Modern agriculture relies on advanced irrigation systems and genetic research to increase crop yields while conserving water.
现代农业依赖先进的灌溉系统和基因研究来提高作物产量，同时节约水资源。
An archaeologist proposes that a newly excavated coastal settlement relied primarily on fishing rather than agriculture for subsistence.
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Certain species of ant practice a form of agriculture, cultivating fungus gardens inside their nests by feeding the fungus chewed leaf fragments; in return, the fungus provides a stable, digestible food source that the ants could not otherwise obtain directly from raw leaves.
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Which choice best defines “agriculture”?
A — Farming. “agriculture” means farming.
Which word means “farming”?
B — agriculture. “agriculture” means farming.
agriculture — farming. In Chinese: 农业.
agriculture is pronounced /ˈæɡrɪˌkʌltʃə(r)/.
Modern agriculture relies on advanced irrigation systems and genetic research to increase crop yields while conserving water. (现代农业依赖先进的灌溉系统和基因研究来提高作物产量，同时节约水资源。)
farming, cultivation, husbandry — all close in meaning to agriculture (farming).
Yes. agriculture is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
agri(land)+culture(cultivation)