Question 1

All of the following are disadvantages to raising animals in feedlots, except

Accepted Answer

A) Antibiotic use can increase antibiotic resistance in microbes. 
B) Less land use. 
C) Requires large input of fish meal and water. 
D) Needs large amounts of water. 
E) Produces large amounts of animal wastes. 
A) Antibiotic use can increase antibiotic resistance in microbes. 
B) Less land use. 
C) Requires large input of fish meal and water. 
D) Needs large amounts of water. 
E) Produces large amounts of animal wastes.

Question 2

The term undernutrition refers to people who consume

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A) less than the basic number of daily calories 
B) unbalanced meals 
C) the wrong kinds of food 
D) poor quality foods 
E) too much protein 
A) less than the basic number of daily calories 
B) unbalanced meals 
C) the wrong kinds of food 
D) poor quality foods 
E) too much protein

Question 3

Overnutrition and undernutrition both face all of the following health problems, except

Accepted Answer

A) lower productivity 
B) lower life quality 
C) lower life expectancy 
D) greater susceptibility to disease 
E) higher rates of malaria 
A) lower productivity 
B) lower life quality 
C) lower life expectancy 
D) greater susceptibility to disease 
E) higher rates of malaria

Question 4

Genetically modified food does not have to be labeled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

All of the following are alternatives to using pesticides, except

Accepted Answer

A) rotating crops planted in a field each year 
B) provide homes for pest enemies 
C) use sex attractants to lure pests into traps 
D) bring in natural enemies 
E) freeze the pests 
A) rotating crops planted in a field each year 
B) provide homes for pest enemies 
C) use sex attractants to lure pests into traps 
D) bring in natural enemies 
E) freeze the pests

Question 6

The overall aim of integrated pest management is to reduce crop damage to an economically tolerable level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Americans waste what percentage of their food?

Accepted Answer

A) 10-20% 
B) 25-35% 
C) 35-45% 
D) 45-55% 
E) 65+% 
A) 10-20% 
B) 25-35% 
C) 35-45% 
D) 45-55% 
E) 65+%

Question 8

Governments have three basic approaches to influencing food production.One of those approaches is to "let the marketplace decide." Do you think it would be wise to let the market set prices and availability of food? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

There are problems with any of the usual

Question 9

With industrialized food production, for every one unit of energy put on the table, how many units of nonrenewable fossil fuel energy are required to produce it?

Accepted Answer

A) 5 
B) 100 
C) 10 
D) 0.5 
E) 0.001 
A) 5 
B) 100 
C) 10 
D) 0.5 
E) 0.001

Question 10

What percentage of the world's grain production is used to make biofuels such as ethanol for cars?

Accepted Answer

A) 31% 
B) 48% 
C) 35% 
D) 17% 
E) 52% 
A) 31% 
B) 48% 
C) 35% 
D) 17% 
E) 52%

Question 11

____________________ agriculture is a form of industrialized agriculture often used in tropical developing countries.

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The answer of ____________________ agriculture is a form of industrialized...

Question 12

Each year, approximately 250-500,000 children under six years of age go blind from lack of

Accepted Answer

A) iron 
B) calcium 
C) vitamin A 
D) vitamin B 
E) vitamin C 
A) iron 
B) calcium 
C) vitamin A 
D) vitamin B 
E) vitamin C

Question 13

Having ____________________ means that every person in a given area has daily access to enough nutritious food to have an active and healthy life.

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The answer of Having ____________________ means that every person in...

Question 14

In 1962 Rachel Carson published a book entitled _______________, which warned of the potential loss of birds because of their exposure to pesticides.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1962 Rachel Carson published a book...

Question 15

Genetically modified crops and foods have all of the following advantages, except

Accepted Answer

A) need less fertilizer 
B) needs less water 
C) increases yields 
D) grows faster 
E) may reduce energy needs 
A) need less fertilizer 
B) needs less water 
C) increases yields 
D) grows faster 
E) may reduce energy needs

Question 16

Irrigating crops creates a number of problems. Which of the following is not one of those problems?

Accepted Answer

A) boosts productivity on farms 
B) salinization 
C) depletes groundwater 
D) waterlogging 
E) depletes surface water 
A) boosts productivity on farms 
B) salinization 
C) depletes groundwater 
D) waterlogging 
E) depletes surface water

Question 17

Accumulation of salts as a result of continual irrigation is called waterlogging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The amount Americans spend each year to lose weight is twice what the world needs to end undernutrition and malnutrition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Industrialized agriculture is often associated with a single crop, called monoculture agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Adding, deleting, or changing segments of DNA in an organism to produce desirable traits or eliminate undesirable ones, is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Adding, deleting, or changing segments of DNA...

Exam 12: Food, Soil, and Pest Management

All of the following are disadvantages to raising animals in feedlots, except

The term undernutrition refers to people who consume

Overnutrition and undernutrition both face all of the following health problems, except

Genetically modified food does not have to be labeled.

All of the following are alternatives to using pesticides, except

The overall aim of integrated pest management is to reduce crop damage to an economically tolerable level.

Americans waste what percentage of their food?

Governments have three basic approaches to influencing food production.One of those approaches is to "let the marketplace decide." Do you think it would be wise to let the market set prices and availability of food? Explain your answer.

With industrialized food production, for every one unit of energy put on the table, how many units of nonrenewable fossil fuel energy are required to produce it?

What percentage of the world's grain production is used to make biofuels such as ethanol for cars?

____________________ agriculture is a form of industrialized agriculture often used in tropical developing countries.

Each year, approximately 250-500,000 children under six years of age go blind from lack of

Having ____________________ means that every person in a given area has daily access to enough nutritious food to have an active and healthy life.

In 1962 Rachel Carson published a book entitled _______________, which warned of the potential loss of birds because of their exposure to pesticides.

Genetically modified crops and foods have all of the following advantages, except

Irrigating crops creates a number of problems. Which of the following is not one of those problems?

Accumulation of salts as a result of continual irrigation is called waterlogging.

The amount Americans spend each year to lose weight is twice what the world needs to end undernutrition and malnutrition.

Industrialized agriculture is often associated with a single crop, called monoculture agriculture.

Adding, deleting, or changing segments of DNA in an organism to produce desirable traits or eliminate undesirable ones, is called _______________.

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