The loss of beneficial insects, those that keep pest populations down, has been attributed to Blank______.Multiple choice question.pesticide usediversifying our agricultural landsrising pest populations

Which of the following is not a driver of insect extinctions?Group of answer choicesClimate changeIntensive agricultureUrbanisationReforestationPesticides

People have used chemicals to control agricultural pests Blank______.Multiple choice question.for thousands of yearsbeginning only after World War IIbeginning in the early 1900s

Which of the following statements are undesired effects of widespread pesticide use?Multiple select question.Creation of pesticide-resistant populationsDestruction of nontargeted organismsNeed for stronger and greater amounts of pesticidesCreation of new species from overuse of pesticides

Increased use of irrigation and fertilizers, improved crop varieties, and better distribution systems in crop production have Blank______.Multiple choice question.led to terrible faminesvirtually eliminated chronic undernourishment and malnourishmentcaused global food production rates to outpace population growth

Multiple Select QuestionSelect all that applySome of the criticisms leveled at organic agriculture include that Blank______.Multiple select question.it is too inefficient to feed large populationsit is too labor intensiveit requires extensive application of synthetic pesticidesoverall cost of organic agriculture far surpasses that of conventional techniques