Monocultures - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Due to _________ in the late 1800s and early 1900s, very little old-growth forest remains in the United States correct answers Deforestation __________ is guided by many factors, including science, politics, and economics, to ensure that the harvesting of resources does not deplete the resources correct answers Resource management The practice of ______was promoted by the 2003 Healthy Forests Restoration Act. correct answers salvage logging Plantations typically consist of large-scale p...

Chapter 5 Consumer Markets and Buyer Behavior 1) Individuals and households that buy or acquire goods and services for personal consumption make up the . A) consumer market B) market offering C) market mix D) subculture E) social class Answer: A Skill: Concept Objective: LO 5.1: Define the consumer market and construct a simple model of consumer buyer behavior. Difficulty: Easy 2) Marketing stimuli include which of the following? A) economic stimuli B) price stimuli C) technologi...

Plants have been slowly domesticated to suit human needs over the past 10,000 years by which method? Artificial selection A non shattering head leads to what? Loss of natural seed dispersal Which of the following might serve as evidence of ancient farming practices? All of these The earliest domesticated crop from the Near East (Fertile Crescent) is thought to be Barley What do squash, avocado, chili peppers, corn, gourds, amaranth, and beans have in common? All ...

Food Security Correct Answer adequate, safe, nutritious Greatest Challenge coming up 925 million Correct Answer people in the world suffer from undernutrition 60%; 25% Correct Answer Overweight; obese Malnutrution Correct Answer shortage of nutrient the body needs, occurs when a person fails to obtain a complete complement of vitamins and minerals 38% of earths surface land Correct Answer agriculture covers 26% is rangeland Correct Answer 12% is cropland Human and muscle power...

SCSC 105 Exam Questions with All Correct Answers Define ecosystem. - Answer-Collective function of organisms and their environment What are the five components of an ecosystem? - Answer-food chains, diversity, competitive exclusion, plant succession, nutrient cycles Define agroecosystem. - Answer-Ecosystems modified to produce, food, fiber, and/or shelter List 5 different important functions that ecosystems provide. - Answer-Climate regulation, Disturbance regulation, Water regulation...

Biology Unit 4 Chapter 8 - Inheritance and Selection Graded A+ Phenotype Definition Phenotype refers to the observable characteristics of an organism, which result from the interaction between its genetic makeup (genotype) and environmental influences. Tay-Sachs Disease and Genetic Evidence 1. Recessive Allele Evidence: In the provided family diagram, individuals 3 and 4 are unaffected but have children who are affected by Tay-Sachs disease. This indicates that both must be carrie...

Monocultures -Answer A large area of single crop where pest infestation is more serious as it is easier for them to spread throughout the whole area, colonising the whole crop. Intensive rearing -Answer Involves keeping large numbers of animals close together, meaning that it is easier for pests and disease to spread rapidly. Pesticides -Answer Toxic chemicals used to kill pests providing rapid control, but also problems in the long term. Pesticide application methods. -Answ...

What are the three levels of biodiversity - Answer-1) species diversity 2) genetic diversity 3) ecosystem diversity Genes - Answer-Units of inherited information that determine specific characteristics or functions Biodiversity - Answer-The variety of life in the world Genetic diversity - Answer-The sum of all the different forms of genes present in a particular species. It also helps the survival of species Species - Answer-A population whose members can breed freely in nature a...

Dr. Cummings Agronomy Test 1 Questions With Verified Answers -The population of man can increase geometrically -The food supply can only be increased arithmetically - answerTrue Most farmers are less than 55 years old - answerFalse Most farmers are full time farmers and make most of their income from farming. - answerFalse Agronomy includes livestock - answerFalse How has food production kept up? - answerIncrease Production Efficiency, Technology, Farmer Education, Pesticides, Mechaniza...

oxygen Desalination plants can lower what levels in the water because the plants are removing the salt and spitting that salt back into the ocean, causing briny water? RNA Inhaling what can cure cystic fibrosis because this stuff can make proteins that will help fight the disease? ghrelin Which hormone makes food appealing and can result in overindulgence by releasing dopamine when food is sighted? It can also be used to treat eating disorders and loss of appetite from chemoth...