APES CHAPTER 10
What proportion of food products sold on US supermarket shelves contains some form of GM crop
70%
The majority of soil organic matter is concentrated in the:
O and A horizons
Which of the following cannot be used to describe polyculture?
The plot of land is left unmanaged for long periods of time
Our economic systems promote unsustainable forms of industrialized agriculture because
They do not include most of the harmful environmental and health costs of such food production in the market prices
Which of the following best describes how the process of irrigation can lead to salinization of soils?
Water associated with irrigation contains small amounts of dissolved salts, Evaporation leaves behind increasing concentrations of these salts.
Which of the following terms does not belong with the others? a. organic food b. sustainable agriculture c. animals raised on 100% organic feed d. natural food e. 100% organic?
b. sustainable agriculture
All of the following crops are commonly grown in plantation agriculture except
corn
Salt buildup may
eventually make the land unproductive
Which of the following associations is incorrect?
feedlots and shellfish
Since 1950 aquaculture production has
increased by over 40 times
Monoculture is a method of growing food that utilized solely in:
industrialized agriculture
Which of the following types of agriculture is most characteristic of developed countries?
industrialized agriculture
Which of the following is a micronutrient which without sufficient quantities in a diet can result in goiter?
iodine
Which of the following problems with nutrition do you think is most prevalent in the united states?
overnutrition
Because root systems at different depths in a given area of soil capture nutrients and soil efficiently we can say that?
polyculture lessens the need for fertilizer and water
Which of the following is the root cause of food insecurity?
poverty
Which of the following is a list of needed to sustain good health?
protein, carbohydrate, and fats
Which macronutrient in the human diet helps to build and repair body tissues?
proteins
Which of the following can lead to desertification?
severe and prolonged drought
The following grains are among the world's major food crops except
soybean
The term malnutrition refers to people who
suffer from lack of protein and other key nutrients
Which of the following types of agriculture is most characteristic of developing countries?
traditional agriculture
Which of the following is a likely scenario for an organic farm?
use of feed that contains no antibiotics
Most soil erosion is caused by
wind and moving water
