Question 1

Our economic systems promote unsustainable forms of industrialized agriculture because

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A)  they so successfully provide healthy food to our populations 
B)  they do not include most of the harmful environmental and health costs of such food production in the market prices 
C)  they are so effective in cutting costs 
D)  they provide so many jobs 
E)  the food production is so efficient 
A)  they so successfully provide healthy food to our populations 
B)  they do not include most of the harmful environmental and health costs of such food production in the market prices 
C)  they are so effective in cutting costs 
D)  they provide so many jobs 
E)  the food production is so efficient

Question 2

Indicate whether the processes listed below are used in industrialized agriculture or organic agriculture.
-crop rotation

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Michael Pollan, in his landmark book The Omnivore's Dilemma, investigates and discussed the practices of meat production in modern, industrialized agriculture in the United States. After his extensive study, he writes that he believes hunting for meat may be the more humane and wise choice. He cites the fact that game animals at least live their lives in a free, uncaged environment, compared with beef cattle that spend much of their lives confined in feedlots, standing in manure and eating grain they are not designed to digest. Additionally, the game animal typically has a relatively quick and painless death.
Discuss this issue. Include in your discussion aspects of animal cruelty, relative availability of the meat to satisfy food needs for a large population, and the relative impacts of farming versus hunting on biodiversity.

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Answers to this question will

Question 4

Explain how growing corn in the Midwest creates a 'dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Every growing season, huge amounts of sy

Question 5

____________________ are chemicals emitted by living organisms to send messages to individuals of the same species and can be used as alternatives to pesticides.

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The answer of ____________________ are chemicals emitted by living organisms...

Question 6

How many units of energy are required to produce one unit of grain-fed beef?

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A)  One 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  25 
E)  35 
A)  One 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  25 
E)  35

Question 7

Biological control of pests

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A)  costs more money than pesticides to use 
B)  is toxic to use 
C)  is fast-acting 
D)  is not toxic to use 
E)  has never been very effective 
A)  costs more money than pesticides to use 
B)  is toxic to use 
C)  is fast-acting 
D)  is not toxic to use 
E)  has never been very effective

Question 8

Which of the following statements is a weakness of using pheromones?

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A)  They are costly and time-consuming to produce. 
B)  They are more effective in the juvenile stage than the adult stage. 
C)  Insects develop resistance to pheromones. 
D)  They are biologically magnified in nontarget species. 
E)  They only work in large amounts. 
A)  They are costly and time-consuming to produce. 
B)  They are more effective in the juvenile stage than the adult stage. 
C)  Insects develop resistance to pheromones. 
D)  They are biologically magnified in nontarget species. 
E)  They only work in large amounts.

Question 9

Indicate whether the processes listed below are used in industrialized agriculture or organic agriculture.
-no genetically modified seeds

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

The process of ____________________ allows for the raising of marine and freshwater fish in ponds and underwater cages.

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The answer of The process of ____________________ allows for the...

Question 11

One of the problems with genetically modified food crops is that if pollen released from the plants spreads among non-engineered plants it will reduce the natural genetic ____________________ of wild strains.

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The answer of One of the problems with genetically modified...

Question 12

Since 1950, aquaculture production has

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A)  declined by half 
B)  increased almost seven-fold 
C)  increased over 40-fold 
D)  stayed exactly the same as the wild fish catch 
E)  declined by about 10% 
A)  declined by half 
B)  increased almost seven-fold 
C)  increased over 40-fold 
D)  stayed exactly the same as the wild fish catch 
E)  declined by about 10%

Question 13

Today in America, four of the top ten causes of death are diseases related to ____________________.

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The answer of Today in America, four of the top...

Question 14

Compared to conventional tillage, conservation tillage

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A)  reduces fuel and tillage costs 
B)  accelerates water loss from the soil 
C)  causes soil compaction 
D)  requires increased use of herbicides 
E)  can qualify the farmer for more government subsidies 
A)  reduces fuel and tillage costs 
B)  accelerates water loss from the soil 
C)  causes soil compaction 
D)  requires increased use of herbicides 
E)  can qualify the farmer for more government subsidies

Question 15

Perhaps the most important thing about Rachel Carson's investigative work on the environmental effects of pesticides, and her publication "Silent Spring," is

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A)  the number of errors in the book 
B)  her failure to include a discussion about Integrated Pest Management 
C)  that it laid the groundwork for later, more serious work 
D)  that many historians consider her work to be an important contribution to the modern environmental movement emerging in the United States 
E)  that it is a remarkable book considering it was written by a person without any scientific training 
A)  the number of errors in the book 
B)  her failure to include a discussion about Integrated Pest Management 
C)  that it laid the groundwork for later, more serious work 
D)  that many historians consider her work to be an important contribution to the modern environmental movement emerging in the United States 
E)  that it is a remarkable book considering it was written by a person without any scientific training

Question 16

Integrated pest management ____ than pesticides.

