Chapter 20 Self Quiz: Feeding the World
Nations that face chronic hunger for a large percentage of their population are designated as in a state of
hypoxia
(wrong)
underwater
(wrong)
food debt
(wrong)
feeding cycle
(wrong)
protracted crisis
(correct)
Hint
Micronutrients include the following EXCEPT:
vitamin A
(wrong)
iron
(wrong)
iodine
(wrong)
zinc
(wrong)
lead
(correct)
Hint
GM plants have been made resistant to insect pests by:
causing them to tolerate herbicides
(wrong)
breeding them with non-resistant varieties
(wrong)
genetic engineering with bacteria that produce Bt
(correct)
producing a hormone that inhibits insect growth
(wrong)
producing antibiotics
(wrong)
Hint
Superweeds may be a consequence of which kind of GM plants?
pest-resistant
(wrong)
pest-tolerant
(wrong)
herbicide-tolerant
(correct)
drought-tolerant
(wrong)
virus-resistant
(wrong)
Hint