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WorksheetsWDSCI 3315_1ST tERM EXAM 2022
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
Determine the era. Farmers are highly involved and many farms were just small and operated at a subsistence level
The Blood, Sweat, and Tears Era
The Mechanical Era
The Chemical Era
People at this era define their life wherein men live without other security, than their own strength, and their own invention shall furnish There is no knowledge of the face of the earth; no account of time; no arts; no letters; no society; and which is worst of all, continual fear and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”.
The Blood, Sweat, and Tears Era
The Mechanical Era
The Chemical Era
The era characterizes the lives of at least 3 billionhuman beings who live on less than the equivalent of US $2 per day.
The Blood, Sweat, and Tears Era
The Mechanical Era
The Chemical Era
This era began with the invention of labor-saving machines.
The Blood, Sweat, and Tears Era
The Mechanical Era
The Chemical Era
Eli Whitney invented the first workable cotton gin in 1973 while Cyrus McCornick invented reaper andbegan manufacture in 1840
TRUE
FALSE
The farmers fed themselves and six others of their family in 1910 during the chemical era.
TRUE
FALSE
The increase in farm productivity has been due to agricultural mechanization and improved technology which started during the chemical era.
TRUE
FALSE
Chemical era began when nitrogen fertilizer became readily available and increased production of the newly available hybrid rice.
TRUE
FALSE
The increase in the number of farms and farmers in 1926 was due to the availability of hybrid corn by Henry Wallace leading to found Pioneer Hi-Bred Int.
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FALSE
The increase in crop production and labor productivity in each agricultural era were caused by extensive farm mechanization, the use of agricultural chemicals, increased education of farmers, improved crop varieties, and improved farming practices.
TRUE
FALSE
According to Theophrastus, who regarded as father of modern botany, the trees, especially young trees, could be killed by pouring oil, presumably olive oil, over their roots.
The Chemical Era
The Mechanical Era
The Blood, Sweat, and Tears Era
The Greek philosopher Cato suggested that forests could be cleared by sprinkling tree roots with the juice of hemlock in which lupine flowers had been soaked.
TRUE
FALSE
Who advocated the use of Amurca?
Cato, a Roman philosopher
Democritus, A Greek philosopher
Salt was used as an herbicide during the chemical era in England.
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FALSE
Mercurous chloride (HgCl2) was used as a fungicide and seed treatment in early 1755 while in 1763, nicotine was used to control aphids.
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FALSE
Blue vitriol, a copper sulfate, was first used to control the weeds.
TRUE
FALSE
Petroleum oils were introduced for weed control along irrigation ditches and in carrot in 1977.
TRUE
FALSE
The product called KMG, is an arsenic trichloride that kills morning glory.
TRUE
FALSE
Sulfuric acid was a very good herbicides that kills weeds, but is very corrosive to equipment and harmful to people.
TRUE
FALSE
The first synthetic organic chemical for selective weed control in cereals to control some broadleaved weeds and grasses in large-seeded crops such as beans.
2-(1-methylpropyl)-4,6-dinitrophenol (Dinoseb)
2,4 dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D)
It was first synthesize by Pokorny in 1941, and first discovered during World War II as growth regulators in plants. This herbicide is selective at low rate.
2-(1-methylpropyl)-4,6-dinitrophenol (Dinoseb)
2,4 dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D)
A substitute urea for the control of annual and perennial grasses, reported by Bucha and Todd.
Monuron
Triazine
The great era of herbicide development are labor reduction, increased mechanization, new methods to improve crop quality, and produce higher yield at produced cost.
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false
Herbicide reduces or eliminate excessive human labor.
Advantages of Herbicide
Disadvantages of Herbicide
Herbicide reduces or eliminates mechanical tillage requirement.
Advantages of Herbicide
Disadvantages of Herbicide
Herbicide can be used as early season weed control to prevent weeds or reduce competition/preemergence or pre-plant herbicides
Advantages of Herbicide
Disadvantages of Herbicide
Herbicides are expensive.
Advantages of Herbicide
Disadvantages of Herbicide
Herbicides are exacting.
Advantages of Herbicide
Disadvantages of Herbicide
Herbicides encourages monoculture.
