Chapter 11 APES

DDT is ____________ in the environment.  This means it doesn't break down/decompose.  It lasts a long time.

• persistent
• synergistic
• acute
• threshold

All of the following are benefits of pesticide use EXCEPT

• disease control
• crop protection
• genetic resistance
• lower food costs for consumers

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Industrial Agriculture has many benefits.  Which of the following is NOT a benefit associated with industrial agriculture?

• The ratio of energy input to calorie output is low.
• Larger food production per hectare.
• Monoculture can be more efficient.
• Economy of scale can make the food less expensive.

Monocropping has a number of disadvantages.  These include all of the following EXCEPT

• erosion due to exposure of large areas of soil during planting.
• Nutrition and pesticide needs should be similar throughout a single crop.
• Pests are ore likely to attack a monocrop due to the high concentration.
• Loss of habitat for natural pest predators.

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Which areas of the world are most susceptible to desertification?

• Humid Equitorial Regions
• Temporal Chaparral
• Areas adjacent to the Poles.
• Areas adjacent to Existing Deserts.

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In order for organic farmers to make a profit (and thus be economically sustainable)

• manure must be found in abundance in close proximity to the farm.

• the government must continue to provide an "organic" subsidy.

• conventional farmers must pay a tax to subsideze the organic farmers.

• consumers must be willing to pay higher costs associated with organic produce.

Which of the following is likely to minimize soil erosion?

• No till agriculture
• Herbicide use
• High Yield crops
• Deforestation

Desertification usually occurs when

• humans leave an area alone to undergo secondary succession
• soil productivity decreases due to drought and poor farming practices
• winds carry large amounts of sand from nearby deserts
• irrigation water is continually used in arid regions of the country

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Irrigation can lead to all of the following EXCEPT:

• Waterlogging
• Salinization
• Depletion of ground water
• Recharging of aquifers

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What is plowing in curved rows that follow the shape of the land?

• contour plowing
• soil
• subsoil
• terrace farming

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