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Food Production

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
_________ refers to the distance traveled by a food between where it is grown/raised and where it is eaten.
a)
Food distance
b)
Food miles
c)
Food security measurement
d)
Food energy
2.
GMOs have been genetically altered in the _______.
a)
lab
b)
field
c)
shopping cart
d)
processing plant
3.
Organic production refers to foods grown without ________ fertilizers, herbicides, or pesticides.
a)
any
b)
synthetically produced
c)
naturally occurring
4.
CSA stands for _________.
a)
Community Supported Agriculture
b)
Community Sponsored Agriculture
c)
College Supported Agriculture
d)
College Studied Agriculture
5.
Crops which must be planted every year are __________ crops.
a)
forest
b)
biennial
c)
perennial
d)
annual
6.
Seeds can not be saved for ______ plants.
a)
open-pollinated
b)
self-pollinated
c)
heirloom
d)
hybrid
7.
In integrated pest management, the amount and timing of pest control is based on ________.
a)
scouting
b)
pesticide cost
c)
herbicide compatibility
d)
crop rotation
8.
Farms which have a mix of crops and livestock are known as _______ systems.
a)
monoculture
b)
diversified
c)
integrated
d)
mixed
9.
Breeds of livestock that have been traditionally raised are called ______ breeds.
a)
heritage
b)
heirloom
c)
commodity
d)
conventional
10.
In the US, people are eating ________ red meat and _____ poultry than in the past.
a)
more/more
b)
less/less
c)
more/less
d)
less/more
11.
__________ are at the top of the marine food chain.
a)
Primary producers
b)
Herbivorous fish
c)
Carnivorous fish
d)
Plankton
12.
The best tillage system for the prevention of soil erosion is ______.
a)
no-till
b)
reduced till
c)
conventional till
13.
Soybeans, corn and wheat are considered ______ crops.
a)
traditional
b)
commodity
c)
organic
d)
conventional
14.
_______ are chemicals which kill weeds.
a)
Fertilizers
b)
Fungicides
c)
Rodenticides
d)
Herbicides
15.
Pesticides can be ______.
a)
organic only
b)
synthetic only
c)
organic and synthetic
16.
The production of plant crops and fish in an integrated system is _______.
a)
wild-harvesting
b)
hydroponics
c)
fish farming
d)
aquaponics
17.
Livestock are animals raised for the production of _______.
a)
food
b)
fiber
c)
labor
d)
food, fiber, and labor
18.
Organic production is _______ certified.
a)
always
b)
never
c)
sometimes
19.
The chickens which produce eggs labelled cage-free will ______
a)
have outside access
b)
have outside access and be cage-free
c)
not have outside access and not be cage-free
d)
be cage-free
20.
The unwanted fish and other marine creatures caught during commercial fishing for a different species are ______.
a)
keystone species
b)
bioaccumulators
c)
by-catch
d)
ground fish
21.
Small farmers can _______ their earnings through value-adding.
a)
decrease
b)
increase
c)
marginalize
22.
Fish species are ______ misidentified/mislabelled.
a)
never
b)
seldom
c)
rarely
d)
often
23.

Meat with no artificial ingredients or added color and with minimal processing can be labelled ________.

a)

organic

b)

natural

c)

biodynamic

d)

free-range

24.

________ refers to anything that allows a crop to be grown beyond its normal outdoor growing season.

a)

Hoop house

b)

Infrastructure

c)

Greenhouse

d)

Season extension

25.
A(n) _______ is the geographic region that produces the food for a particular population.
a)
food shed
b)
food system
c)
supply chain
d)
infrastructure
26.
The farmer's share of the food dollar is _______.
a)
large (i.e. 90%)
b)
small (i.e. 10%)
c)
about 50%
27.
The term(s) ________ do(es) not have a federally regulated definition.
a)
grass-fed
b)
pasture raised
c)
both grass-fed and pasture raised
d)
neither grass-fed nor pasture raised
28.

Farmers selling in farmers markets are engaging in ________.

a)

direct sales

b)

wholesale operations

c)

CSAs

d)

distribution

29.

___________ can result in significant loss of soil.

a)

Hydroponics

b)

Erosion

c)

Hybridization

d)

Reduced tillage

30.

Botanically, a tomato is a ________.

a)

grain

b)

herb

c)

vegetable

d)

fruit

31.

Growing the same type of crop in the same area is known as __________.

a)

diversification

b)

monoculture

c)

integration

d)

annual crop production

32.

________ flowers can be fertilized by bees, moths, birds, bats, and even the wind or rain.

a)

Open pollinated

b)

Hybrid

c)

Self pollinated

d)

All

33.

The amount of feed needed to increase the animal's bodyweight by a specific amount is known as the _______.

a)

commodity production

b)

percent spoilage

c)

percent waste

d)

conversion rate

34.

________ is the amount of money that you have available after income taxes have been deducted.

a)

Disposal income

b)

Percent waste

c)

Conversion rate

d)

Food dollar

35.

Approximately _______ percent of meat is lost from the carcass to the plate.

a)

10

b)

25

c)

50

d)

75

36.

Pork is considered _______ .

a)

poultry

b)

white meat

c)

red meat

d)

vegan

37.

The distance that food travels from production to plate is known as the _______.

a)

wholesale factor

b)

direct sales

c)

food shed

d)

food miles

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