Question 1

Industrialized agriculture's increased use of pesticides over the past years is resulting in

Accepted Answer

A) fewer insects and weeds developing resistance to pesticides. 
B) more insects and weeds developing resistance to pesticides. 
C) more beneficial microorganisms in the soil 
D) more biodiversity of fish and other aquatic organisms not affected by the pesticides. 
E) farmers applying progressively smaller quantities of pesticides. 
A) fewer insects and weeds developing resistance to pesticides. 
B) more insects and weeds developing resistance to pesticides. 
C) more beneficial microorganisms in the soil 
D) more biodiversity of fish and other aquatic organisms not affected by the pesticides. 
E) farmers applying progressively smaller quantities of pesticides.

Question 2

In the post-green revolution era, the challenge of increasing crop yields will be met by

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A) increasing the amount of land under cultivation. 
B) genetically engineering more productive crop varieties. 
C) lowering the costs of agricultural chemicals. 
D) improving soil quality. 
E) using more water for irrigation. 
A) increasing the amount of land under cultivation. 
B) genetically engineering more productive crop varieties. 
C) lowering the costs of agricultural chemicals. 
D) improving soil quality. 
E) using more water for irrigation.

Question 3

Shifting cultivation is a type of subsistence agriculture in which shirt period of cultivation are followed by longer periods in which the land is left uncultivated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is not a problem associated with industrial agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A) soil erosion 
B) depletion of fossil fuels 
C) disposal of livestock wastes 
D) habitat fragmentation 
E) none, these are all problems associated with industrial agriculture 
A) soil erosion 
B) depletion of fossil fuels 
C) disposal of livestock wastes 
D) habitat fragmentation 
E) none, these are all problems associated with industrial agriculture

Question 5

Discuss three alternative methods of controlling agricultural pests. Include in your answer how the method works and possible disadvantages of the method.

Accepted Answer

Any of the three methods listed below:
A

Question 6

What would a narrow-spectrum pesticide kill?

Accepted Answer

A) its target organism 
B) indiscriminate organisms in the vicinity of its spray 
C) thin-leaved plants 
D) tapered insects such as wasps and ants 
E) all organisms in a restricted range 
A) its target organism 
B) indiscriminate organisms in the vicinity of its spray 
C) thin-leaved plants 
D) tapered insects such as wasps and ants 
E) all organisms in a restricted range

Question 7

Challenges facing U.S. agriculture include all of the following except

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A) decline in prime farmland. 
B) decline in numbers of domesticated plant varieties. 
C) addressing habitat fragmentation. 
D) improving crop and livestock yields. 
E) increase in number of domesticated animal varieties. 
A) decline in prime farmland. 
B) decline in numbers of domesticated plant varieties. 
C) addressing habitat fragmentation. 
D) improving crop and livestock yields. 
E) increase in number of domesticated animal varieties.

Question 8

Which type of pesticide has fewer deleterious environmental effects? Why?

Accepted Answer

A) narrow-spectrum pesticide because it focuses on killing specific organisms 
B) narrow-spectrum pesticide because it stays exactly where it is sprayed 
C) broad-spectrum pesticide because it moves around the environment to reach all potential pests 
D) broad-spectrum pesticide because insects cannot develop resistance to it 
E) neither broad and narrow-spectrum pesticides have deleterious environmental effects 
A) narrow-spectrum pesticide because it focuses on killing specific organisms 
B) narrow-spectrum pesticide because it stays exactly where it is sprayed 
C) broad-spectrum pesticide because it moves around the environment to reach all potential pests 
D) broad-spectrum pesticide because insects cannot develop resistance to it 
E) neither broad and narrow-spectrum pesticides have deleterious environmental effects

Question 9

_______ is the amount of food produced per unit of land.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______ is the amount of food produced...

Question 10

Based on the graphs below, what conclusion can you draw concerning human population and world hunger?

