AGN 115 Exam 1 | 100% Correct Answers |
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In the Penn and Teller: Norman Borlaug (2003) video, Dr. Terri Lomax, professor of Botany and Plant
Pathology (OSU), said that genetically modified crops are subjected to millions of dollars in testing and
are regulated by EPA, FDA and USDA, while protestors and administrators (e.g. Charles Margulus)
affiliated with Greenpeace claimed the crops were released without any testing.
A. True
B. False - ✔✔A. True
Sufficient, consistent, sustainable food production is important because food, like water and energy, is a
foundational need, and disruptions in supply or price can quickly lead to civil unrest, violence, and
political conflict. (Lec 5)
A. True
B. False - ✔✔A. True
In Fresh (2009), Michael Pollan (author of Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food) makes
exaggerated, false, or misleading statements about _____. Select ALL that apply.
A. a lack of government subsidies for growing healthy food
B. animal waste from CAFO lagoons being too concentrated for use as fertilizer
C. changes in the nutritional values of food since 1950
D. agricultural markets being largely dominated by an oligopoly of a few large companies
E. much of our agricultural production going to feed animals, not people
F. monocultures increasing vulnerability to disease and pest problems relative to polycultures - ✔✔A. a
lack of government subsidies for growing healthy food
B. animal waste from CAFO lagoons being too concentrated for use as fertilizer
C. changes in the nutritional values of food since 1950
F. monocultures increasing vulnerability to disease and pest problems relative to polycultures
, The Missouri "bootheel" (southeastern counties) is known for high productivity of crops, but Missouri's
___ counties have the highest hay and cattle production.
A. southwestern
B. northwestern
C. northeastern
D. southeastern - ✔✔B. southwestern
In the Wall Street Journal interview with Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, the Nestle CEO suggests which of the
following policies for addressing global resource limitations. Choose ALL that apply.
A. research into biofuels from inedible sources, such as algae-based fuels
B. the creation of a market to control allocation and use of 98.5% of freshwater resource use
C. family planning and birth control initiatives to control population growth
D. a ban on any conversion of edible food into fuel - ✔✔A. research into biofuels from inedible sources,
such as algae-based fuels
B. the creation of a market to control allocation and use of 98.5% of freshwater resource use
D. a ban on any conversion of edible food into fuel
The National Organics Program currently permits the use of the antibiotics streptomycin and
oxytetracycline, but only to combat fire blight in organic apple and pear trees.
A. True
B. False - ✔✔B. False
Because of its longer growing season, generally warmer temperatures, and areas with sandy soils, the
_______ region of Missouri is most associated with the production of cotton. (Lec. 1)
A. Bootheel
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In the Penn and Teller: Norman Borlaug (2003) video, Dr. Terri Lomax, professor of Botany and Plant
Pathology (OSU), said that genetically modified crops are subjected to millions of dollars in testing and
are regulated by EPA, FDA and USDA, while protestors and administrators (e.g. Charles Margulus)
affiliated with Greenpeace claimed the crops were released without any testing.
A. True
B. False - ✔✔A. True
Sufficient, consistent, sustainable food production is important because food, like water and energy, is a
foundational need, and disruptions in supply or price can quickly lead to civil unrest, violence, and
political conflict. (Lec 5)
A. True
B. False - ✔✔A. True
In Fresh (2009), Michael Pollan (author of Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food) makes
exaggerated, false, or misleading statements about _____. Select ALL that apply.
A. a lack of government subsidies for growing healthy food
B. animal waste from CAFO lagoons being too concentrated for use as fertilizer
C. changes in the nutritional values of food since 1950
D. agricultural markets being largely dominated by an oligopoly of a few large companies
E. much of our agricultural production going to feed animals, not people
F. monocultures increasing vulnerability to disease and pest problems relative to polycultures - ✔✔A. a
lack of government subsidies for growing healthy food
B. animal waste from CAFO lagoons being too concentrated for use as fertilizer
C. changes in the nutritional values of food since 1950
F. monocultures increasing vulnerability to disease and pest problems relative to polycultures
, The Missouri "bootheel" (southeastern counties) is known for high productivity of crops, but Missouri's
___ counties have the highest hay and cattle production.
A. southwestern
B. northwestern
C. northeastern
D. southeastern - ✔✔B. southwestern
In the Wall Street Journal interview with Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, the Nestle CEO suggests which of the
following policies for addressing global resource limitations. Choose ALL that apply.
A. research into biofuels from inedible sources, such as algae-based fuels
B. the creation of a market to control allocation and use of 98.5% of freshwater resource use
C. family planning and birth control initiatives to control population growth
D. a ban on any conversion of edible food into fuel - ✔✔A. research into biofuels from inedible sources,
such as algae-based fuels
B. the creation of a market to control allocation and use of 98.5% of freshwater resource use
D. a ban on any conversion of edible food into fuel
The National Organics Program currently permits the use of the antibiotics streptomycin and
oxytetracycline, but only to combat fire blight in organic apple and pear trees.
A. True
B. False - ✔✔B. False
Because of its longer growing season, generally warmer temperatures, and areas with sandy soils, the
_______ region of Missouri is most associated with the production of cotton. (Lec. 1)
A. Bootheel
