Human Nutrition and Large Scale Farming

The Green Revolution was

• a dramatic increase in crop yields in developing countries

• change to more sustainable agriculture

• way of fighting soil erosion

• power grab by the Green party in the 1980s

Emphasis on use of pesticides, herbicides, and monoculture

• green revolution

• agricultural revolution

• industrial revolution

• subsistence agriculture

Farmers use it because exact amount of nutrients for plants need can be met (% phosphorous/nitrogen/potassium)

• organic fertilizer

• synthetic fertilizer

• either, whatever is cheapest

• nothing, let nature take its course

One of the advantages to using genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is

• reduce the need for pesticides

• they are not regulated by the government

• the concern about safety to consume

• they can cause food allergies

Industrial agriculture maximizes production and profits by using excessive amounts of chemicals pesticides, herbicides and hormones.

• True

• False

True or False: A boost in food production was due to scientific advances and technological innovations.

• True

• False

This type of agriculture produces 80% of the worlds food supply.

• Industrial agriculture

• Traditional agriculture

• Organic agriculture

• Community agriculture

Which of the following is not a benefit of GMOs

• Increases pest resistance

• Decreases biodiversity

• Increases drought resistance

• Reduces cost of manufacturing

A farmer who produces only enough food for the immediate family is practicing

• shifting cultivation

• intensive farming

• vegetative planding

• subsistence farming

Both shifting agriculturalists and commercial farmers practice crop rotation, but commercial farmers

• make less use of fertilizers.

• do not raise livestock.

• are less likely to allow fields to remain fallow (dormant).

• do not feed their crops to animals.