FDSC 150 EXAM #4 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS|ALL GRADED A+
Organic Food is defined by - ............ANSWER.............. USDA National Organic
Standard Board
Organic Food is produced without - ............ANSWER.............. -sewer-sludge
fertilizers
-most synthetic fertilizers
-pesticides
-genetic engineering
-hormones
T or F: organic foods are always natural - ............ANSWER.............. True
T or F: natural food are always organic - ............ANSWER.............. False
In October 2002, USDA mandated certification was created to accredit state or
private agencies as operators selling >______ worth of organic products -
............ANSWER.............. $5,000
#1 SINGLE organic commodity in 2016 --> KNOW THIS - ............ANSWER..............
Milk
Leading commodity of organic foods - ............ANSWER.............. Fruits and
vegetables
,Organic food is ______ expensive than traditional food - ............ANSWER..............
more
USDA organic label - ............ANSWER.............. 100% organic ingredients or at
least 95%
Organic farming term was coined in 1940 by ________ published in Look to the
Land - ............ANSWER.............. Lord Northbourne
Organic farming is technically the - ............ANSWER.............. oldest form of
farming
______ changed farming with technological advances and changing things used as
weapons into items for farming - ............ANSWER.............. WWII
American marine biologist that is credited with global environmental movement
due to a great concern over synthetic pesticides and published Silent Spring -
............ANSWER.............. Rachel Carson
Book by Rachel Carson that changed the national pesticide policy, led to US
banning DDT and others, and inspired an environmental movement that then
created then EPA - ............ANSWER.............. Silent Spring
T or F: The organic farming industry is growing - ............ANSWER.............. True
, Organic livestock includes - ............ANSWER.............. organic meat, dairy, and
eggs from animals
Organic livestock is - ............ANSWER.............. -fed organic feed
-allowed access to outdoors
-natural living conditions
-given no antibiotics, hormones, or medications (without illness)
-disease vaccinations okay
Organic milk is milk produced without - ............ANSWER.............. growth
hormones, antibiotics, and pesticides
Cows that produce organic milk have access to - ............ANSWER.............. clean
water, fresh air, organic pasture (no pesticides), and exercise
USDA definition of organic milk has 4 requirements - ............ANSWER.............. -
must come from cows NOT treated with GH (bovine somatotropin - bST)
-no antibiotic treatment (unless ill but then held for 12 months)
-cows feed (grass or grain) must be grown without pesticides
-cows must have adequate access to pasture (for full local grazing season --> at
least 120 days and at least 30% of food from pasture)
People drink organic milk because - ............ANSWER.............. -it tastes better
-better quality
-no toxins
-higher in linoleic acid (LA)
ANSWERS|ALL GRADED A+
Organic Food is defined by - ............ANSWER.............. USDA National Organic
Standard Board
Organic Food is produced without - ............ANSWER.............. -sewer-sludge
fertilizers
-most synthetic fertilizers
-pesticides
-genetic engineering
-hormones
T or F: organic foods are always natural - ............ANSWER.............. True
T or F: natural food are always organic - ............ANSWER.............. False
In October 2002, USDA mandated certification was created to accredit state or
private agencies as operators selling >______ worth of organic products -
............ANSWER.............. $5,000
#1 SINGLE organic commodity in 2016 --> KNOW THIS - ............ANSWER..............
Milk
Leading commodity of organic foods - ............ANSWER.............. Fruits and
vegetables
,Organic food is ______ expensive than traditional food - ............ANSWER..............
more
USDA organic label - ............ANSWER.............. 100% organic ingredients or at
least 95%
Organic farming term was coined in 1940 by ________ published in Look to the
Land - ............ANSWER.............. Lord Northbourne
Organic farming is technically the - ............ANSWER.............. oldest form of
farming
______ changed farming with technological advances and changing things used as
weapons into items for farming - ............ANSWER.............. WWII
American marine biologist that is credited with global environmental movement
due to a great concern over synthetic pesticides and published Silent Spring -
............ANSWER.............. Rachel Carson
Book by Rachel Carson that changed the national pesticide policy, led to US
banning DDT and others, and inspired an environmental movement that then
created then EPA - ............ANSWER.............. Silent Spring
T or F: The organic farming industry is growing - ............ANSWER.............. True
, Organic livestock includes - ............ANSWER.............. organic meat, dairy, and
eggs from animals
Organic livestock is - ............ANSWER.............. -fed organic feed
-allowed access to outdoors
-natural living conditions
-given no antibiotics, hormones, or medications (without illness)
-disease vaccinations okay
Organic milk is milk produced without - ............ANSWER.............. growth
hormones, antibiotics, and pesticides
Cows that produce organic milk have access to - ............ANSWER.............. clean
water, fresh air, organic pasture (no pesticides), and exercise
USDA definition of organic milk has 4 requirements - ............ANSWER.............. -
must come from cows NOT treated with GH (bovine somatotropin - bST)
-no antibiotic treatment (unless ill but then held for 12 months)
-cows feed (grass or grain) must be grown without pesticides
-cows must have adequate access to pasture (for full local grazing season --> at
least 120 days and at least 30% of food from pasture)
People drink organic milk because - ............ANSWER.............. -it tastes better
-better quality
-no toxins
-higher in linoleic acid (LA)
