1. What are our viable options for increasing food production in the future? 2. What are the major advantages and problems associated with using biotechnology in food production? 3. Discuss the causes of famine and severe hunger, and name the geographical areas most threatened by it. 4. Name and describe the properties of the three main components of soil texture. 5. What are the different layers, or horizons, that compose the soil profile? What makes each one distinct from the others? 6. What is organic food, and how is it now certified?