NUTR 5350 Quiz 2 |Ques ons and answers | RATED A+
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Agricultural chemicals are used to...
Enhance produc vity in order to meet human demands
Agricultural & food security are...
influen al in the diets of various cultures
Pollu on
introduc on of contaminants into a natural environment such as, air
pollu on releases contaminants into the...
air
Aldehydes
a contaminant released into the air. egs: organic compounds. They are produced from emissions
from motor vehicles
Hydrocarbons
a contaminant that forms the harmful gasses ethylene and methane
Pollu on depletes the protec ve...
ozone layer
The ozone layer
protects life on earth from UV (ultraviolet) rays
affects agriculture (Effects of pollu on)
food we eat, fiber intake, forage for ca*le and horses, and forest crops
affects of pollu on are reflected in increases in...
cancer, asthma c, bronchial and respiratory diseases
Measurable factors (Effects of pollu on)
, -Interference with plant/animal enzyme systems.
-causes changes at a cellular and structural level
-Growth retarda on (metabolic changes)
-leads to acute, immediate ssue degenera on
Each of the measurable factors can be used to...
Detect the effects on plants, animals and humans
Harmful pollutants in the air that are not from agriculture are classified as (Effects of pollu on)
-acid gases
-products of combus on
-products of reac ons in the air
-miscellaneous effluents
*each of these factors can have damage to plant and animal life
Acid gases
Fluorides, sulfur dioxide, and chlorine
Products of combus on
Ethylene, acetylene, propylene and carbon monoxide
Products of reac ons in the air
Ethylene and peroxyacetyl nitrate
Miscellaneous effluents
Sewage and other liquid waste
Primary causes of agricultural pollu on occurs when use of __ are used
Pes cides, insec cides, fungicides, herbicides, and chemical fer lizers
Agricultural chemicals can mix with...
Water and seep into the ground and contaminate local water supply
Plants absorb gricultural chemicals and cause harm to...
People and animals that consume them
Other causes of agricultural pollu on is...
Odors, methane, smoke, dust, allergenic pollens and waste
| NEW | 2026| Updated
Agricultural chemicals are used to...
Enhance produc vity in order to meet human demands
Agricultural & food security are...
influen al in the diets of various cultures
Pollu on
introduc on of contaminants into a natural environment such as, air
pollu on releases contaminants into the...
air
Aldehydes
a contaminant released into the air. egs: organic compounds. They are produced from emissions
from motor vehicles
Hydrocarbons
a contaminant that forms the harmful gasses ethylene and methane
Pollu on depletes the protec ve...
ozone layer
The ozone layer
protects life on earth from UV (ultraviolet) rays
affects agriculture (Effects of pollu on)
food we eat, fiber intake, forage for ca*le and horses, and forest crops
affects of pollu on are reflected in increases in...
cancer, asthma c, bronchial and respiratory diseases
Measurable factors (Effects of pollu on)
, -Interference with plant/animal enzyme systems.
-causes changes at a cellular and structural level
-Growth retarda on (metabolic changes)
-leads to acute, immediate ssue degenera on
Each of the measurable factors can be used to...
Detect the effects on plants, animals and humans
Harmful pollutants in the air that are not from agriculture are classified as (Effects of pollu on)
-acid gases
-products of combus on
-products of reac ons in the air
-miscellaneous effluents
*each of these factors can have damage to plant and animal life
Acid gases
Fluorides, sulfur dioxide, and chlorine
Products of combus on
Ethylene, acetylene, propylene and carbon monoxide
Products of reac ons in the air
Ethylene and peroxyacetyl nitrate
Miscellaneous effluents
Sewage and other liquid waste
Primary causes of agricultural pollu on occurs when use of __ are used
Pes cides, insec cides, fungicides, herbicides, and chemical fer lizers
Agricultural chemicals can mix with...
Water and seep into the ground and contaminate local water supply
Plants absorb gricultural chemicals and cause harm to...
People and animals that consume them
Other causes of agricultural pollu on is...
Odors, methane, smoke, dust, allergenic pollens and waste
