Reading Quiz Pg 297-303
Choose the best answer
- 1.Which of the following would be used to kill rats and mice?
- A.
Herbicides
- B.
Rodenticides
- C.
Fungicides
- D.
Insecticides
- 2.First-generation pesticides included
- A.
Extracts from insect poisons
- B.
Rotenone
- C.
Inorganic chemicals containing toxic metals
- D.
All of these answers
- 3.Pyrethrum is a pesticide derived from
- A.
Red peppers
- B.
Tomatoes
- C.
Marigolds
- D.
Chrysanthemums
- 4.The average homeowner in the United States applies about ______ pesticide per unit of land compared to that used by farmers.
- A.
Half as much
- B.
The same amount of
- C.
Four times more
- D.
Ten times more
- 5.According to proponents of pesticides, which of the following statements is true?
- A.
The health risks of pesticides are insignificant compared with their health and other benefits.
- B.
Safer and more effective pesticides are constantly being developed.
- C.
Insecticides lower food costs.
- D.
All of these answers.
- 6.Broad-spectrum pesticides may increase the number of a pest species through
- A.
The development of genetic resistance.
- B.
Killing of predators of the pest species.
- C.
Killing of parasites that may have kept the population of the pest low.
- D.
All of these answers.
- 7.According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), no more than _______% of the insecticides applied to crops by aerial spraying reach the target pests.
- A.
2
- B.
10
- C.
25
- D.
50
- 8.According to the USDA, about ______% of herbicides applied to crops reach the target weeds.
- A.
1
- B.
5
- C.
25
- D.
50
- 9.A hormone is
- A.
A new form of chemical insecticide waiting approval by FIFRA.
- B.
A strong herbicide.
- C.
A species-specific chemical sex attractant.
- D.
A chemical that travels in the bloodstream and controls an organism's growth and development.
- 10.Zapping pests with hot water has been effective on all of the following crops except (hint:think about where each plant grows)
- A.
Cotton.
- B.
Rice fields.
- C.
Citrus groves.
- D.
Potato fields.
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