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A)  requires more expert knowledge about individual pest-crop situations 
B)  is faster acting 
C)  requires more fertilizer and irrigation 
D)  is more expensive 
E)  requires more labor 
A)  requires more expert knowledge about individual pest-crop situations 
B)  is faster acting 
C)  requires more fertilizer and irrigation 
D)  is more expensive 
E)  requires more labor

Question 17

Low-input ____________________ produces higher yields than does high-input ____________________.

Accepted Answer

polycultur

Question 18

Indicate whether the processes listed below are used in industrialized agriculture or organic agriculture.
-globally export-oriented

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

-For a given theoretical country, assume the productivity in metric tons per hectare remains stable, and the weighting factor remains the same, but the metric tons of fish harvested per year is reduced by 50%. How will this affect the fishprint for this country?

Accepted Answer

The fishpr

Question 20

Pesticides have a positive benefit in terms of public health because fungi, insects, and noncrop plants can contaminate crops with many natural toxins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Our economic systems promote unsustainable forms of industrialized agriculture because

Indicate whether the processes listed below are used in industrialized agriculture or organic agriculture. -crop rotation

Explain how growing corn in the Midwest creates a 'dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico.

____________________ are chemicals emitted by living organisms to send messages to individuals of the same species and can be used as alternatives to pesticides.

How many units of energy are required to produce one unit of grain-fed beef?

Biological control of pests

Which of the following statements is a weakness of using pheromones?

Indicate whether the processes listed below are used in industrialized agriculture or organic agriculture. -no genetically modified seeds

The process of ____________________ allows for the raising of marine and freshwater fish in ponds and underwater cages.

One of the problems with genetically modified food crops is that if pollen released from the plants spreads among non-engineered plants it will reduce the natural genetic ____________________ of wild strains.

Since 1950, aquaculture production has

Today in America, four of the top ten causes of death are diseases related to ____________________.

Compared to conventional tillage, conservation tillage

Perhaps the most important thing about Rachel Carson's investigative work on the environmental effects of pesticides, and her publication "Silent Spring," is

Integrated pest management ____ than pesticides.

Low-input produces higher yields than does high-input .

Indicate whether the processes listed below are used in industrialized agriculture or organic agriculture. -globally export-oriented

-For a given theoretical country, assume the productivity in metric tons per hectare remains stable, and the weighting factor remains the same, but the metric tons of fish harvested per year is reduced by 50%. How will this affect the fishprint for this country?

Pesticides have a positive benefit in terms of public health because fungi, insects, and noncrop plants can contaminate crops with many natural toxins.

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 Minerals

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

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Exam 10: Food, Soil, and Pest Management

Our economic systems promote unsustainable forms of industrialized agriculture because

Indicate whether the processes listed below are used in industrialized agriculture or organic agriculture. -crop rotation

Explain how growing corn in the Midwest creates a 'dead zone' in the Gulf of Mexico.

____________________ are chemicals emitted by living organisms to send messages to individuals of the same species and can be used as alternatives to pesticides.

How many units of energy are required to produce one unit of grain-fed beef?

Biological control of pests

Which of the following statements is a weakness of using pheromones?

Indicate whether the processes listed below are used in industrialized agriculture or organic agriculture. -no genetically modified seeds

The process of ____________________ allows for the raising of marine and freshwater fish in ponds and underwater cages.

One of the problems with genetically modified food crops is that if pollen released from the plants spreads among non-engineered plants it will reduce the natural genetic ____________________ of wild strains.

Since 1950, aquaculture production has

Today in America, four of the top ten causes of death are diseases related to ____________________.

Compared to conventional tillage, conservation tillage

Perhaps the most important thing about Rachel Carson's investigative work on the environmental effects of pesticides, and her publication "Silent Spring," is

Integrated pest management ____ than pesticides.

Low-input ____________________ produces higher yields than does high-input ____________________.

Indicate whether the processes listed below are used in industrialized agriculture or organic agriculture. -globally export-oriented

-For a given theoretical country, assume the productivity in metric tons per hectare remains stable, and the weighting factor remains the same, but the metric tons of fish harvested per year is reduced by 50%. How will this affect the fishprint for this country?

Pesticides have a positive benefit in terms of public health because fungi, insects, and noncrop plants can contaminate crops with many natural toxins.

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 Minerals

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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Low-input produces higher yields than does high-input .