Unit 6 - Food and Agriculture

Which of the following is the most efficient method of irrigation

• drip irrigation
• contour irrigation
• furrow irrigation
• center pivot irrigation

What is the purpose of "finishing" for beef cows?

• cause the cows to gain weight quickly
• making the cows unconscious before slaughter
• the act of slaughtering the cow
• letting old cows to gain weight quickly

If you wanted to buy meat that does not contain antibiotics or was not fed genetically modified plants, which of the following labels would you look for when shopping?

• Organic
• Certified Humane
• Free Range
• Cage Free

According to the Integrated Pest management strategy, which of the following would be the last resort for controlling pests?

• synthetic (manmade) pesticides
• import natural predators
• plant BT corn
• plant Round Up Ready Corn

The Veggie Libel Law is a law created to

• make it easier for food producers to sue their critics for libel
• make it easy for restaurants to refuse service to people that talked bad about their food
• give farmers the right to sue other farmers for growing similar crops
• give grocery stores the ability to sue producers if they do not get seasonal produce

The Earth's available arable land is being reduced by

• all of these
• desertification
• fast-growing human populations
• soil erosion

An organic farmer is required to use which of the following when fertilizing his/her fields?

• Manure or compost
• Fertilizers made from mined minerals
• Nitrogen from the atmosphere
• Inorganic fertilizers

The purpose of herbicides is to kill which of the following?

• weeks (unwanted plants)
• insects
• birds
• rodents (rats, mice, and squirrels)

Erosion is a danger whenever the soil is

• bare and exposed to wind and rain
• covered with grass
• covered by forest
• plowed along the contour of the land

If you do not consume enough carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids you will suffer from which of the following disorders?

• malnutrition
• hunger
• anger
• famine