This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture Environment > Agriculture And Environment – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agriculture And Environment Quiz 4 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You watch a documentary about an impoverished country near the Sahara desert. Some of the children appear to have swollen stomachs. What malnutrition disorder do they have? A) A goiter. B) Anemia. C) Kwashiorkor. D) Obesity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kwashiorkor. 2. An organism that produces genes for a trait that is not originally part of its species' gene code/DNA is a A) Genetically Modified Organism (GMO). B) Organic Organism. C) Hydroponic. D) Monoculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetically Modified Organism (GMO). 3. Even though the Green Revolution had its downsides (need for chemicals and water), the positive was ..... A) Availability for ALL farmers. B) Cheaper costs. C) Higher yields. D) Tastier grains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Higher yields. 4. What specific nutrient is missing in the diet of these children? A) Carbohydrates. B) Proteins. C) Iodine. D) Salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proteins. 5. What are some reasons deforestation occurs? A) Clearing land for agriculture, ranching, and mining. B) Just wanting to destroy things. C) Population moving from rural areas to cities. D) To make room for infrastructure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clearing land for agriculture, ranching, and mining. 6. ..... is any waste that is a risk to the health of humans or other living things. A) Hazardous waste. B) Politics. C) Sewage. D) Water runoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hazardous waste. 7. Which of the following is one problem involved with transferring a farm from one generation to the next? A) A drop of productivity of land of more than 10%. B) Overgrazing and soil erosion. C) There are no problems, just pass it on down. D) Enormous land taxes that must be paid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enormous land taxes that must be paid. 8. What are common plantation farming products? A) Cotton. B) Sugarcane. C) Coffee. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. In order for organic farmers to make a profit (an thus be economically sustainable) A) Manure must be found in abundance in close proximity to the farm. B) The government must continue to provide an "organic" subsidy. C) Conventional farmers must pay a tax to subsideze the organic farmers. D) Consumers must be willing to pay higher costs associated with organic produce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consumers must be willing to pay higher costs associated with organic produce. 10. What was the positive effect of the green revolution? A) Excess use of fertilizer. B) Excess use of pesticides. C) Profit for small farms. D) High yields of grains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High yields of grains. 11. Alternatives to using pesticides include all of these, EXCEPT: A) Planting monocultures to attract pests. B) Trap cropping. C) Using pheromones to lure pests away from crop. D) Using mechanical bug-vacs to remove pests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Planting monocultures to attract pests. 12. Desertification usually occurs when A) Humans leave an area alone to undergo secondary succession. B) Soil productivity decreases due to drought and poor farming practices. C) Winds carry large amounts of sand from nearby deserts. D) Irrigation water is continually used in arid regions of the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil productivity decreases due to drought and poor farming practices. 13. The layer where minerals that were leached out of layers above accumulate A) A horizon. B) B horizon. C) E horizon. D) O horizon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B horizon. 14. A large area of cropland seeded with one crop is a(n) A) Monoculture. B) Polyculture. C) Organic practice. D) Traditional farming technique. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monoculture. 15. What percent of soil is "mineral matter"? A) 5%. B) 25%. C) 45%. D) 50%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 45%. 16. What does "reduce" mean? A) Use more. B) Use less. C) Make new things. D) Save the Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use less. 17. What is the general relationship between meat consumption and affluence? A) More affluent nations tend to consume more meat products. B) More affluent nations tend to be net exporters of meat products. C) Less affluent nations tend to consume more meat because poultry are so easy to raise. D) Less affluent nations tend to consume less meat because meat is thought of as a trading commodity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More affluent nations tend to consume more meat products. 18. What type of agriculture is carried out for survival-with few or no crops available for sale? Its usually organic, simply for lack of money to buy industrial inputs such as fertilizer, pesticides, or gentically modified seeds. A) Substainable agriculture. B) Subsistance agriculture. C) LDC agriculture. D) Slash and Burn agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subsistance agriculture. 19. What are impacts of overgrazing? A) Pollution and use of more resources. B) Loss of biodiversity, loss of native topsoil, desertification. C) More people than the infrastructure can support. D) Creation of heat islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loss of biodiversity, loss of native topsoil, desertification. 20. Leachate is a substance that A) Is produced in a compost pile. B) Is a byproduct of bacterial digestion. C) Is produced by incinerators. D) Contains dissolved toxic chemicals. 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