Question 1

Food production worldwide consists mainly of all but which one?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fisheries 
B)  Rangelands 
C)  Wild harvests 
D)  Aquaculture 
E)  Croplands 
A)  Fisheries 
B)  Rangelands 
C)  Wild harvests 
D)  Aquaculture 
E)  Croplands

Question 2

Monoculture crops use

Accepted Answer

A)  the least amount of land mass to grow the most amount of food. 
B)  the most land mass to grow a large variety of different kinds of commercial food. 
C)  the lowest amounts of inorganic fertilizers, pesticides, fossil fuels and water. 
D)  sustainable growing techniques and integrated pest management. 
E)  the highest amounts of inorganic fertilizers, pesticides, fossil fuels and water. 
A)  the least amount of land mass to grow the most amount of food. 
B)  the most land mass to grow a large variety of different kinds of commercial food. 
C)  the lowest amounts of inorganic fertilizers, pesticides, fossil fuels and water. 
D)  sustainable growing techniques and integrated pest management. 
E)  the highest amounts of inorganic fertilizers, pesticides, fossil fuels and water.

Question 3

Pesticides used to kill only a focal,target species are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  broad spectrum. 
B)  insecticides. 
C)  natural enemies. 
D)  narrow spectrum. 
E)  persistent. 
A)  broad spectrum. 
B)  insecticides. 
C)  natural enemies. 
D)  narrow spectrum. 
E)  persistent.

Question 4

Benefits of aquaculture include all but which one?

Accepted Answer

A)  High yields per unit area 
B)  Use of small amounts of feed 
C)  Use of less fuel than conventional fishing methods 
D)  High profits 
E)  Allows wild fish stocks to remain intact 
A)  High yields per unit area 
B)  Use of small amounts of feed 
C)  Use of less fuel than conventional fishing methods 
D)  High profits 
E)  Allows wild fish stocks to remain intact

Question 5

All of the following are characteristic of traditional subsistence agriculture except

Accepted Answer

A)  agroforestry. 
B)  polyvarietal cultivation. 
C)  monoculture. 
D)  intercropping. 
E)  nomadic livestock herding. 
A)  agroforestry. 
B)  polyvarietal cultivation. 
C)  monoculture. 
D)  intercropping. 
E)  nomadic livestock herding.

Question 6

All of the following are alternatives to traditional pesticides except

Accepted Answer

A)  rotating crops. 
B)  retard pest life cycles with hormones. 
C)  zapping with neutrons. 
D)  using insect sex attractants. 
E)  introducing natural enemies. 
A)  rotating crops. 
B)  retard pest life cycles with hormones. 
C)  zapping with neutrons. 
D)  using insect sex attractants. 
E)  introducing natural enemies.

Question 7

Conservation tillage reduces

Accepted Answer

A)  labor costs. 
B)  amount of erosion. 
C)  water loss from the soil. 
D)  loss of soil nutrients. 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  labor costs. 
B)  amount of erosion. 
C)  water loss from the soil. 
D)  loss of soil nutrients. 
E)  all of these answers

Question 8

Malnourished individuals may become more prone to infections and may eventually develop a specific deficiency disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

All of the following are among the world's major food crops except

Accepted Answer

A)  wheat. 
B)  lime. 
C)  soybean. 
D)  rice. 
E)  corn. 
A)  wheat. 
B)  lime. 
C)  soybean. 
D)  rice. 
E)  corn.

Question 10

Which of the following types of agriculture is most characteristic of developed countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  plantation agriculture 
B)  traditional intensive agriculture 
C)  traditional subsistence agriculture 
D)  industrialized agriculture 
E)  sustainable agriculture 
A)  plantation agriculture 
B)  traditional intensive agriculture 
C)  traditional subsistence agriculture 
D)  industrialized agriculture 
E)  sustainable agriculture

Question 11

IPM (integrated pest management)is becoming widespread as a way to control pests.This method

Accepted Answer

A)  first uses chemical controls to maximize yields. 
B)  has been shown not to be effective in commercial agriculture. 
C)  first uses cultivation such as intercropping, then uses biological controls, then chemical controls in hard hit areas. 
D)  uses a mixture of several modern pesticides applied at one time. 
E)  first uses chemical controls, then biological controls and then cultivation. 
A)  first uses chemical controls to maximize yields. 
B)  has been shown not to be effective in commercial agriculture. 
C)  first uses cultivation such as intercropping, then uses biological controls, then chemical controls in hard hit areas. 
D)  uses a mixture of several modern pesticides applied at one time. 
E)  first uses chemical controls, then biological controls and then cultivation.

