Chapter 1, Problem 1KA

Which of the following is an example of a secondary consumer? a)A spider that eats herbivorous insects b)A plant that uptakes nutrients from the soil c)A cow that eats grass d)A shark that eats a tuna that eats other fish

Why are "fixed formula diets" for animals more beneficial than "variable formula diets"?

What are Florida’s Top 5 Ag Commodities? (In Order)

a) List two animals which feed primarily on fluids b) List one animal that relies on symbiotic algae for nutrition c) List one animal that is a piscivore for most of its diet

One farmer consumes one-half (0.5) chicken per day for a year One chicken consumes 40 grasshoppers per day 1,200 grasshoppers have a mass of one kilogram One grasshopper requires 25 grams of soybeans per year One human requires 750 grasshoppers per day Soybeans have 3.2 calories per gram 1a. Suppose the farmer chose to eat grasshoppers instead of chickens. How many people could the grasshoppers feed, compared to the one person that the chicken fed? 2a. The farmer needs to consume 3,500 calories per day. If he ate only soybeans instead of the chickens or grasshoppers, how many people would his soybean crop feed? 3a. Create a Biomass Pyramid using the data you have developed up to this point. At each trophic level, record the biomass of the organisms over a period of one year needed to support one farmer. Assume that a farmer weighs 75 kg and a chicken weighs 1.5 kg. The pyramid may be set up like this: 4a. Should people eat at a lower trophic level? Outline three pros and three cons of…

What are the uses and limitations of the food composition tables?

What is the main nitrogenwaste of humans?

What is meant by "industrialization of food"?

Which of the following is true of sodium or potassium? Question 48 options: a)  Potassium tends to be found in less processed foods b)  Sodium tends to be found in less processed foods c)  Much of the population consumes too much potassium d)  Much of the population consumes too little sodium