Pests & Pesticides

Pests are defined as

• Any species that interferes with human welfare

• Chemicals that can kill

• Any species that can be beneficial to humans

Chemicals used to kill insects, weeds, and other pests

• Salinization
• Pesticide
• Biological pest control
• Genetic engineering

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The cultivation of a single crop in a given area

• polyculture

• monoculture

• inorganic farming

• organic farming

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The ability of an organism to remain unaffected by a harmful agent in the environment

• chronic toxicity

• acute toxicity

• resistance

• monoculture

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DDT accumulation in North American Eagles, pelicans, and other birds disrupted birds' calcium metabolism, causing...

• Infertility

• Thin Eggshells

• Severe nerve damage

• Adult Deformities

• All of these are correct

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An herbicide is a type of pesticide that kills ...

• insects

• plants

• fungi

• rodents

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Significant Agricultural monetary losses are due to the destruction of ____ through pesticide spray and drift and residues on flowers.

• Ladybirds beetles

• Honeybees

• Pray Mantises

• Monarch Butterflies

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

• persistent
• synergistic
• acute
• threshold

A pesticide that kills a large range of pests and non-pest insects would be classified as a ...

• Narrow-range pesticide

• Broad-range pesticide

• Targeted pesticide

• Micro-pesticide

All of the following are benefits of pesticide use EXCEPT

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