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QAL - Plant Agriculture Category Exam Questions and Answers What ways do non-chemical pest control methods work with an organism's biology? - Answer-Understanding the life-cycle and natural habitat or predators can aid in non- chemical pest control by mimicking natural events or minimizing populations by avoiding creating the perfect timing or environment for pest populations How does planting transgenic crops affect a pest management plan targeting insects or mites? -Answer-You may need...

Contemporary Issues In Biology Exam 4 (taryn_weltzin) Exam Questions and Answers Natural Selection - Answer- environment determines which organisms will survive and reproduce Fruit Flies and Humans - Answer- 15,000 similar genes - cellular/molecular levels our genetic code is indistinguishable Hunter-Gatherers (Homosapiens) - Answer- lacked agricultural technology - lived in small groups instead of large populations North American Food Resources - Answer- everything except for seafood is...

PHYLUM MOLLUSCA CLASS GASTROPODA brown garden snail a. mouthparts and food habits; b. biology and life cycle; c. metamorphosis; d. significance as a pest, natural enemy, or pollinator; e. damage symptoms. *Quarantine or invasive - ANSWER-Family: Helicidae Latin name - Cornu aspera The species is herbivorous and consumes many types of plant matter. It finds its food in fruit trees, herbs, cereals, flowers and bark of trees, but occasionally it adds to its diet organic matter in decomposit...

Identify the two main crops discussed in the documentary, what pests threatened them, and where were they grown correct answer: Papaya - ringspot virus - hawaii Banana - banana wilt (bacteria) - uganda Match the primary individuals featured in the documentary to their qualifications/associations and their position on GMOs. correct answer: Individual - Association - Occupation - Education - GMO Margaret Wille - Hawaii County Council member - M.Ed Education - JD Law - against Jef...

Identify the 2 main crops discussed in the documentary, what pests threatened them, and where they were grown. correct answer: Papaya, Ringspot Virus, Hawaii Banana, Banana Wilt (Bacteria), Uganda Names, Association, and Education for those against GMOs in the documentary. correct answer: Margaret Wille, Hawaii County, M.Ed. Education JD Law Jeffrey Smith, Institute for Responsible Technology, Attended Maharishi University of Management Zen Honeycutt, Moms Across America, B.A. Fash...

Contemporary Issues in Biology Final ~ TCU, Sawey Exam Questions and Answers how long have homo-sapiens been on earth - Answer- thought to be 200,000 years, starting in ethiopia mutation - Answer- change in nucleotide in the base of DNA; not all harmful; passed down in generations of that descent when did humans establish themselves worldwide - Answer- 12,000 years ago; before humans and agriculture coincided how did humans live before agriculture - Answer- used tools (needles, spears, c...

What ways do non-chemical pest control methods work with an organism's biology? - ANSWER - Understanding the life-cycle and natural habitat or predators can aid in non-chemical pest control by mimicking natural events or minimizing populations by avoiding creating the perfect timing or environment for pest populations How does planting transgenic crops affect a pest management plan targeting insects or mites? - ANSWER - You may need to apply fewer pesticides; greater number of nontarget orga...

ANSC 1401 Final Exam Review Cortisol - answera hormone produced by the adrenal cortex. It is elevated during stress and has been used as a gauge for degree of stress an animal is under Dark Cutter - answeran animal which is stressed at the time of slaughter Flight or fight response - answerresponse to a perceived harmful event , attack, or threat to survival Flight zone - answerthe distance that an animal is caused to flee from the intruder, animal's personal space Point of balance - an...

Stern's Introductory Plant Biology, 14e (Bidlack) Chapter 1 What Is Plant Biology? 1) The early scientist who first demonstrated experimentally that plants do not have the same modes of nutrition as animals was A) Nehemiah Grew. B) Carl Willdenow. C) Alexander von Humboldt. D) Sir J. D. Hooker. E) J. B. van Helmont. Answer: E Topic: Diversification of Plant Study Bloom's: 1. Remember Learning Outcome: 01.04 List the aspects of botany with which each of the major botanical disciplines ...

ANSC 1401 Final Exam Review Cortisol - answera hormone produced by the adrenal cortex. It is elevated during stress and has been used as a gauge for degree of stress an animal is under Dark Cutter - answeran animal which is stressed at the time of slaughter Flight or fight response - answerresponse to a perceived harmful event , attack, or threat to survival Flight zone - answerthe distance that an animal is caused to flee from the intruder, animal's personal space Point of balance - an...