Advantages of Herbicide
Disadvantages of Herbicide
Herbicides can cause residue problems.
Advantages of Herbicide
Disadvantages of Herbicide
HERBICIDE RESISTANCE.
Advantages of Herbicide
Disadvantages of Herbicide
This name describes the chemical structure of the herbicides.
CHEMICAL NAME
TRADE NAME
COMMON NAME
The chemical constituent that makes up the herbicide's active ingredient can be determined and similarities to other chemicals can be found in this way.
CHEMICAL NAME
TRADE NAME
COMMON NAME
It distinguish the herbicide from other products and assists in its sale.
CHEMICAL NAME
TRADE NAME
COMMON NAME
It refers refers to all herbicide products that have the same active ingredients.
CHEMICAL NAME
TRADE NAME
COMMON NAME
It is applied before the crop is seeded or planted.
pre-plant
pre-emergence
post-emergence
It a. is applied before emergence of crop or weed
pre-plant
pre-emergence
post-emergence
It is applied after emergence of crop or weed
pre-plant
pre-emergence
post-emergence
It is applied to foliage and kills at or very close to site of application.
Contact
Systemic
Paraquat is an example of contact herbicides while glyphosate is systemic.
TRUE
FALSE
Herbicide that is capable of movement and effect away from site of application.
Systemic
Contact
Selective herbicide is always be selective especially if higher doses will be used.
TRUE
FALSE
Selective herbicides are one that kills or retards the growth of an unwanted plant while causing little or no injury to desirable species. Glyphosate is an example of selective herbicide.
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FALSE
2,4-D kills broadleaves while no injury in grasses such a rice.
TRUE
FALSE
Non-selective herbicide, like glyphosate and paraquat are considered as a general weed killer.
TRUE
FALSE
Photosynthesis Inhibitors inhibit the photolysis of water in Photosystem II and Electron transport systems in photosystem I. Most of these type are soil-applied.
TRUE
FALSE
This herbicides inhibit the normal respiration rate of the plant. What is its component?
Phenolic compounds
Phenoxys
Propanil
Herbicides in this family move in both the xylem and phloem of the plant and inhibit enzymes critical in the production of lipids.
Lipid biosynthesis inhibitors
Amino acid synthesis inhibitors
Transpiration inhibitors
This herbicide is usually a soil-applied and move in the xylem except amitrol, which moves in both phloem and xylem.
Lipid biosynthesis inhibitors
Amino acid synthesis inhibitors
Pigment inhibitors
Glyphosate that translocate in the phloem with photosynthate that produced in the leaves. Glyphosate is an amino acid synthesis inhibitors.
TRUE
FALSE
Cell membrane disrupters may or may not have soil activity. Examples of those with soil activity are oxyfluorfen, lactofen and acifluorfen while without soil activity are paraquat, diquat, glufosinate.
TRUE
FALSE
These are mostly foliar applied herbicides which are systemic and translocate in both the xylem and phloem of the plant
GROWTH REGULATOR HERBICIDES
CELL DISRUPTOR HERBICIDE
CELL MEMBRANE DISRUPTOR
The injury from this family of herbicides consists of twisted, malformed leaves and stems.
GROWTH REGULATOR HERBICIDES
CELL DISRUPTOR HERBICIDE
CELL MEMBRANE DISRUPTOR
Propanil is a herbicide good for Echinochloa species in rice field. Propanil belongs to what chemical structure?
amides
phenoxys
arsenicals
carbamates
Trifluralin is a dinitroaniline that is very volatile.
TRUE
FALSE
2,4-D belongs to ____________.
Amides
Phenoxy
Carbamates
Thiocarbamates
In Hazard categorization of the pesticides, the presence of skull in the label suggests that it is ________.
Extremely toxic
Highly toxic
Slightly toxic
Moderately Toxic
In Hazard categorization of the pesticides, yellow label refers to _______________.
Extremely toxic
Highly toxic
Slightly toxic
Moderately Toxic
In Hazard categorization of the pesticides, blue label refers to _______________.
Extremely toxic
Highly toxic
Slightly toxic
Moderately Toxic
In Hazard categorization of the pesticides, green label refers to _______________.
Extremely toxic
Highly toxic
Slightly toxic
Moderately Toxic
