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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which type of agriculture deals with growing crops and raising livestock to feed the family only?
Pastoral Agriculture
Subsistence Agriculture
Commercial Agriculture
Surplus Agriculture
- 2. Multiple ChoiceIndustrialized agriculture is often referred to as "high input" because it requires a great deal of:pesticidesfertilizersfossil fuelsall of these
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following describes a fundamental characteristic of the Green Revolution?The application of higher levels of organic fertilizers.The addition of calorie, fat, and fiber content to food labels.The development of new strains of crops with higher yields.Deforestation to provide crops with additional sunlight.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe use of synthetic fertilizers can increase crop yield, but alsodestroy nitrifying bacteria in the soilincrease nutrient runoff into nearby surface watersslow the release of organic nutrients from compostincrease fish populations in nearby streams
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following are harmful effects of agriculture?Algal blooms due to fertilizer runoffClimate change associated with methane emissions from livestock and rice paddiesPesticide residue in food, water, and airAll of the above
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes a genetically modified organism (GMO)?An organism that has been selectively bred for the best traitsAn organism that contains foreign DNAAn organism that is produced after exposure to a mutagen.An organism that has been cloned
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe two main agents of erosion are...wind and flowing watergravity and frost wedgingoxygen and watercarbon dioxiede and wind
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following are environmental impacts of extensive aquaculture?spread of diseasepollutionintroduced speciesall of the above
- 9. Multiple Choice
The condition of the river in the illustration is due to
hormone runoff
fertilizer runoff
antibiotic runoff
pesticide runoff
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of farming is practiced to produce food for sale off the farm?
Industrial
Subsistence
Seed
Vegetative
Peasant
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