Module 13 // Agriculture

How many people are currently food insecure? 🧍🍔

• 821 million

• 905 million

• 1.2 billion

• 674 million

15 plant species and 8 terrestrial animal species equals HOW MUCH of the world's food supply?

The three grains that make up 1/2 of all calories that humans consume are...

• Corn

• Rice

• Wheat

• Oats

• Barley

Before it gets to your plate, how far has the average piece of U.S. food traveled?

• 1,300 miles

• 2,400 miles

• 650 miles

• 3,060 miles

Rachel Carson's book was called...

• Silent Spring

• The End of Nature

• The Sixth Extinction

• The Uninhabitable Earth

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A chemical that causes birth defects in an embryo is called a ....

A chemical that can change alter or change DNA is called a ....

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A chemical that can cause cancer is called a...

A sustainable agriculture practice in which crop plants and their pests are evaluated as part of a complex ecological system and a pest control plan is developed that often uses beneficial insects, native food webs, sustainable cultivation techniques and strives to only use chemical pesticides and herbicides as a last resort. 

• green revolution agriculture

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  organic agriculture

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  community supported agricultre

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  conventional agriculture

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  integrative pest management

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Cultivation of a single crop in a given area is called....

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