Chapter 18

Question 1

Organic producers are allowed to use genetically modified organisms

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Organic agriculture promotes and enhances biodiversity, biological cycles and environmental stewardship

Answer 2

True

Question 3

About 10 percent of cropland in the United States is certified organic

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Organic farmers are inspected by governmental agencies for certification

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Organic food tends to be more expensive than conventionally produced food

Answer 5

True

Question 6

The term “natural” on a label is equivalent to “organic”

Answer 6

False

Question 7

The term “local” is regulated by the USDA

Answer 7

False

Question 8

An example of a cultural weed control method is tillage

Answer 8

False

Question 9

One disadvantage to delayed planting is potentially lower yields

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Organic farmers choose either cultural or mechanical weed control to manage their weeds

Answer 10

False

Question 11

For organic crops that are used for human consumption, raw manure can be applies at any time during the growing season

Answer 11

False

Question 12

Which of the following is allowed in organic agriculture? 
        A. Stacked Trait Corn 
        B. Synthetic Fertilizers 
        C. Roundup 
        D.  Compost

Answer 12

D. Compost

Question 13

For how many years must and be without prohibited materials to be certified organic? 
        A. 1
        B. 2
        C. 3
        D. 4

Answer 13

C. 3

Question 14

How often are certified organic farms inspected? 
        A. Once a Year 
        B. Twice a Year 
        C. Three Times a Year 
        D. Every Other Year

Answer 14

A. Once a Year

Question 15

In terms of organic sales, what are the two largest categories? 
        A. Fruits/Vegetables and Meat 
        B. Meat and Dairy 
        C. Fruits/Vegetables and Dairy 
        D. Meat and Grains

Answer 15

C. Fruits/Vegetables and Dairy

Question 16

The federal program that regulates organic agriculture in the United States
A. National Organic Program
B. Organic Systems Plan
C. Organic Agriculture Department
D. National Organic Department

Answer 16

A. National Organic Program

Question 17

The term "local" is defined by Congress as food grown not farther than which distance? 
        A. 10 Miles 
        B. 40 Miles
        C. 100 Miles 
        D. 400 Miles

Answer 17

D. 400 Miles

Question 18

Yields in organic agriculture as compared to conventional agriculture tend to: 
        A. Be Always Higher 
        B. Be Always Lower 
        C. Be Equivalent 
        D. Vary by Crop

Answer 18

D. Vary by Crop

Question 19

Which is considered to be on of the biggest challenges in organic production? 
        A. Planting 
        B. Selling Crop 
        C. Weed Control 
        D. Harvesting

Answer 19

C. Weed Control

Question 20

A vigorously growing crop that is used to suppress weeds is called a: 
        A. Smother Crop 
        B. Rotational Crop 
        C. Stifle Crop 
        D. Transitional Crop

Answer 20

A. Smother Crop

Question 21

Primary tillage can be performed with which of the following? 
        A. Cultivator 
        B. Rotary Hoe 
        C. Harrow 
        D. Moldboard Plow

Answer 21

D. Moldboard Plow

Question 22

Secondary tillage can be performed with which of the following? 
        A. Inter-row Cultivator  
        B. Rotary Hoe 
        C. Harrow 
        D. Moldboard Plow

Answer 22

C. Harrow

Question 23

Which of the following weed control operations has the most potential to damage crops? 
        A. Inter-Row Cultivation
        B. Broadcast Cultivation 
        C. Primary Tillage 
        D. Secondary Tillage

Answer 23

B. Broadcast Cultivation

Question 24

________ is the state that leads in organic acreage

Answer 24

California

Question 25

________ is a cultural weed control strategy where crops are planted later than normal

Answer 25

Delayed Planting

Question 26

________ cultivation is a weed control operation performed before the crop breaks the surface of the soil

Answer 26

Broadcast

Question 27

________ cultivation is a weed control operation that kills weeds between rows

Answer 27

Inter-Row

Question 28

________ is a weed control operation that uses flaming propane burners to rupture the cells of the weeds

Answer 28

Flame Weeding

Question 29

________ is a corp that is incorporated into the soil to add organic matter, nitrogen or other nutrients

Answer 29

Green Manure

Question 30

The amount of nitrogen a legume or green manure provides to the next crop is called a ________

Answer 30

Nitrogen Credit

Question 31

The three most common fertilizers in organic agriculture are _________, _________ and ________

Answer 31

Green Manure, Livestock Manure and Compost

Question 32

Synthetic Fertilizers

Answer 32

Conventional Agriculture

Question 33

Non-Transgenic Crops Only

Answer 33

Organic Agriculture

Question 34

Diverse Rotations

Answer 34

Organic Agriculture

Question 35

Primarily Uses Mechanical Weed Control

Answer 35

Organic Agriculture

Question 36

Continuous Cropping

Answer 36

Conventional Agriculture

Question 37

Synthetic Pesticides

Answer 37

Conventional Agriculture

Question 38

Extensively Processed

Answer 38

Conventional Fertilizer

Question 39

Nutrients in High Concentrations

Answer 39

Conventional Fertilizer

Question 40

Nutrients Persistent in Soil

Answer 40

Organic Fertilizer

Question 41

Ammonium Sulfate

Answer 41

Conventional Fertilizer

Question 42

Manure

Answer 42

Organic Fertilizer

Question 43

Processed Urea

Answer 43

Conventional Fertilizer