AEPS 315 Final Verified A+
The agricultural production system that is influenced by mystical and celestial factors is:
Biodynamic agriculture
Organic agriculture
Biological agriculture
Permaculture Biodynamic Agriculture
Organic land acreage is highest (in actual acres, not percentage) ...
The agricultural production system that is influenced by mystical and celestial factors is:
Biodynamic agriculture
Organic agriculture
Biological agriculture
Permaculture ✅Biodynamic Agriculture
Organic land acreage is highest (in actual acres, not percentage) in:
US
Australia
France
Canada
China ✅Australia
Among vegetables, the crop with the highest share of organic sales is:
Carrots
Sweet potatoes
Spinach
Lettuce ✅Lettuce
Among the following, the system that is governed by a regulation (law) is:
Biodynamic
"Non GMO"
"Grass Fed"
Organic production
Sustainable Agriculture ✅Organic Production
,In lab, you applied organic nitrogen containing fertilizers to grow spinach. Which product has the
LOWEST percent by weight of nitrogen?
Ammonium sulfate
Blood meal
Chicken manure/feather meal
Soy protein hydrolysate meal ✅Chicken Manure/ Feather meal
The father of biodynamic agriculture is:
Fritz Haber
Albert Howard
Rudolf Steiner
Norman Borlaug ✅Rudolf Steiner
According to the Organic Trade Association in 2016, _________% of all food sold in the US was certified
organic.
2
5
8
14 ✅5
Approximately what percentage of farmland worldwide is currently cultivated and/or grazed using
organic practices?
0.2%
1.2%
5%
12% ✅1.2%
The certification used in biodynamic agriculture is called:
True Biodynamic
, True Organic
Demeter
CCOF ✅Demeter
The first split between organic and conventional agriculture happened with:
The development of super phosphate
The development of hybrids
The development of GMO's
The development of 2,4, D herbicide ✅The development of super phosphate
In general, the plant group that is least tolerant to acidic soils is:
Grasses
Legumes
Fruit trees
Potatoes ✅Legumes
According to the National Organic Program, this group does not have to be certified organic:
Retailers that do not carry processing
Processers
Farmers
All of the above have to be certified ✅Retailers that do not carry processing
Which of the following materials is a prohibited soil amendment in certified organic use?
Plant residues from GMO crops
GMO Rhizobia (nitrogen fixing bacteria)
Compost from conventional manures
All of the above are prohibited ✅GMO Rhizobia (nitrogen fixing bacteria)
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