Question 1

Organisms at higher levels on food webs tend to have greater concentrations of bioaccumulated pesticide stored in their bodies through a process known as

Accepted Answer

A)  biological magnification
B)  persistent amplification
C)  genetic resistance
D)  genetic engineering
E)  bioaccumulation

Question 2

Industrialized agriculture in highly developed countries requires

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A)  very little capital input because it relies on solar energy and precipitation.
B)  no inorganic fertilizers or pesticides.
C)  small inputs of energy from fossil fuels that produce very high crop yields.
D)  a large amount of land and large inputs of energy from humans and animals.
E)  large capital inputs, purchase seed, and less manual labor. E

Question 3

Which of the following statements about sustainable agriculture is false?

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A)  Sustainable agriculture preserves the quality of soil.
B)  Sustainable agriculture and industrialized agriculture are the same thing.
C)  Sustainable agriculture includes diversification of crops.
D)  Sustainable agriculture requires little fossil fuel derived energy.
E)  Sustainable agriculture has minimal long-term environmental impacts. B

Question 4

Which two crops have been significantly improved by the green revolution?

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A)  beets and maize
B)  sweet potatoes and taro
C)  wheat and rice
D)  corn and white potatoes
E)  barley and bulgur

Question 5

If pesticide from a farm runs off into Lake Michigan, which organism in the lake's food chain would test highest for the pesticide?

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A)  macroinvertebrates (shrimp) 
B)  zooplankton (microscopic animals) 
C)  phytoplankton (algae) 
D)  forage fish (perch) 
E)  fish eaters (birds)

Question 6

Subsistence agricultural practices are characterized by all of the following attributes except

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A)  use of manure as fertilizer.
B)  use of draft animals for labor source.
C)  water and fossil fuel energy conservation.
D)  high crop yield per acre.
E)  limited use of agrochemicals. D

Question 7

Define sustainable agriculture and list three changes that would need to be incorporated into industrialized agriculture to make it more sustainable.

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Question 8

The natural or human-induced reduction in the potential ability of the land to support crops or livestock is

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A)  sustainable agriculture.
B)  the green revolution.
C)  a result of intercropping.
D)  harvest deprivation.
E)  land degradation.

Question 9

A health concern related to the ingestion of genetically modified foods is

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A)  vitamin deficiency.
B)  food allergies.
C)  diabetes.
D)  germplasm disease.
E)  gene mutation.

Question 10

Which of the following uses of pesticide can lead to ecological imbalance?

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A)  pesticides alter the genetic resistance in populations causing the pests to persist
B)  pesticides kill prey thereby causing predators to starve or migrate. Then the prey population rebounds larger than before since predators are gone.
C)  bioaccumulation of pesticides in animal tissue can lead to extinction of species.
D)  pesticides show mobility, moving other than where they were applied inadvertently killing non-pest organisms.
E)  All of the above

Question 11

Biological magnification is the increasing concentration of toxic compounds in the tissue of organisms at higher levels in food webs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The decline of Peregrine falcons in the United States due to the use of DDT is an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  biological magnification
B)  bioaccumulation
C)  genetic resistance
D)  green revolution
E)  biological resistance

Question 13

Pesticides are effective in

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A)  decreasing the cost of subsistence farming.
B)  increasing the crop damage due to competition with weeds.
C)  small concentrations but not in large concentrations.
D)  controlling some organisms that cause diseases in humans.
E)  attracting particular insects to an area.

Question 14

All of these factors contribute to the food shortages in Developing countries except

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A)  rising temperatures.
B)  increased mortality of infants and children.
C)  low rate of land ownership.
D)  droughts and floods.
E)  poverty.

Question 15

The majority of GM crops in the United States are regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of a genetically modified crop?

Accepted Answer

A)  mangos are irradiated before shipping
B)  the most drought tolerant corn plant is singled out of a crop for cloning propagation
C)  potatoes that have developed low tolerance to fertilizer after repeated applications
D)  tall rice that has been bred with short rice to produce a denser Medium sized rice
E)  tomatoes contain a soybean's gene for disease resistance.

Question 17

Which of the following statements best describes the type of agricultural practice seen below?

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A)  production of enough product for a single family's needs
B)  a land intensive form of subsidence agriculture in which livestock is supported by land too arid for successful crop growth
C)  harvesting a variety of plants on the same field simultaneously
D)  a type of subsistence agriculture that requires large inputs of energy from humans and draft animals
E)  a type of industrialized agriculture that requires large inputs of capital and fossil fuel energy inputs

Question 18

All of the following are characteristics of sustainable agriculture except

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A)  conservation tillage.
B)  use of legumes for nitrogen fixation.
C)  integrated pest management.
D)  slash-and-burn agriculture.
E)  use of animal manure for fertilizer.

Question 19

Which of the following statements about pesticides is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  The prolonged use of a particular pesticide can cause a pest population to develop genetic resistance to it.
B)  Most pesticides affect more species than the pests for which they are intended.
C)  Pesticides applied to agricultural lands tend to stay where they are applied.
D)  Most pesticides are chemically stable and do not degrade readily in the environment.
E)  Pesticides reduce the amount of crop loss through consumption by insects.

Question 20

What two regions of the world have the greatest food insecurity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Haiti and Brazil
B)  Central America and Iran
C)  Thailand and China
D)  Central America and Brazil
E)  sub-Saharan Africa and Thailand

Exam 14: Agriculture and Food Resources

Organisms at higher levels on food webs tend to have greater concentrations of bioaccumulated pesticide stored in their bodies through a process known as

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Industrialized agriculture in highly developed countries requires

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Which of the following statements about sustainable agriculture is false?

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Which two crops have been significantly improved by the green revolution?

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If pesticide from a farm runs off into Lake Michigan, which organism in the lake's food chain would test highest for the pesticide?

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Subsistence agricultural practices are characterized by all of the following attributes except

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Define sustainable agriculture and list three changes that would need to be incorporated into industrialized agriculture to make it more sustainable.

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The natural or human-induced reduction in the potential ability of the land to support crops or livestock is

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A health concern related to the ingestion of genetically modified foods is

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Which of the following uses of pesticide can lead to ecological imbalance?

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Biological magnification is the increasing concentration of toxic compounds in the tissue of organisms at higher levels in food webs.

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The decline of Peregrine falcons in the United States due to the use of DDT is an example of?

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Pesticides are effective in

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All of these factors contribute to the food shortages in Developing countries except

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The majority of GM crops in the United States are regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture.

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Which of the following is an example of a genetically modified crop?

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Which of the following statements best describes the type of agricultural practice seen below?

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All of the following are characteristics of sustainable agriculture except

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Which of the following statements about pesticides is false?

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What two regions of the world have the greatest food insecurity?

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