Pesticides and Problems with Food Production

Which of the following is an example of biodiversity loss from food production?

• Fish kills from pesticide runoff

• Loss of fertility

• Aquifer depletion

• Bacterial contamination of meat

Which of the following is NOT associated with water in the degradation from food production?

• Waterlogging

• Water waste

• Aquifer pollution

• Algal blooms

Nitrates in drinking water contributes to which of the degradation impacts of food production?

• Human health

• Soil

• Air pollution

• Water

How many impacts are there for the degradation from food production?

• 5

• 4

• 7

• 8

A pest is any species that interferes with human welfare by competing with us for what?

• Food

• Water

• Air

• Tacos

Herbicides are used to kill what?

• Weeds

• Fruits

• Insects

• Fungi

Pesticide used to kill rats and mice is called?

• Insecticide

• Herbicide

• Rodenticide

• Fungicide

How have modern synthetic pesticides saved human lives?

• Prevented death from insect-transmitted diseases

• Prevented crop loss

• Prevented death from insect diseases

• Increased amount of available fresh water

For every dollar spent on pesticides an estimated ___ dollars is made from increased crop yields.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

One disadvantage of pesticides is it puts farmers on a finical treadmill by

• Pay more and less effective

• Pay less and less effective

• Pay less and more effective

• Pay more and more effective