Exam 22: Pest Management

What is the difference between an inorganic pesticide and a botanical pesticide? Include in your answer: a) Examples of each category of pesticide. b) Potential risks of the pesticide in the environment. c) A distinction between first- and second-generation pesticides.

Which of the following do not apply to organophosphates?

Which of the following does not apply to irradiating foods?

Which of the following is a strategy to reduce pesticide use?

Identify two problems concerning banned or heavily restricted pesticides. Why is pesticide misuse increasingly viewed as a global environmental problem?

DDT is a/an:

You have noticed that mice are co-habiting your apartment with you. Besides spraying toxic chemicals, what are some steps you can take to control this pest?

Which of the following statement regarding endocrine disrupters is incorrect?

A narrow-spectrum pesticide would kill:

Monocultures _________the number of agricultural pests found in any one area due to the __________ of the habitat.

Which of the following is NOT a long-term effect of pesticides?

Which of the following is NOT a highlighted concern of biological control?

An important technique in integrated pest management is:

Bioaccumulation is the buildup of a persistent pesticide in __________ . Biomagnification is the buildup of a persistent pesticide in __________ .