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Stack #29260
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| If you receive less than a D average (grade point of less than 1.00) your first semester | *b. you will be dropped by University Drop rules |
| To graduate from the University of Illinois you must meet all of the following except | *b. have at least a B average from UIUC |
| The proposed punishment for plagiarism in class assignments is determined by | *d. your instructor |
| According to the USDA, only 80% of jobs in the industry will be found in management,service, field and sales representation, merchandising, technician, information, education,communications, and ag production. | True |
| A system is a | *c. A set or arrangement of things so related or connected as to form a whole |
| The lowest level of thinking involves | *a. Comprehension |
| Comprehending is | *d. recognizing and translating information. |
| Learning is defined as | *a. actual or potential changes in behavior as a result of experience |
| ________ is/are usually written by professional authors and are intended to be read by a wide range of readers | *d. Popular literature |
| When searching the web an index search will give you better quality of returns comparedto search engines. | *a. True |
| Values and Ethics are | *b. different things |
| Ethics can be considered: | b. Philosophical study of normative behavior |
| What percentage of students drop out of high school every year in Illinois? | *b. 7 percent |
| The goal of education as a mechanism for preparing children to play constructive roles in society would be an example of | *a. Democratic Equality |
| State allocations provide the greatest share of common school funding in Illinois. | *b. false |
| The Human Companion Animal Bond is defined as | *c. some level of attachment to companion animals |
| The number of dogs and cats that are killed each year in animal shelters in the US | *d. 8 to 10 million |
| Modern theory says that | a. parent’s behavior influences children & vice versa |
| Which of the following would be an indirect influence on a child’s development? | *d. Children’s learned values |
| What is an example of direct influence on a child’s social development? | teaching and coaching |
| What is the percentage of children under 2 years old that are in non-parental child care for at least 20 hours a week? | *d. greater than 50% |
| The quality of a parent-child relationship is an indirect influence on an individual. T/F | true |
| One child born in the industrialized nations add more to consumption and pollution that how many children in developing nations? | *b. 30 to 50 |
| Organizations formed to protect specific interests are less effective than broad scope organizations. | *b. False |
| The best way to minimize credit debt is to: | *b. only have one card |
| If someone claims bankruptcy, how long will it stay on his or her credit report? | *d. 10 years |
| When stores have a picture of a credit card by the cash register, | *c. customers are more likely to use their credit cards. |
| How many people are employed in an agriculture related in this country? | *c. 1 in 8 |
| Illinois has over _________ food processing facilities. | *d. 3000 |
| One of the “Key Tasks” in preventing bioterrorism is: | *b. Improving methods for threat detection |
| How many calories are in an average severing of fresh lettuce? | 15 |
| Biosecurity is defined as: | *b. Life and health of important species |
| The first large scale use of microbes by terrorists on American soil was | *c. Oregon – salmonella |
| Diet is thought to be a factor in how many of the ten leading causes of death in the United | Six |
| What do low fat foods, fruits and vegetables, psyllium-containing products and wholegrain bread have in common? | *d. They reduce risk of heart disease |
| Which functional food offers the health benefit of reducing heart disease? | *c. high fiber cereals |
| Soy is effective in lowering cholesterol. T/F | True |
| What are the two main reasons that animals are used for food? | *a. protein quality and B-vitamins |
| Body weight equals | *b. food intake minus exercise |
| Which of the following is considered the “good” cholesterol? | *b. HDL |
| If you loose more than 2 pound a week, what do you lose (other than fat)? | *b. muscle |
| What is the percentage of people who regain weight after a diet? | *d. 95 |
| Wool does not provide | *d. heat protection |
| US consumers spend approximately how much of their disposable income on food? | *c. 13 percent |
| According to Dr. Ellsworth, deforestation is an issue in: | *c. both air and soil quality |
| According to Dr. Ellsworth, what percent of the earth's land area is unsuitable for cropa | *d. 78% |
| What percentage of corn and soybean acreage was treated with herbicides? | *d. 95% |
| What is hypoxia? | *b. low oxygen concentrations |
| On a global scale, human activities have approximately _________ the amount of atmospheric nitrogen converted to biologically available forms. | *c. doubled |
| Adding biologically available nitrogen to water | *a. leads to low oxygen levels in water |
| The air we breathe contains about | *c. 80% nitrogen unavailable to organisms |
| Municipal sewage treatment systems tend to: | *c. convert most of the nitrogen to biologically available nitrogen |
| Which of these is the release of compounds from the activity of living organisms? | *a. Bioavailability |
| The most common source of drinking water in the State of Illinois would be | *b. Community Surface Water |
| With regard to water quality MCL refers to | *a. Maximum Contaminant Level |
| The "Blue Baby Syndrome" is | *b. caused by high nitrates in water |
| Pesticides most likely to be found in ground water would be those of a | *b. long half-life |
| Herbicide usage in the US is | *b. Decreasing |
| What is considered a potential contributor(s) to hypoxia? | Nitrogen and Phosphorus |
| If you travel to India, you are told not to drink the water. The main problem is likely to be | *d. bacteria |
| Higher the Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio in plant residue | *a. slows decomposition |
| Approximately what percentage of U.S. dairy farms are using injectable BST? | *b. 30% |
| Approximately how many broadcast T.V. stations are broadcasted in the Unites States of | *d. 1,000 |
| Dr. Skirvin invented the thornless blackberry? T or F | *a. True |
| Potatoes are part of the | deadly nightshade family. |
| StarLink® corn was created to repel what organism? | *b. European corn borer |
| Which of these is a compound that slows the growth of a cell? | *b. Cytostatic |
| What reduces the growth rate of human colon cancer? | *c. Soybean processing waste |
| Corn distillate solids are: | *b. antimutagens |
| Three methods of making transgenic animals include | *a. pronuclear injection |
| Pronuclear Injection uses | *a. glass needle |
| The University of Illinois’s first transgenic pig was named? | *c. Big Al |
| The need for food in the year 2050 will | *c. triple |
| Economies of developing nations are opting to follow which of these? | *a. a market driven approach |
| In much of the world, free market reform has had what impact? | *a. accelerated liberalization of trade |
| India is ranked as the ________ largest country in the world in terms of land area. | *d. seventh |
| The population of the earth today is approximately | *a. 6 Billion |
| The resources of the world are not equally divided between the developed and developingnations. The developed nations use about | *d. 80 percent of the world's resources |
| Which crops are staples for 4 billion people in the world? | *d. corn, rice, wheat |
| According to the United Nations, what percentage of the world population in 2025 willbe living in urban areas? | *b. sixty percent |
| How much of the world lives in poverty? | *b. 50% |
| Over use of fertilizer causes | hypoxia and red tide |
| The largest user of water is: | *a. Agriculture |
| Which continent uses the least amount of water per person per year? | *a. Africa |
| What percent of the work force of Tanzania is employed in agriculture? | *c. 85 percent |
| According to a 2001 survey of colleges and employers, what is the number 1 personal quality employers seek in job candidates? | *a. communication skills |
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