’accompagnò giù della scala
fino alla carrozza.
Neppur volendo, Teofoli non avrebbe potuto rispondere. Era
sbalordito, ammutolito, con la testa in combustione; sarebbe stato
incapace di esprimere quel che provava. O fors’era simile al soldato
che, dopo aver mostrato una grande impazienza di battersi, sente
raddoppiar le pulsazioni del cuore nel vedere il nemico, e non è ben
sicuro che quelle pulsazioni sian figlie tutte d’uno schietto
entusiasmo.
VIII.