AGN 115 Exam 1 | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version

In the Penn and Teller: Norman Borlaug (2003) video, Dr. Terri Lomax, professor of Botany and Plant Pathology (OSU), said that genetically modified crops are subjected to millions of dollars in testing and are regulated by EPA, FDA and USDA, while protestors and administrators (e.g. Charles Margulus) affiliated with Greenpeace claimed the crops were released without any testing. A. True B. False - A. True Sufficient, consistent, sustainable food production is important because food, like water and energy, is a foundational need, and disruptions in supply or price can quickly lead to civil unrest, violence, and political conflict. (Lec 5) A. True B. False - A. True In Fresh (2009), Michael Pollan (author of Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food) makes exaggerated, false, or misleading statements about _____. Select ALL that apply. A. a lack of government subsidies for growing healthy food B. animal waste from CAFO lagoons being too concentrated for use as fertilizer C. changes in the nutritional values of food since 1950 D. agricultural markets being largely dominated by an oligopoly of a few large companies E. much of our agricultural production going to feed animals, not people F. monocultures increasing vulnerability to disease and pest problems relative to polycultures - A. a lack of government subsidies for growing healthy food B. animal waste from CAFO lagoons being too concentrated for use as fertilizer C. changes in the nutritional values of food since 1950 F. monocultures increasing vulnerability to disease and pest problems relative to polycultures