AESC Exam 2 Questions and Answers All Correct
What did the Green Revolution focus on? - Answer- -focuses on high yield, high nutrient variants that responded to fertilizers
-increased use of irrigation
antibiotic - Answer- medicine used to kill bacteria and other microorganisms
why is the ...
AESC Exam 2 Questions and
Answers All Correct
What did the Green Revolution focus on? - Answer- -focuses on high yield, high nutrient
variants that responded to fertilizers
-increased use of irrigation
antibiotic - Answer- medicine used to kill bacteria and other microorganisms
why is the myth "bacteria is bad" false? - Answer- bacteria can be neutral, beneficial, or
pathogenic
why is the myth "bacteria aren't in places that are clean" false? - Answer- because
bacteria is everywhere (ubiquitous in environment)
bacteria is not in what environment? - Answer- sterile
what is an example of a sterile food? - Answer- canned foods
are antibiotics long lasting? - Answer- no
Are antibiotics that are given to animals go to meat that you consume and why or why
not? - Answer- no, because antibiotics have a life span of about 24 hours
who founded penicillin and in what year? - Answer- Alexander Fleming/1945
what did he find was wrong with penicillin? - Answer- it could kill good bacteria in people
and cause resistance
what is therapeutic use of antibiotics in livestock for? - Answer- specific diseases/higher
doses
what is sub-therapeutic use of antibiotics in livestock for? - Answer- infections/lower
doses
antibiotic resistance - Answer- the ability of bacteria to withstand the effects of an
antibiotic
what do antibiotics do to viruses? - Answer- nothing
-they attack bacteria instead
, Hormones - Answer- a regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported
in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells or tissues into action.
what is rBST? - Answer- --Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin
--A hormone produced in the pituitary gland of the cow that stimulates milk production
-has no effect on humans
who doesn't sell milk with rBST? - Answer- Walmart
herbicide - Answer- substance that kills plants
insecticide - Answer- substance that kills insects
organic does not necessarily mean- - Answer- it doesn't include pesticides
fertilizer - Answer- a chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase its
fertility
what does fertilizer need to be in order to be beneficial? - Answer- balanced
What did we use before synthetic fertilizer? - Answer- -moved on to new land
-animal waste
-human waste (nightsoil)
what two chemical are essential? - Answer- nitrogen and phosphorous
What new technology emerged in the 1920s that "flattened" or "normalized" the food
culture in the U.S.? - Answer- home refrigeration
Foods "Fads" rely on which extrinsic value the most? - Answer- conformity
Broad, massive legislation (i.e., bills) that cover a broad range of (often seemingly
unrelated) topics are known as - Answer- omnibus
Why are your EYES on the front of your head? - Answer- Provides large binocular field
of vision
Provides depth perception
Aids in accurately locating prey
Helped our ancestors move in the trees
(All of the above)
where was Keith Kelly from? - Answer- Morgan/Jasper County
went to school outside of Atlanta
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