Potato famine - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BESC Final Exam Questions with Answers All Correct The fungus responsible for the chestnut blight disease is called: A. Ophiostoma ulmi B. Phakopsora pakirizi C. Cryphonectria parasitica D. Phytophthora infestans - Answer-C. Cryphonectria parasitica Late Blight is a disease of both potato and tomato that was associated with the great famine in Ireland in the 1800's. The casual organism is an oomycete that is necrotrophic. Both mating types of Phytophthora infestans have been distri...

AREC 365 Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass The Four "P's" Population, Prosperity, Pollution (Environmental Quality), Productivity (of Agriculture) What are the 8 Millennium Development Goals? eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality and empower women, reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, combat HIV/AIDS and other diseases, ensure environmental sustainability, and develop a partnership for global developmen...

BESC 204 Final Exam with Complete Solutions Graded A+ This is the name used in class for the fungal structure characterized by a compact mass of hyphae with or without host tissue, usually with a darkened rind, and capable of surviving unfavorable environmental conditions: - Answer-sclerotium When a sporangium of Phytophthora infestants germinates: a. the sporangium produces a germ tube that forms an appressorium and infects the host b. the sporangium produces zoospores that encyst and...

How much food is produced globally each year correct answers World food production in 2000 was 2.4x greater than in 1961 How much more food do we need to grow globally by 2050 correct answers 60% What proportion of global greenhouse gas emissions is agriculture responsible for correct answers 24% What proportion of global water withdrawal is agriculture responsible for correct answers 70% How many people get food stamp assistance in the USA. How much does this cost? correct answers 4...

Describe the characteristics and roles of algae. Cellulose in cell wall producers of O2 consumers of O2 Irish potato famine caused by water mold phytophthora infest ants Fungi cell wall contains chitin Structure of fungi multicellular; composed of hyphae Hyphae The branching, threadlike tubes that make up the bodies of multicellular fungi visible mass of hyphae is mycelium Mycelium densely branched network of the hyphae of a fungus Fungi: molds, yeast, mushrooms, refers to morphological f...

AESC EXAM 1 KIEPPER UGA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A Agriculture only concerns the production of food. False The human population of the earth recently passed the _______ mark. 7.5 Billion The average % of annual income spent on food in the US is: less than 10% About ____ years ago, humans invented ______ which delineates History from Prehistory. 5,000 and writing About ___________ years ago, Humans began ____________ which scientists believe was the first conscious cultural act. 2 million ...

AMSCO AP World History Unit 6.6 and 6.7Colonial Service - correct answers Managers for plantations or other colonial enterprises. Taiping Rebellion - correct answers Revolt against Qing Dynasty brought poverty and disorder and led to people leaving China. Indentured Servants - correct answers People who worked for a set number of years before being freed. Contract Laborers - correct answers Unskilled workers exploited as substitutes for slave labor often for subsistence wages. Many Chin...

identify the two main crops discussed in the documentary, what pest threatened them, and where they were grown. correct answer: Papaya- ringspot virus, Hawaii Banana- Banana Wilt(bacteria), Uganda Match the primary individuals featured in the documentary to their qualifications/associations and their position on GMOs. correct answer: Jeffery smith - no training, against Margaret Wille- Hawaii city council member, M. Education, against Brenda Ford- former biology major Define ecosyste...

Columbian Exchange Questions and Answers 100% Pass Name 5 biological impacts the Columbian Exchange had on the world? Diseases killed millions of Indians, potatoes and corn increased the population of Europe, sugar created more slavery, and horses... Name 3 cultural impacts the Columbian Exchange had on the world? Liberty, corporate structure, and ecology. 3. How long ago was corn domesticated? 5,000-7,000 years ago by native American people. 4. What country does corn come from? Mexico 5. Wh...

The Columbian Exchange Questions and Answers Rated A+ The Americas exported new crops to Europe Europeans had better food, lived longer, and their population increased. The Europeans exported horses to the Americas, hunting became easier for the Native Americans. Europeans brought diseases to the colonies millions of Native Americans died. The Americas imported cattle from Europe cattle ranching became an important industry in Texas. The Americas exported a potato fungus to Europe, potato pl...