Accepted Answer

A) as the total world grain production increases, world hunger decreases 
B) the total grain production varies according to weather conditions, so world hunger is intermittent 
C) if the increase in world grain production continues to rise at this rate, world hunger will be eradicated by 2020 
D) the increase in world grain production does not change the amount of grain produced per person because the population is also increasing, so hunger persists 
E) there is no relationship between the size of the human population and world hunger 
A) as the total world grain production increases, world hunger decreases 
B) the total grain production varies according to weather conditions, so world hunger is intermittent 
C) if the increase in world grain production continues to rise at this rate, world hunger will be eradicated by 2020 
D) the increase in world grain production does not change the amount of grain produced per person because the population is also increasing, so hunger persists 
E) there is no relationship between the size of the human population and world hunger

Question 11

Read the following excerpt describing a tough decision to be made by Haleakala National Park's superintendent in Maui, Hawaii. Then provide a concise argument, based on scientific principles, that either supports or refutes the superintendent's use of pesticides for the pests attacking the Haleakala silversword plants.
To spray or Not to spray
According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife service, silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense)plants, located in Haleakala National Park on Maui, Hawaii, have been a threatened species since 1922. Over the years, human vandalism along with browsing by domestic cattle and feral goats has reduced the number of silverswords to a fraction of their former abundance. Recently, park staff members have become concerned about the damage that insects appear to be doing to the park's silversword. An entomologist suggests that insects may be damaging the plants to the point that almost no seeds are being produced.
The park's superintendent is being pressured to start a program for spraying the silverswords with a pesticide to take the stress of insect predation off the plants and increase their chances of reproducing. Do you think the superintendent should begin a spraying program?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the superintendent should begin a s

Question 12

________ is an alternative method to the use of pesticides that uses biological controls, pheromones and hormones to control pests.

Accepted Answer

Integrated

Question 13

According to the graph below, U.S. wheat yields

Accepted Answer

A) suffered from poor weather conditions in 1980 
B) benefited from the green revolution in 2000 
C) remained constant from 1990-2005 
D) doubled from 1950 to 1970 
E) tripled from 1960 to 2005 
A) suffered from poor weather conditions in 1980 
B) benefited from the green revolution in 2000 
C) remained constant from 1990-2005 
D) doubled from 1950 to 1970 
E) tripled from 1960 to 2005

Question 14

An individual who is overnourished

Accepted Answer

A) has a diet high in cereal grains and low in livestock products. 
B) probably lives in a rural area of a developing country 
C) will have pronounced muscle tone and accelerated skeletal growth. 
D) has a protein deficiency even though adequate calories are consumed. 
E) has an increased likelihood of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. 
A) has a diet high in cereal grains and low in livestock products. 
B) probably lives in a rural area of a developing country 
C) will have pronounced muscle tone and accelerated skeletal growth. 
D) has a protein deficiency even though adequate calories are consumed. 
E) has an increased likelihood of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

Question 15

Organic agriculture uses

Accepted Answer

A) limited amounts of narrow-spectrum pesticides 
B) limited amount of broad-spectrum pesticides 
C) fungicide spray before shipment to grocery stores 
D) organic pesticides rather than inorganic pesticides 
E) no pesticides 
A) limited amounts of narrow-spectrum pesticides 
B) limited amount of broad-spectrum pesticides 
C) fungicide spray before shipment to grocery stores 
D) organic pesticides rather than inorganic pesticides 
E) no pesticides

Question 16

Which of the following is a benefit of pesticide use?

Accepted Answer

A) with repeated application of pesticide, pests develop genetic resistance 
B) pesticides reduce the amount of crop lost through competition with weeds 
C) pesticides exhibit persistence, degrading slowly 
D) pesticides show mobility, moving other than where they were applied 
E) pesticides bioaccumulate in the food chain 
A) with repeated application of pesticide, pests develop genetic resistance 
B) pesticides reduce the amount of crop lost through competition with weeds 
C) pesticides exhibit persistence, degrading slowly 
D) pesticides show mobility, moving other than where they were applied 
E) pesticides bioaccumulate in the food chain

Question 17

The recent trend of U.S. prime farmland has been

Accepted Answer

A) a loss of 160,000 hectares per year. 
B) a loss of 400,000 hectares per year. 
C) a gain of 160,000 hectares per year. 
D) a gain of 400,000 hectares per year. 
E) a consistent acreage of productive agricultural land. 
A) a loss of 160,000 hectares per year. 
B) a loss of 400,000 hectares per year. 
C) a gain of 160,000 hectares per year. 
D) a gain of 400,000 hectares per year. 
E) a consistent acreage of productive agricultural land.

Question 18

What is a broad-spectrum pesticide?

