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Pest Control

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In agriculture pests can cause devastation and huge financial losses.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Pest control is as old as agriculture, it dates back 4,500 years ago.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

In the 16th and 17 th centuries chemical insecticides started being used in agriculture.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

In the 19th century synthetic pesticides and herbicides were generously sprayed on crops.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Respiratory problems, birth defects and cancer have been connected to the use of chemical pesticides.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Nowadays all farmers have become interested in traditional and biological pest control.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Tomatoes, bell peppers, strawberries, carrots have high concentration of pesticide residue.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Washing your food will clean the residue.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Organic food can be from 15% to 25% more expensive than the regular ones.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Of all bell peppers tested , 91.8% were contaminated by pesticide residue.

a)

True

b)

False