AGP 365 Study Notes
___% of calories worldwide are derived from cereals - correct answer-56
__% of energy is lost as metobolic heat when food is converted from one trophic level to the
next. - correct answer-90
__% of the population in the Netherlands lives below sea level on reclaimed land - correct
answer-60
% of US income spent on food - correct answer-10-12%
% of US population involved in ag production - correct answer-2%
% of US population labeled as non-farm agricultural workers - correct answer-18%
40% of production in the world comes from __% of land that is irrigated globally - correct
answer-20
A higher rate of population increase is an indication that food disasters are more/less likely?
- correct answer-more (ex: Asia)
advantages of the swampbuster provisions in the 1985 farm bill - correct answer-wildlife
habitat, water quality, water quantity
Best temperature ranges for crop growth - correct answer-60-90 F
by 2009, corn used for livestock feed was __ that used for ethanol prodution in the United
States - correct answer-equal to
During what time frame does rainfall hold its greatest value? - correct answer-April 1 -
September 30
European counterpart of Corn Belt - correct answer-Danube Valley
Examples of day-neutral plants are... - correct answer-sunflower and buckwheat
How does Mr. Brabeck-Letmathe describe the paralyzing fear of GMOs in Europe? - correct
answer-purely emotional
How is a grain different from a seed? - correct answer-Grains are used for purposes other
than producing new plants (aka energy) while seeds are used for producing new plants.
Grain doesn't have to be alive to fulfill its purpose, but seed does. A grain is a seed, seed
isn't always a grain.
How many times larger is the energy market than the food market? - correct answer-20x
___% of calories worldwide are derived from cereals - correct answer-56
__% of energy is lost as metobolic heat when food is converted from one trophic level to the
next. - correct answer-90
__% of the population in the Netherlands lives below sea level on reclaimed land - correct
answer-60
% of US income spent on food - correct answer-10-12%
% of US population involved in ag production - correct answer-2%
% of US population labeled as non-farm agricultural workers - correct answer-18%
40% of production in the world comes from __% of land that is irrigated globally - correct
answer-20
A higher rate of population increase is an indication that food disasters are more/less likely?
- correct answer-more (ex: Asia)
advantages of the swampbuster provisions in the 1985 farm bill - correct answer-wildlife
habitat, water quality, water quantity
Best temperature ranges for crop growth - correct answer-60-90 F
by 2009, corn used for livestock feed was __ that used for ethanol prodution in the United
States - correct answer-equal to
During what time frame does rainfall hold its greatest value? - correct answer-April 1 -
September 30
European counterpart of Corn Belt - correct answer-Danube Valley
Examples of day-neutral plants are... - correct answer-sunflower and buckwheat
How does Mr. Brabeck-Letmathe describe the paralyzing fear of GMOs in Europe? - correct
answer-purely emotional
How is a grain different from a seed? - correct answer-Grains are used for purposes other
than producing new plants (aka energy) while seeds are used for producing new plants.
Grain doesn't have to be alive to fulfill its purpose, but seed does. A grain is a seed, seed
isn't always a grain.
How many times larger is the energy market than the food market? - correct answer-20x
