[Topic 2] Agrochemical Industry

Question 1

These are chemical products used in industrial agriculture to improve crop yields and protect plants from pests, diseases, and weeds.

Answer 1

Agrochemical

Question 2

Types of agrochemical (2)

Answer 2

1. Pesticide
2. Fertilizer

Question 3

Crop protector

Answer 3

Pesticide

Question 4

Soil supplement

Answer 4

Fertilizer

Question 5

It is used to kill, repel, or control plants and animals that are considered as pests.

Answer 5

Pesticides

Question 6

It is any organic or inorganic chemical supplements added to the soil to provide essential nutrients for supporting plant growth and development.

Answer 6

Fertilizers

Question 7

Types of Pesticides (5)

Answer 7

1. Insecticides
2. Rodenticides
3. Fungicides
4. Herbicides
5. Germicides

Question 8

This type of pesticide is formulated to kill, harm, repel, or mitigate one or more species of insect.

Answer 8

Insecticides

Question 9

This type of insecticide it lethal only to insects that ingest them.

Answer 9

Stomach Poison Insecticide

Question 10

This type of insecticide kills following external bodily contact.

Answer 10

Contact Insecticide

Question 11

This type of insecticide acts on the insect through respiratory system.

Answer 11

Fumigant Insecticide

Question 12

This type of insecticide is absorbed right into the sap stream and translocated throughout the plant.

Answer 12

Systemic Insecticide

Question 13

It is a type of pesticide that kill rodents.

Answer 13

Rodenticides

Question 14

It include not only rats and mice, but also squirrels, woodchucks, chipmunks, porcupines, nutria, and beavers.

Answer 14

Rodents

Question 15

A type of rodenticide that prevents the formation of blood clots.

Answer 15

Anti-coagulant rodenticide

Question 16

A type of rodenticide that do not directly interfere with the blood clotting process but may still affect aspects of cardiovascular health, nervous system, and blood flow.

Answer 16

Non-coagulant rodenticide

Question 17

Pesticides that kill or prevent the growth of fungi and their spores.

Answer 17

Fungicides

Question 18

A type of fungicide that eradicates the fungus they come in direct contact with.

Answer 18

Contact Fungicide

Question 19

A type of fungicide that is absorbed and redistributed into the plant.

Answer 19

Systemic Fungicide

Question 20

Pesticides that kill or inhibit the growth of unwanted plants, such as weeds and invasive species.

Answer 20

Herbicides

Question 21

A type of herbicide that prevent the growth of some specific species of plants without having an impact on crops.

Answer 21

Selective herbicide

Question 22

A type of herbicide that are broad-spectrum and will affect any plant it is applied to.

Answer 22

Non-selective herbicide

Question 23

Pesticides that kills germs (bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms that can cause infection and disease.)

Answer 23

Germicides

Question 24

A type of germicide that prevents or arrests the growth of microorganisms. For living tissue

Answer 24

Antiseptic

Question 25

A type of germicide that is an agent that frees from infection. For inanimate objects.

Answer 25

Disinfectant

Question 26

Types of insecticides (4)

Answer 26

1. Stomach Poison 2. Contact Insecticide 3. Fumigant 4. Systemic

Question 27

Types of Rodenticides (2)

Answer 27

1. Anti-coagulant 2. Non-coagulant

Question 28

Types of Fungicides (2)

Answer 28

1. Contact 2. Systemic

Question 29

Types of Herbicides (2)

Answer 29

1. Selective 2. Non-selective

Question 30

Types of Germicides (2)

Answer 30

1. Antiseptic 2. Disinfectant

Question 31

Types of Fertilizers (2)

Answer 31

1. Organic 2. Inorganic

Question 32

It is derived from natural sources such as plants, animals, and minerals.

Answer 32

Organic Fertilizers

Question 33

It is prepared from rock and minerals and are formed by physical and chemical processes.

Answer 33

Inorganic Fertilizers

Question 34

Types of Organic Fertilizers (3)

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1. Manure 2. Minerals 3. Compost

Question 35

Consists of animal feces and adds N, K, P, S, Mg, and Ca.

Answer 35

Manure

Question 36

It increases the soil stability, increase water infiltration, add bacteria diversity, and over time reduce the impacts of soil erosion.

Answer 36

Manure

Question 37

It is referred as organic "inorganic" fertilizer.

Answer 37

Minerals

Question 38

It is mined from fossil products of anima activity.

Answer 38

Minerals

Question 39

This organic fertilizer raises pH of soil which stimulated microbial growth, increase biological processes, and enable nutrient flow.

Answer 39

Minerals

Question 40

It provides little in means of nutrients to plants. It provides soil stability through increasing organic matter.

Answer 40

Compost

Question 41

It helps microorganisms proliferate which in turn breaks down decaying plant material into substantial bio-available nutrients.

Answer 41

Compost

Question 42

Types of Inorganic fertilizers (3)

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1. Nitrogen 2. Phosphorous 3. Potassium

Question 43

It is a major component of chlorophyll, the compound by which plants use sunlight energy to produce the sugars from water and carbon dioxide.

Answer 43

Nitrogen

Question 44

It is a major component of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.

Answer 44

Nitrogen

Question 45

It is part of the structure of ATP wherein processes from the beginning of seedling growth through to the formation of grain and maturity.

Answer 45

Phosphorous

Question 46

Vital component of DNA and RNA

Answer 46

Phosphorous

Question 47

Helps the crops fight against disease, it is known as the "quality nutrient".

Answer 47

Potassium

Question 48

It affects the quality factors such as size, shape, color, and vigor of the seed grain, and improves the fiber quality of cotton.

Answer 48

Potassium

Question 49

Application of agrochemical in the industry (2)

Answer 49

1. Urea Production 2. DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) Production