Question 1

An agricultural method known as ____ relies on solar energy and natural fertilizers.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​traditional intensive agriculture 
B)  ​polyculture 
C)  ​minimum tillage agriculture 
D)  ​high-input agriculture 
E)  plantation agriculture​ 
A)  ​traditional intensive agriculture 
B)  ​polyculture 
C)  ​minimum tillage agriculture 
D)  ​high-input agriculture 
E)  plantation agriculture​

Question 2

Animal manure,compost,and green manure are all types of ____________________ because they are derived from plant or animal materials.​

Accepted Answer

organic fe

Question 3

What would likely be found on an organic farm?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​synthetic pesticides 
B)  ​synthetic fertilizers 
C)  ​genetically engineered seeds 
D)  ​feed additives 
E)  ​feed that contains no antibiotics 
A)  ​synthetic pesticides 
B)  ​synthetic fertilizers 
C)  ​genetically engineered seeds 
D)  ​feed additives 
E)  ​feed that contains no antibiotics

Question 4

Discuss how governments can use policies to improve food security.​

Accepted Answer

Governments can control food prices by p

Question 5

Health problems faced by those who are overfed are completely different from the health problems faced by those who are underfed.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Over time,the extensive addition of water through irrigation practices can actually lead to desertification.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Environmental Working Group estimates that you could reduce your pesticide intake by up to 90% by eating only 100% organic ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​beef from non-feed lots 
B)  ​polyculture grains 
C)  ​complex carbohydrates 
D)  ​meats and dairy from non-industrial agriculture 
E)  fruits and vegetables from the dirty dozen​ 
A)  ​beef from non-feed lots 
B)  ​polyculture grains 
C)  ​complex carbohydrates 
D)  ​meats and dairy from non-industrial agriculture 
E)  fruits and vegetables from the dirty dozen​

Question 8

Farmers use alley cropping with nearly level row patterns around hills to prevent soil erosion.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

To maintain good health and resist disease ____________________,like carbohydrates,proteins,and fats,are needed in fairly large amounts.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of To maintain good health and resist disease...

Question 10

What process can lead to desertification?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​conservation tillage 
B)  ​severe and prolonged drought 
C)  ​crop rotation 
D)  ​polyculture farming 
E)  terraced crop arrangements​ 
A)  ​conservation tillage 
B)  ​severe and prolonged drought 
C)  ​crop rotation 
D)  ​polyculture farming 
E)  terraced crop arrangements​

Question 11

Plantation agriculture is used primarily to reduce soil erosion and restore soil fertility.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Alley cropping,agroforestry and terracing are all methods that help reduce ____________________.​

Accepted Answer

soil erosi

Question 13

Monoculture is a method of growing food that is utilized solely in ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​industrialized agriculture 
B)  ​polyculture 
C)  ​traditional subsistence agriculture 
D)  ​traditional intensive agriculture 
E)  both industrialized agriculture and traditional intensive agriculture​ 
A)  ​industrialized agriculture 
B)  ​polyculture 
C)  ​traditional subsistence agriculture 
D)  ​traditional intensive agriculture 
E)  both industrialized agriculture and traditional intensive agriculture​

Question 14

Overgrazing by cattle can ultimately result in water pollution.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Pesticides expand food supplies,raise profits,work fast,and are safe if properly used.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The root cause of food insecurity is poverty.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Compared to synthetic pesticides,the use of natural biological pest controls are ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​more costly 
B)  ​dangerously unpredictable 
C)  ​faster 
D)  ​nontoxic 
E)  not very effective​ 
A)  ​more costly 
B)  ​dangerously unpredictable 
C)  ​faster 
D)  ​nontoxic 
E)  not very effective​

Question 18

Clearly explain the relationship between irrigation and salinization of soils.​

Accepted Answer

Water used in irrigation contains small

Question 19

What agricultural practice is least beneficial in trying to reduce crop-eating insect damage?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​rotating crops 
B)  ​genetic engineering of crops 
C)  ​planting monocultures 
D)  ​bringing in natural enemies 
E)  planting polycultures​ 
A)  ​rotating crops 
B)  ​genetic engineering of crops 
C)  ​planting monocultures 
D)  ​bringing in natural enemies 
E)  planting polycultures​

Question 20

Polyculture lessens the need for fertilizer and water.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

An agricultural method known as ____ relies on solar energy and natural fertilizers.

Animal manure,compost,and green manure are all types of ____________________ because they are derived from plant or animal materials.

What would likely be found on an organic farm?

