The dramatic increases in food production that resulted from the use of high-yield crop varieties coupled with chemical pesticides, irrigation systems, synthetic fertilizers, and modern farming equipment is known as:

The ideal pesticide would:

The presence of ducks and azolla in rice cultivation has shown that:

Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) can contribute to:

Based on feed-conversion ratios, it is more energy efficient to eat chicken than beef because:

Crops that have DNA from entirely unrelated species are referred to as _______ and the process that is used to develop such crops is called ________.

Industrial agriculture allows us to grow more food, but many of the technologies used have significant side effects. Discuss three specific examples of how growing our food under such an agricultural system may be harmful to us and to the environment.

How is the agricultural system illustrated in the duck/rice farm similar to and/or different from industrial agriculture? Which system do you think is a better way to grow food? Why?

Compare and contrast the Green Revolution with the Green Revolution 2.0.

What is sustainable agriculture? Give one example each of how we can sustainably raise crops and animals for food. Why is sustainable agriculture a better way to grow food? Provide three reasons.