Ch 8.1

Question 1

Having physical, social, and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food is known as

Answer 1

Food security

Question 2

1.3 billion tons/year, or 1/3 of food grown for humans is known as

Answer 2

Food waste

Question 3

A locale where access to affordable, fresh, and nutritious food is limited or nonexistent is known as

Answer 3

Food desert

Question 4

T/F- In 2018, 37 million Americans lacked food security

Answer 4

True

Question 5

a state of poor
health that results from an
inappropriate caloric intake (too many or too few calories) or deficiency in one or more
nutrients is known as

Answer 5

Malnutrition

Question 6

T/F- Preventing malnutrition is cheaper than treating disease

Answer 6

True

Question 7

The consumption of too many calories is known as

Answer 7

Over-nutrition

Question 8

a plant- breeding program in the mid-1900s that dramatically
increased crop yields and paved the way for mechanized, large-scale agriculture this program is known as the

Answer 8

Green Revolution

Question 9

T/F- Modern industrial agriculture = huge amounts of food but also ecological and social problems, and a reduction in crop genetic
diversity.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Farming methods that
rely on technology,
synthetic chemical
inputs, and economies
of scale to increase
productivity and profits is known as

Answer 10

Industrial Agriculture

Question 11

A nutrient rich substance that is added to crops to improve yield is known as

Answer 11

Fertilizer

Question 12

Farmers will generally use only a single variety or type of crop this can be described as

Answer 12

Monoculture

Question 13

Variation between individuals (plants) is very low or nonexistent this is known as

Answer 13

Low Genetic Diversity

Question 14

What are some of the MANY unintended consequences of industrial farming?

Answer 14

Loss of soil fertility
* Depleted water supplies
* Salinization of soil
* Water pollution
* Evolution of pesticide resistance in
insects
* Toxic chemical exposure
* Increased dependence on fossil
fuels
* Reduction in small-scale farming

Question 15

A nutrient rich
substance that is added to crops to improve yield is called

Answer 15

Fertilizer

Question 16

A substance used to remove or eliminate a pest is known as

Answer 16

Pesticide

Question 18

When farmers will generally use only a single variety or type of crop is known as

Answer 18

Monoculture

Question 19

When the variation between individuals and plants are very low ( every plant is the same)

Answer 19

Low Genetic Diversity

Question 20

What are some of the MANY unintended consequences of industrial farming

Answer 20

-Loss of soil fertility
- depleted water supplies
- salinization of soil
Water pollution
* Evolution of pesticide resistance in
insects
* Toxic chemical exposure
* Increased dependence on fossil
fuels
* Reduction in small-scale farming

Question 21

A

Question 22

A substance used to
remove or eliminate a pest is known as

Answer 22

Pesticide

Question 23

An organism that received DNA from an unrelated species (one that is not sexually compatible) is known as

Answer 23

Transgenic Organism (GMO)

Question 24

An organism that received DNA from the same or a closely related species (one that is sexually compatible) is known as

Answer 24

Cisgenic organism

Question 25

An organism whose own genes have been edited, usually silence a gene is known as

Answer 25

Intragenic Organism

Question 26

T/F- GMOS are in more than 75% of US processed food

Answer 26

True

Question 27

T/F- 85% to 90% of our corn, soybeans, and cotton are GMOS

Answer 27

True

Question 28

the ability of an individual
nation to grow enough food to feed its people is known as

Answer 28

Food self-sufficiency

Question 29

the ability of an individual
nation to control its own food system is known as

Answer 29

Food Sovereignty

Question 30

T/F- We produce enough food to feed the world’s population, but 820 million people go hungry

Answer 30

True