Unit 2

Question 1

Food Production

Answer 1

Agricultural production - Processing - Distribution - Seller (Grocery Store) - Consumer

Question 2

Farm

Answer 2

All foods, in some form OR another, begin on a farm

Question 3

Food Processor

Answer 3

Where foods will be cleaned + sorted in prep. for shipping
Or will be processed using heat, sugar…

Question 4

Distributer

Answer 4

Responsible for transporting food

Question 5

Seller

Answer 5

Location where food can be purchased

Question 6

Growing oats

Answer 6

Oats can tolerate all kinds of weather

Safety: Oats need to be tested for am. of moisture (make sure no mold can grow)

Question 7

Organic Farming

Answer 7

grow crops + raise livestock in ways that are sustainable + harmonious w/environment

Question 8

Soil Management

Answer 8

over the years, precious topsoil eroded into ditches + waterways.
Today farmers are working on improving the land.

Question 9

Horticulture

Answer 9

Science + art of growing fruits + veggies, flowers…

Question 10

Aquaculture (Aquatic organisms)

Answer 10

Farming… tanks, ponds, lakes, oceans

Question 11

Water management

Answer 11

Protecting water is essential for sustainable agriculture

Question 12

Animal Breeding

Answer 12

Pure breeds + cross-breeds
*diff. breeds, diff. reasons

Question 13

Fish Consumption

Answer 13

Restrict consumption of shark, swordfish, fresh or frozen tuna, etc…

*Restrict for children, pregnant and breastfeeding women

Question 14

Methyl Mercury (CH2Hg)

Answer 14

Can be highly toxic, in fish

Question 15

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Answer 15

Harmful effects on humans

Question 16

Protect crops

Answer 16

• pesticides: herbicide, fungicide, insecticide
• climate: smart agriculture = help change environ.
• A global climate services for farmers

Question 17

Organic farming

Answer 17

farming w/out use of certain pesticides, fertilizers, antibodies growth hormones, genetically modified organisms

Question 18

Principles of Organic Farming

Answer 18

1. Health - enhance health of soil, plants, animals, humans, planet as one
2. Ecology - based on living ecological systems + cycles, work w/them (help sustain them)
3. Fairness - build on relationships that ensure fairness w/regard to common environ. + life opportunities
4. Care - precautionary + responsible manner to protect health + well being of current + future generations + environ.

Question 19

Organic Farming

Answer 19

= promote sustainability
- covering crops
- using renewable resources

producers may not claim products are organic if they have been irradiated, genetically engineered, grown w/certain fertilizers

*70-95% organic ingredients = make labelling claims about organic ingredients, BUT cannot use logo

*Logo = 95%

Question 20

Organic produce

Answer 20

• can be higher in vit. C + phytochemicals
• protecting themselves against pests, insects…
• produces + releases phytochemicals

Question 21

DNA

Answer 21

Molecule of life

Question 22

GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms)

Answer 22

insertion of DNA from 1 organism into another OR modification of an organism’s DNA in order to achieve a desired trait

Question 23

Cross-breeding

Answer 23

• grow better/more using less water, space
• better nutritional +/sensory qualities
• better disease resistant

Question 24

Genetic Engineering

Answer 24

Take a specific gene from 1 cell + insert at a specific cite into DNA of another cell

*within species - 1 wheat variety to another
*between - from bacteria to plant cells

Question 25

Development of Golden Rice

Answer 25

Inserting BETA-CAROTENE gene from plants into rice

BETA-CAROTENE = Vitamin A

Question 26

GMO-BT-Corn

Answer 26

Transgenic organism that has a gene from a bacterium (bacillus thuringiensis) inserted into corn