Accepted Answer

A) a liquid pesticide that can cover expansive areas of agricultural lands with no negative impact 
B) a combination of pesticide and fertilizer that allow plants to grow faster while killing its pests 
C) a specific pesticide that kills the intended organism and does not harm any others 
D) a wide-reaching pesticide that kills a variety of organisms, including beneficial ones 
E) a pesticide that stays exactly where it is sprayed and degrades over time 
A) a liquid pesticide that can cover expansive areas of agricultural lands with no negative impact 
B) a combination of pesticide and fertilizer that allow plants to grow faster while killing its pests 
C) a specific pesticide that kills the intended organism and does not harm any others 
D) a wide-reaching pesticide that kills a variety of organisms, including beneficial ones 
E) a pesticide that stays exactly where it is sprayed and degrades over time

Question 19

The main cause of undernutrition and food insecurity globally is lack of available food.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is the green revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) the storage of germplasm in seed banks 
B) development of high-yield crops that require intensive industrial cultivation methods 
C) agricultural production that does not use pesticides, irrigation or artificial fertilizers 
D) a shift from industrialized agriculture to subsistence-oriented croplands 
E) a renovation of agricultural practices to decrease the amount of calories produced per acre 
A) the storage of germplasm in seed banks 
B) development of high-yield crops that require intensive industrial cultivation methods 
C) agricultural production that does not use pesticides, irrigation or artificial fertilizers 
D) a shift from industrialized agriculture to subsistence-oriented croplands 
E) a renovation of agricultural practices to decrease the amount of calories produced per acre

Industrialized agriculture's increased use of pesticides over the past years is resulting in

In the post-green revolution era, the challenge of increasing crop yields will be met by

Shifting cultivation is a type of subsistence agriculture in which shirt period of cultivation are followed by longer periods in which the land is left uncultivated.

Which of the following is not a problem associated with industrial agriculture?

Discuss three alternative methods of controlling agricultural pests. Include in your answer how the method works and possible disadvantages of the method.

What would a narrow-spectrum pesticide kill?

Challenges facing U.S. agriculture include all of the following except

Which type of pesticide has fewer deleterious environmental effects? Why?

_______ is the amount of food produced per unit of land.

Based on the graphs below, what conclusion can you draw concerning human population and world hunger?

________ is an alternative method to the use of pesticides that uses biological controls, pheromones and hormones to control pests.

According to the graph below, U.S. wheat yields

An individual who is overnourished

Organic agriculture uses

Which of the following is a benefit of pesticide use?

The recent trend of U.S. prime farmland has been

What is a broad-spectrum pesticide?

The main cause of undernutrition and food insecurity globally is lack of available food.

What is the green revolution?

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Exam 14: Agriculture and Food Resources

Industrialized agriculture's increased use of pesticides over the past years is resulting in

In the post-green revolution era, the challenge of increasing crop yields will be met by

Shifting cultivation is a type of subsistence agriculture in which shirt period of cultivation are followed by longer periods in which the land is left uncultivated.

Which of the following is not a problem associated with industrial agriculture?

Discuss three alternative methods of controlling agricultural pests. Include in your answer how the method works and possible disadvantages of the method.

What would a narrow-spectrum pesticide kill?

Challenges facing U.S. agriculture include all of the following except

Which type of pesticide has fewer deleterious environmental effects? Why?

_______ is the amount of food produced per unit of land.

Based on the graphs below, what conclusion can you draw concerning human population and world hunger?

________ is an alternative method to the use of pesticides that uses biological controls, pheromones and hormones to control pests.

According to the graph below, U.S. wheat yields

An individual who is overnourished

Organic agriculture uses

Which of the following is a benefit of pesticide use?

The recent trend of U.S. prime farmland has been

What is a broad-spectrum pesticide?

The main cause of undernutrition and food insecurity globally is lack of available food.

What is the green revolution?

The Environmental Challenges We Face

Sustainability and Human Values

Environmental History, Politics, and Economics

Risk Analysis and Environmental Health Hazards

How Ecosystems Work

Ecosystems and Evolution

Human Population Change and the Environment

Air and Air Pollution

Global Atmospheric Changes

Freshwater Resources and Water Pollution

The Ocean and Fisheries

Mineral and Soil Resources

Land Resources

Biodiversity and Conservation

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Renewable Energy Resources

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