1. Chapter 12 Food, Soil, and Pest Management
Review

2. 1
Industrialized meat production has harmful environmental consequences. These include all of the following EXCEPT:
The use of large amounts of energy
Contributing to the eutrophication of the Gulf of Mexico
Contributing to global warming
Polluting the air, water, and soil with manure
Natural control of pests

3. 2 Which of the following techniques helps to limit soil erosion?
Clear-cut logging
Off-road vehicles
Terracing
Deforestation
overgrazing

4. 3
Many crops are now being engineered so that pests do not eat them. These are called:
Genetically modified crops (GMOs)
Plantation agriculture crops
High-input agriculture crops
Hydroponics
macronutrients

5. 4
One way farmer can help to reduce soil erosion is using soil conservation methods. Which fo the following is an example of soil conservation method?
Waterlogging
Deforestation
Planting on already eroded land
Alley cropping
Clear cutting

6. 5 Which of the following would be a disadvantage to using pesticides?
Pesticides eliminate pests that spread disease
Pesticides can bioaccumulate up the food chain
Pesticides help keep the price of food down
Pesticides work fast
Pesticides are profitable

7. 6
DDT was a very effective pesticide; however it remained in the environment for years. This is known as:
Broad-spectrum agent
Genetic resistance
Pesticide treadmill
Persistence
Financial treadmill

8. 7
Which of the following practices would be a way that a farmer could grow crops organically?
Using pesticides in limited amounts and only on specific days
Only using pesticides that are water soluble
Planting crops at times when the bugs are not around to eat them
Doing aerial spraying for bugs rather than applying at the crops level
Spraying pesticides on the roots so that the part of the plant that is eaten is not contaminated

9. 8 A method of using biological control to control pests is to
Bring in natural enemies such as predators, parasites, and bacteria
Utilize synthetic herbicides
Allow wind to carry pesticides from one region to another
Use broad spectrum agents
Use a second-generation pesticide

10. 9 The goal of integrated pest management is to
Wipe out as many of the pest species as possible to save crops
Wipe out as many of the pest species as possible to save human lives
Genetically engineer as many crop species as possible to eliminate the need for pesticides
Encourage farmers to grow organically, eliminating the need for pesticides
Use biological, chemical, and cultivation techniques in coordinated way to eliminate pest species

11. 10 One way to successfully incorporate genetic engineering is to
Add pesticides to the DNA of the crop plant
Cross a crop plant with a native variety
Bring in hormones to control developmental processes at different stages
Use biological control by importing natural predators
Get on the pesticide treadmill

12. 11
Raising fish in underwater pens is one way to solve the overharvesting problem. This is known as:
Aquaculture
Organic fish farming
Ocean dumping
Restoration
Maximum sustainable yield

13. 12 A more sustainable form of meat production is to
Graze beef on local lands
Switch to poultry and farm raised fish
Inject cattle with hormones to get more muscle mass
Raise more animals per square acre of land
Raise beef rather than pork