Question 1

All of the following are among the world's major cash crops grown on large monoculture plantations except

Accepted Answer

A)  bananas 
B)  coffee 
C)  guavas 
D)  palm oil 
E)  sugar cane 
A)  bananas 
B)  coffee 
C)  guavas 
D)  palm oil 
E)  sugar cane

Question 2

Aquaculture is the world's fastest growing type of food production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Pesticides that do not reach target pests are least likely to end up in

Accepted Answer

A)  the soil. 
B)  the asthenosphere. 
C)  surface water and groundwater. 
D)  nontarget organisms. 
E)  people. 
A)  the soil. 
B)  the asthenosphere. 
C)  surface water and groundwater. 
D)  nontarget organisms. 
E)  people.

Question 4

If an aphid is an example of a crop-eating pest,a lady bird beetle (lady bug)that eats the aphid is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  natural enemy. 
B)  pesticide. 
C)  parasite. 
D)  invasive species. 
E)  nematode. 
A)  natural enemy. 
B)  pesticide. 
C)  parasite. 
D)  invasive species. 
E)  nematode.

Question 5

Industrialized agriculture requires large inputs of all but

Accepted Answer

A)  fossil fuels. 
B)  water. 
C)  human labor. 
D)  technology. 
E)  inorganic fertilizers. 
A)  fossil fuels. 
B)  water. 
C)  human labor. 
D)  technology. 
E)  inorganic fertilizers.

Question 6

Which of the following is characteristic of subsistence farming?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human labor and draft animals 
B)  Monoculture 
C)  Feedlots to raise many animals in a small space 
D)  Massive amounts of fossil fuel during cultivation and harvesting 
E)  Industrialized agriculture 
A)  Human labor and draft animals 
B)  Monoculture 
C)  Feedlots to raise many animals in a small space 
D)  Massive amounts of fossil fuel during cultivation and harvesting 
E)  Industrialized agriculture

Question 7

Over the last few decades,the amount of irrigated land has been declining.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Commercial inorganic fertilizers contain varying amounts of compost,nitrogen,phosphorus,and potassium.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The term undernutrition 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 poor food quality. 
E)  eat too many carbohydrates. 
A)  eat less than the basic minimum number of daily calories. 
B)  eat balanced meals. 
C)  eat too much. 
D)  suffer from poor food quality. 
E)  eat too many carbohydrates.

Question 10

Sustainable agriculture

Accepted Answer

A)  treats agriculture as an industry. 
B)  treats long-term soil quality as a top priority. 
C)  has a goal of increasing short-term crop production. 
D)  depends on genetic engineering of high-yield crops. 
E)  never includes crop rotation. 
A)  treats agriculture as an industry. 
B)  treats long-term soil quality as a top priority. 
C)  has a goal of increasing short-term crop production. 
D)  depends on genetic engineering of high-yield crops. 
E)  never includes crop rotation.

Question 11

A pest is any organism that

Accepted Answer

A)  spreads disease. 
B)  interferes with human activity. 
C)  competes with humans. 
D)  is simply a nuisance. 
E)  all of these answers 
A)  spreads disease. 
B)  interferes with human activity. 
C)  competes with humans. 
D)  is simply a nuisance. 
E)  all of these answers

All of the following are among the world's major cash crops grown on large monoculture plantations except

Aquaculture is the world's fastest growing type of food production.

Pesticides that do not reach target pests are least likely to end up in

If an aphid is an example of a crop-eating pest,a lady bird beetle (lady bug)that eats the aphid is called a(n)

Industrialized agriculture requires large inputs of all but

Which of the following is characteristic of subsistence farming?

Over the last few decades,the amount of irrigated land has been declining.

Commercial inorganic fertilizers contain varying amounts of compost,nitrogen,phosphorus,and potassium.

The term undernutrition refers to people who

Sustainable agriculture

A pest is any organism that

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Community Ecology, Population Ecology, and the Human Population

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

Urbanization and Solid and Hazardous Waste

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Exam 7: Food,Soil,and Pest Management

All of the following are among the world's major cash crops grown on large monoculture plantations except

Aquaculture is the world's fastest growing type of food production.

Pesticides that do not reach target pests are least likely to end up in

If an aphid is an example of a crop-eating pest,a lady bird beetle (lady bug)that eats the aphid is called a(n)

Industrialized agriculture requires large inputs of all but

Which of the following is characteristic of subsistence farming?

Over the last few decades,the amount of irrigated land has been declining.

Commercial inorganic fertilizers contain varying amounts of compost,nitrogen,phosphorus,and potassium.

The term undernutrition refers to people who

Sustainable agriculture

A pest is any organism that

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Biodiversity and Evolution

Community Ecology, Population Ecology, and the Human Population

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

Water Resources and Water Pollution

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

Urbanization and Solid and Hazardous Waste

Economics, Politics, Worldviews, and Sustainability

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