Question 1

Conservation tillage

Accepted Answer

A) increases labor costs 
B) increases erosion 
C) increases energy consumption 
D) accelerates water loss from the soil 
E) decreases erosion 
A) increases labor costs 
B) increases erosion 
C) increases energy consumption 
D) accelerates water loss from the soil 
E) decreases erosion

Question 2

Which of the following associations is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) croplands and grains 
B) aquaculture and seafood 
C) rangelands and meat 
D) feedlots and shellfish 
E) All of these answers are correct. 
A) croplands and grains 
B) aquaculture and seafood 
C) rangelands and meat 
D) feedlots and shellfish 
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 3

Antibiotics and growth hormones are basic practices in meat production for both conventional and organic agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Indicate whether the processes listed below are used in industrialized agriculture or organic agriculture.
-biological pest control

Accepted Answer

A) industrialized agriculture 
B) organic agriculture 
A) industrialized agriculture 
B) organic agriculture

Question 5

Certified organic crops can be genetically modified crops.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Switching to integrated pest management

Accepted Answer

A) will be easy to do because it is very simple 
B) is opposed by politically and economically powerful agricultural chemical companies 
C) is difficult because it only works for a few pests 
D) is strongly opposed by environmentalists 
E) all of these answers 
A) will be easy to do because it is very simple 
B) is opposed by politically and economically powerful agricultural chemical companies 
C) is difficult because it only works for a few pests 
D) is strongly opposed by environmentalists 
E) all of these answers

Question 7

In the United States, about 97% of the food plant varieties available to farmers in the 1940s no longer exist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Food security can be improved by

Accepted Answer

A) creating programs to reduce poverty and chronic malnutrition 
B) relying more on locally grown food 
C) cutting down on food waste 
D) all of these answers are correct 
E) relying more on locally grown food and cutting down on food waste 
A) creating programs to reduce poverty and chronic malnutrition 
B) relying more on locally grown food 
C) cutting down on food waste 
D) all of these answers are correct 
E) relying more on locally grown food and cutting down on food waste

Question 9

Indicate whether the processes listed below are used in industrialized agriculture or organic agriculture.
-represents a shift away from the sustainability principle of reliance on solar energy

Accepted Answer

A) industrialized agriculture 
B) organic agriculture 
A) industrialized agriculture 
B) organic agriculture

Question 10

The term locavore refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the eating habits of people who love to eat 
B) people who participate in CSAs and commit to buying locally grown food 
C) growing food in partially used parking lots 
D) backyard gardeners 
E) storytellers who relate historical information to their communities 
A) the eating habits of people who love to eat 
B) people who participate in CSAs and commit to buying locally grown food 
C) growing food in partially used parking lots 
D) backyard gardeners 
E) storytellers who relate historical information to their communities

Question 11

Discuss the relative costs of organically grown food and conventionally produced food.
a.In your answer, include specifics about why the costs are as they are.
a.Also give a possible example.

Accepted Answer

Organically produced food is anywhere fr

Question 12

A recent review of 286 systems employing organic agriculture in 57 countries found that their average yield was 70% higher than that from conventional agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In order to switch to sustainable agriculture, which of the following practices would not be favorable?

Accepted Answer

A) Give subsidies and tax breaks to those that use the method. 
B) Shift to full-cost pricing. 
C) Increase government support of research on sustainable agriculture. 
D) Expand the use of the crops of the green revolution. 
E) Discourage monocultures. 
A) Give subsidies and tax breaks to those that use the method. 
B) Shift to full-cost pricing. 
C) Increase government support of research on sustainable agriculture. 
D) Expand the use of the crops of the green revolution. 
E) Discourage monocultures.

Question 14

The term malnutrition refers to people who

Accepted Answer

A) eat less than the basic minimum number of daily calories 
B) eat balanced meals 
C) eat too much 
D) suffer from lack of protein and other key nutrients 
E) eat too much protein 
A) eat less than the basic minimum number of daily calories 
B) eat balanced meals 
C) eat too much 
D) suffer from lack of protein and other key nutrients 
E) eat too much protein

Question 15

Strains of genetically modified food crops can hybridize with wild crop varieties when

Accepted Answer

A) The process is carefully controlled in an agricultural lab. 
B) Pollen blows from the genetically modified crop and spreads among wild varieties. 
C) Pollen is transferred by the farmer from one crop to the other. 
D) It is not possible for a genetically modified plant to hybridize with a wild species. 
E) More than one of these answers is correct 
A) The process is carefully controlled in an agricultural lab. 
B) Pollen blows from the genetically modified crop and spreads among wild varieties. 
C) Pollen is transferred by the farmer from one crop to the other. 
D) It is not possible for a genetically modified plant to hybridize with a wild species. 
E) More than one of these answers is correct

Question 16

Numerous practices have been developed to deter ____________________, including reducing or eliminating tillage, managing irrigation to reduce runoff, and keeping the soil covered with plants or mulch.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Numerous practices have been developed to deter...

