AGRITECH 221 QUIZ FPSP (15Points)

Refers to the external and internal characteristics used to describe the commodity relative to standard of excellence.

• Quality

• Quantity

• Grading

• Sorting

Which of the following is not the reason why garlic lasts longer than the onion?

• Garlic bulb has more papery scales

• Garlic has inner protective covering

• Onion has each clove as protective leaf cover

• None of these

Onion will sprout under favorable environmental condition. Which of the following parts of onion is responsible for this phenomenon?

• Papery scales

• Shortened stem

• Neck

• Leaf bases

Commodities with highest respiration rates are?

• Crops harvested at their physiological maturity

• Immature crops

• Storage organs

• All of these

• None of these

Which of the following commodities has the highest respiration rate?

• Okra

• Mango

• Saba

• Senorita

Which of the following commodities has the highest respiration rate?

• Young corn

• Saba

• Ginger

• Onion

The following are factors that affect ethylene production and commodity response to ethylene, except:

• Stage of maturity

• Environmental conditions

• Stress and mechanical damage

• None of these

Which of the following commodities has the highest respiration rate?

• Asparagus

• Ginger

• Onion

• Rambutan

The tissue system consists of dermal, fundamental, and vascular system.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The dermal system constitute the microscopic covering of the different plant organs that protect it against injury and temperature changes.

• TRUE

• FALSE