Discuss how governments can use policies to improve food security.

Health problems faced by those who are overfed are completely different from the health problems faced by those who are underfed.

Over time,the extensive addition of water through irrigation practices can actually lead to desertification.

The Environmental Working Group estimates that you could reduce your pesticide intake by up to 90% by eating only 100% organic ____.

Farmers use alley cropping with nearly level row patterns around hills to prevent soil erosion.

To maintain good health and resist disease ____________________,like carbohydrates,proteins,and fats,are needed in fairly large amounts.

What process can lead to desertification?

Plantation agriculture is used primarily to reduce soil erosion and restore soil fertility.

Alley cropping,agroforestry and terracing are all methods that help reduce ____________________.

Monoculture is a method of growing food that is utilized solely in ____.

Overgrazing by cattle can ultimately result in water pollution.

Pesticides expand food supplies,raise profits,work fast,and are safe if properly used.

The root cause of food insecurity is poverty.

Compared to synthetic pesticides,the use of natural biological pest controls are ____.

Clearly explain the relationship between irrigation and salinization of soils.

What agricultural practice is least beneficial in trying to reduce crop-eating insect damage?

Polyculture lessens the need for fertilizer and water.

Environmental Problems - Their Causes - and Sustainability

Science - Matter - and Energy

Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity - Species Interactions - and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Ecosystem Approach

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution Climate Change and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Environmental Economics Politics and Worldviews

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Exam 10: Food - Soil - and Pest Management

An agricultural method known as ____ relies on solar energy and natural fertilizers.​

Animal manure,compost,and green manure are all types of ____________________ because they are derived from plant or animal materials.​

What would likely be found on an organic farm?​

Discuss how governments can use policies to improve food security.​

Health problems faced by those who are overfed are completely different from the health problems faced by those who are underfed.​

Over time,the extensive addition of water through irrigation practices can actually lead to desertification.​

The Environmental Working Group estimates that you could reduce your pesticide intake by up to 90% by eating only 100% organic ____.​

Farmers use alley cropping with nearly level row patterns around hills to prevent soil erosion.​

To maintain good health and resist disease ____________________,like carbohydrates,proteins,and fats,are needed in fairly large amounts.​

What process can lead to desertification?​

Plantation agriculture is used primarily to reduce soil erosion and restore soil fertility.​

Alley cropping,agroforestry and terracing are all methods that help reduce ____________________.​

Monoculture is a method of growing food that is utilized solely in ____.​

Overgrazing by cattle can ultimately result in water pollution.​

Pesticides expand food supplies,raise profits,work fast,and are safe if properly used.​

The root cause of food insecurity is poverty.​

Compared to synthetic pesticides,the use of natural biological pest controls are ____.​

Clearly explain the relationship between irrigation and salinization of soils.​

What agricultural practice is least beneficial in trying to reduce crop-eating insect damage?​

Polyculture lessens the need for fertilizer and water.​

Environmental Problems - Their Causes - and Sustainability

Science - Matter - and Energy

Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity - Species Interactions - and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Ecosystem Approach

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution Climate Change and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Environmental Economics Politics and Worldviews

Filters

An agricultural method known as ____ relies on solar energy and natural fertilizers.

Animal manure,compost,and green manure are all types of ____________________ because they are derived from plant or animal materials.

What would likely be found on an organic farm?

Discuss how governments can use policies to improve food security.

Health problems faced by those who are overfed are completely different from the health problems faced by those who are underfed.

Over time,the extensive addition of water through irrigation practices can actually lead to desertification.

The Environmental Working Group estimates that you could reduce your pesticide intake by up to 90% by eating only 100% organic ____.

Farmers use alley cropping with nearly level row patterns around hills to prevent soil erosion.

To maintain good health and resist disease ____________________,like carbohydrates,proteins,and fats,are needed in fairly large amounts.

What process can lead to desertification?

Plantation agriculture is used primarily to reduce soil erosion and restore soil fertility.

Alley cropping,agroforestry and terracing are all methods that help reduce ____________________.

Monoculture is a method of growing food that is utilized solely in ____.

Overgrazing by cattle can ultimately result in water pollution.

Pesticides expand food supplies,raise profits,work fast,and are safe if properly used.

The root cause of food insecurity is poverty.

Compared to synthetic pesticides,the use of natural biological pest controls are ____.

Clearly explain the relationship between irrigation and salinization of soils.

What agricultural practice is least beneficial in trying to reduce crop-eating insect damage?

Polyculture lessens the need for fertilizer and water.