Problem 1
How does the practice of shifting agriculture provide nutrients for the growth of agricultural products?
Problem 3
List conditions that make labor-intensive farming necessary.
Problem 5
Why are fertilizers used? What problems are caused by fertilizer use?
Problem 6
List three advantages and three disadvantages of large-scale mechanized monoculture.
Problem 7
What are micronutrients? How do they differ from macronutrients?
Problem 8
List two functions of soil organic matter.
Problem 9
Describe why pesticides are commonly used in mechanized agriculture.
Problem 10
How do persistent and nonpersistent pesticides differ?
Problem 11
What is biomagnification? What problems does it cause?
Problem 12
Describe how some populations of pests become resistant to pesticides.
