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Pest - ANSWER an undesirable organism that injures humans, desirable plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural substances. pathogens - ANSWER disease-causing organisms, such as viruses, bacteria, or fungi Pesticide resistance - ANSWER When pests adapt and become resistant to a pesticide. First seen in resistance to DDT in 1947 bioaccumulation - ANSWER The accumulation of pesticide in the fatty tissue of some animals biomagnification - ANSWER The Food chain. Organ...

Natural selection: Basic requirement for natural selection to occur in a population: organisms in the same population must differ from one another in their heritable traits. Examples of natural selection and evolution at work include which of the following? -The case of the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus resistance to first penicillin, then methicillin, and now vancomycin. -Housefly resistance to DDT within a decade of its introduction. -Weed resistance to herbicides. -The progression of ...

Agritechnology Industry Certification Review #2 Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers What percentage of people in the United States are farmers? Roughly 12 The study of the properties and management of soil to grow plants Soil Science By the year 2025, the world population is projected to be 8 billion USDA United States Department of Agriculture What is the meaning of the Greek work bios? life The Greek word logy means to study Organic food is a term used...

Human Development Index (HDI) - assesses the human well-being of nations based on health, education, and basic living standards; correlates with literacy, equality, happiness ecosystem service - a benefit provided to humans by natural systems Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - the value of everything produced by a country in a year increasing increasing - gross domestic product overall is increasing or decreasing? gross domestic product per capita is increasing or decreasing? Norman Bo...

What is an animal's niche? - Answer-An animals role or job in an ecosystem How many dimensions can a niche have? - Answer-A niche can be simple and complex What is the Pleistocene overkill? - Answer-The argument that humans were responsible for the late pleistocene extinction of mega fauna. What did Teddy do to earn his term in office being coined as the Golden Age in Conservation? - AnswerIn 1903, Roosevelt initiated what was to become the National Wildlife Refuge system when he declared ...

AG Associate Test Study Guide 2024 with 100% Complete Solutions What percentage of people in the united states are farmers? - Correct Answer ️️ -Less than 2 Which term refers to the study of the properties and management of soil to grow plants? - Correct Answer ️️ -Soil science By the year 2025, the world population is projected to be? - Correct Answer ️️ -8 billion The acronym USDA stands for the government agency known as? - Correct Answer ️️ -United States Department o...

By the year 2025, the world population is projected to be? - 8 billion The acronym USDA stands for the government agency known as? - United States Department of Agriculture What is the meaning of the Greek word bios? - life The Greek word logy means? - study Organic food is a term used for foods that have been grown? - without use of chemical pesticides Which terms refers to all the conditions, circumstances, and influences surrounding and affecting an organism or group of organisms? - en...

Pest Control Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ Pest an undesirable organism that injures humans, desirable plants and animals, manufactured products, or natural substances. pathogens disease-causing organisms, such as viruses, bacteria, or fungi Pesticide resistance When pests adapt and become resistant to a pesticide. First seen in resistance to DDT in 1947 bioaccumulation The accumulation of pesticide in the fatty tissue of some animals biomagnification The Food chain. Organisms with pes...

how long have homo-sapiens been on earth ☑: thought to be 200,000 years, starting in ethiopia mutation ☑: change in nucleotide in the base of DNA; not all harmful; passed down in generations of that descent when did humans establish themselves worldwide ☑: 12,000 years ago; before humans and agriculture coincided how did humans live before agriculture ☑: used tools (needles, spears, clothes) and lived in small groups spread out of large areas of land when were large cities and ci...

T/F- Agriscience refers to the application of high technology to agriculture - True Which of the following terms means "life" or "living"? - Bio T/F- Wildlife, trees, and fish are examples of renewable natural resources. - True T/F Intensive farming practices will likely play a big role in preserving our forests. - True T/F Potatoes that have been genetically modified to resist the Colorado potato beetle unfortunately produce a chemical that also produce a chemical that also affects hum...