Question

Which statement best reflects technologies that are helpful to agriculture?

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Plastic sheeting, ultraviolet lights, dams, mechanical equipment and pesticides

Explanation:

The agriculture has changed significantly in the past couple of centuries. With the start of the industrial revolution, the agriculture was gaining more and more products and technologies to make it make easier for working, safer from pests, providing artificial conditions for the plants, and having higher quality and quantity. The mechanical equipment made the work much easier, cheaper, quicker, and more efficient, replacing lot of labor force. The pesticides have contributed to minimizing the effects of the pests. The dams are providing water for the plants where there's not enough in certain periods of the year. The plastic sheeting manages to stop weeds from growing, keeping higher temperature and moist for the plants, making them grow better and quicker. Some plants do not receive enough sunlight, or have to grown in regulated conditions, so the ultraviolet lights provide the needed light for them to prosper and perform photosynthesis.