Question 17

Organic farming is practiced on _____ of U.S. a.cropland and _____ of European cropland.

Accepted Answer

A) 10%, 6-18% 
B) 0.1%, 6-18% 
C) 18%, 10% 
D) 10%, 10% 
E) 1.0%, 5% 
A) 10%, 6-18% 
B) 0.1%, 6-18% 
C) 18%, 10% 
D) 10%, 10% 
E) 1.0%, 5%

Question 18

Which of the following is a serious problem associated with the use of modern synthetic pesticides?

Accepted Answer

A) Pest organisms can become genetically resistant. 
B) They can become extremely expensive for farmers to utilize. 
C) These pesticides often kill beneficial insect populations. 
D) They pollute the environment. 
E) All of these answers. 
A) Pest organisms can become genetically resistant. 
B) They can become extremely expensive for farmers to utilize. 
C) These pesticides often kill beneficial insect populations. 
D) They pollute the environment. 
E) All of these answers.

Question 19

The most recent data shows that U.S.
a.farmers use ____________________ tillage on about 41% of U.S.
a.cropland.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The most recent data shows that U.S.
a.farmers...

Question 20

Compared to conventional tillage, conservation tillage

Accepted Answer

A) reduces fuel and tillage costs 
B) accelerates water loss from the soil 
C) causes soil compaction 
D) requires increased use of herbicides 
E) all of these answers 
A) reduces fuel and tillage costs 
B) accelerates water loss from the soil 
C) causes soil compaction 
D) requires increased use of herbicides 
E) all of these answers

Conservation tillage

Which of the following associations is incorrect?

Antibiotics and growth hormones are basic practices in meat production for both conventional and organic agriculture.

Indicate whether the processes listed below are used in industrialized agriculture or organic agriculture. -biological pest control

Certified organic crops can be genetically modified crops.

Switching to integrated pest management

In the United States, about 97% of the food plant varieties available to farmers in the 1940s no longer exist.

Food security can be improved by

Indicate whether the processes listed below are used in industrialized agriculture or organic agriculture. -represents a shift away from the sustainability principle of reliance on solar energy

The term locavore refers to

Discuss the relative costs of organically grown food and conventionally produced food. a.In your answer, include specifics about why the costs are as they are. a.Also give a possible example.

A recent review of 286 systems employing organic agriculture in 57 countries found that their average yield was 70% higher than that from conventional agriculture.

In order to switch to sustainable agriculture, which of the following practices would not be favorable?

The term malnutrition refers to people who

Strains of genetically modified food crops can hybridize with wild crop varieties when

Numerous practices have been developed to deter ____________________, including reducing or eliminating tillage, managing irrigation to reduce runoff, and keeping the soil covered with plants or mulch.

Organic farming is practiced on _ of U.S. a.cropland and _ of European cropland.

Which of the following is a serious problem associated with the use of modern synthetic pesticides?

The most recent data shows that U.S. a.farmers use ____________________ tillage on about 41% of U.S. a.cropland.

Compared to conventional tillage, conservation tillage

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 Mineral Resources

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

Conservation tillage

Which of the following associations is incorrect?

Antibiotics and growth hormones are basic practices in meat production for both conventional and organic agriculture.

Indicate whether the processes listed below are used in industrialized agriculture or organic agriculture. -biological pest control

Certified organic crops can be genetically modified crops.

Switching to integrated pest management

In the United States, about 97% of the food plant varieties available to farmers in the 1940s no longer exist.

Food security can be improved by

Indicate whether the processes listed below are used in industrialized agriculture or organic agriculture. -represents a shift away from the sustainability principle of reliance on solar energy

The term locavore refers to

Discuss the relative costs of organically grown food and conventionally produced food. a.In your answer, include specifics about why the costs are as they are. a.Also give a possible example.

A recent review of 286 systems employing organic agriculture in 57 countries found that their average yield was 70% higher than that from conventional agriculture.

In order to switch to sustainable agriculture, which of the following practices would not be favorable?

The term malnutrition refers to people who

Strains of genetically modified food crops can hybridize with wild crop varieties when

Numerous practices have been developed to deter ____________________, including reducing or eliminating tillage, managing irrigation to reduce runoff, and keeping the soil covered with plants or mulch.

Organic farming is practiced on _____ of U.S. a.cropland and _____ of European cropland.

Which of the following is a serious problem associated with the use of modern synthetic pesticides?

The most recent data shows that U.S. a.farmers use ____________________ tillage on about 41% of U.S. a.cropland.

Compared to conventional tillage, conservation tillage

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 Mineral Resources

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Environmental Economics, Politics, and Worldviews

Filters

Organic farming is practiced on _ of U.S. a.cropland and _ of European cropland.