Question 12

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)  don't eat the needed balance of 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)  don't eat the needed balance of nutrients. 
E)  eat too much protein.

Question 13

The annual U.S.expenditure in weight loss products is more than twice what the United Nations estimates is necessary to eliminate undernutrition and malnutrition in the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Goiter is caused by a deficiency of ____________________ .

Accepted Answer

The answer of Goiter is caused by a deficiency of...

Question 15

Worldwide food production is now less than in previous decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The bar graph above shows the kilograms of grain required to add one kilogram of body weight to each type of animal.
-List three ways in which individuals can assist in providing food security.

Accepted Answer

i)Grow some of your own food.

Question 17

Which of the following approaches would be the least beneficial in trying to reduce insect damage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rotating crops 
B)  Intercropping 
C)  Planting monocultures 
D)  Planting barrier hedges around agricultural fields 
E)  Terracing 
A)  Rotating crops 
B)  Intercropping 
C)  Planting monocultures 
D)  Planting barrier hedges around agricultural fields 
E)  Terracing

Question 18

Planting crops in alternating rows of close-growing plants

Accepted Answer

A)  creates windbreaks. 
B)  is called strip cropping. 
C)  is called crop rotation. 
D)  increases erosion rates. 
E)  decreases soil's water holding capacity. 
A)  creates windbreaks. 
B)  is called strip cropping. 
C)  is called crop rotation. 
D)  increases erosion rates. 
E)  decreases soil's water holding capacity.

Question 19

A farmer with 1,000 acres desires to reduce soil erosion on her land.Her acreage is open fields on a steep mountain slope.Her best method to curb erosion is

Accepted Answer

A)  terracing. 
B)  alley cropping. 
C)  strip cropping. 
D)  contour farming. 
E)  leveling the mountain. 
A)  terracing. 
B)  alley cropping. 
C)  strip cropping. 
D)  contour farming. 
E)  leveling the mountain.

Question 20

Polyculture farms produce higher yields than high-input monoculture farms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Food production worldwide consists mainly of all but which one?

Monoculture crops use

Pesticides used to kill only a focal,target species are referred to as

Benefits of aquaculture include all but which one?

All of the following are characteristic of traditional subsistence agriculture except

All of the following are alternatives to traditional pesticides except

Conservation tillage reduces

Malnourished individuals may become more prone to infections and may eventually develop a specific deficiency disease.

All of the following are among the world's major food crops except

Which of the following types of agriculture is most characteristic of developed countries?

IPM (integrated pest management)is becoming widespread as a way to control pests.This method

The term malnutrition refers to people who

The annual U.S.expenditure in weight loss products is more than twice what the United Nations estimates is necessary to eliminate undernutrition and malnutrition in the world.

Goiter is caused by a deficiency of ____________________ .

Worldwide food production is now less than in previous decades.

The bar graph above shows the kilograms of grain required to add one kilogram of body weight to each type of animal. -List three ways in which individuals can assist in providing food security.

Which of the following approaches would be the least beneficial in trying to reduce insect damage?

Planting crops in alternating rows of close-growing plants

A farmer with 1,000 acres desires to reduce soil erosion on her land.Her acreage is open fields on a steep mountain slope.Her best method to curb erosion is

Polyculture farms produce higher yields than high-input monoculture farms.

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Exam 7: Food,Soil,and Pest Management

Food production worldwide consists mainly of all but which one?

Monoculture crops use

Pesticides used to kill only a focal,target species are referred to as

Benefits of aquaculture include all but which one?

All of the following are characteristic of traditional subsistence agriculture except

All of the following are alternatives to traditional pesticides except

Conservation tillage reduces

Malnourished individuals may become more prone to infections and may eventually develop a specific deficiency disease.

All of the following are among the world's major food crops except

Which of the following types of agriculture is most characteristic of developed countries?

IPM (integrated pest management)is becoming widespread as a way to control pests.This method

The term malnutrition refers to people who

The annual U.S.expenditure in weight loss products is more than twice what the United Nations estimates is necessary to eliminate undernutrition and malnutrition in the world.

Goiter is caused by a deficiency of ____________________ .

Worldwide food production is now less than in previous decades.

The bar graph above shows the kilograms of grain required to add one kilogram of body weight to each type of animal. -List three ways in which individuals can assist in providing food security.

Which of the following approaches would be the least beneficial in trying to reduce insect damage?

Planting crops in alternating rows of close-growing plants

A farmer with 1,000 acres desires to reduce soil erosion on her land.Her acreage is open fields on a steep mountain slope.Her best method to curb erosion is

Polyculture farms produce higher yields than high-input monoculture farms.

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

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Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

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Nonrenewable Energy Resources

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