This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture Environment > Ecology > Agriculture And Environment – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agriculture And Environment Quiz 11 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Traditional farmers grow several crops on the same plot of land in a practice referred to as A) Monoculture. B) Polyculture. C) Aquaculture. D) Slash and burn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polyculture. 2. The following are benefits of hydroponics EXCEPT A) Relatively high yields. B) Low cost. C) Allows for year round operations. D) Efficient use of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Low cost. 3. The clay-rich layer left behind after the dust storms of the Dust Bowl. A) A Horizon. B) B Horizon. C) C Horizon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B Horizon. 4. People living in developing countries are much more likely to be dependent on a single plant crop, such as rice, as a source of calories. What macronutrient makes up most of their diet? A) Carbohydrates. B) Proteins. C) Fats. D) About the same amount of all of these macronutrients. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbohydrates. 5. In commercial fishing, catching bycatch decreases A) Target fish populations. B) Invasive species. C) Nontarget fish populations. D) Producers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nontarget fish populations. 6. Where do beef cattle begin their lives? A) In a CAFO. B) In an indoor factory farm. C) In a small cage. D) In an open pasture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In an open pasture. 7. One way to prevent colony collapse disorder A) Create wildflower buffers near farms and highways. B) Plant trees near rivers. C) Heavily use irrigation. D) Use insecticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Create wildflower buffers near farms and highways. 8. The leaf litter that will enrich the topsoil beneath it makes up the ..... horizon. A) O. B) A. C) E. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) O. 9. Why are seeds important? A) To produce the next generation of plant. B) To act as a food store. C) The cotyledon contains the first green leaves. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. Agriculture derives from " ..... " which means (of the land) and " ..... " which means (to till or cultivate). A) "Ager" and "Cultura". B) "agri" and "cultura". C) "cultura" and "Agrarius". D) "cultivate" and "agriculture". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Ager" and "Cultura". 11. The temperature is best described as A) Low. B) High. C) Seasonal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seasonal. 12. Heavy use of irrigation and fertilizer characterizes A) The green revolution. B) Polyculture. C) Aquaculture. D) The organic movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The green revolution. 13. A pesticide is ..... if it does not break down easily or quickly in the environment. A) Persistent. B) Domesticated. C) Compost. D) Aquaculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persistent. 14. Which of the soil layers is composed of humus and detritus? A) A horizon. B) B horizon. C) C horizon. D) O horizon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) O horizon. 15. Which trophic level would be able to feed the most people? A) Producers. B) Primary consumers. C) Secondary consumers. D) Tertiary consumers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Producers. 16. Which is not a reason for the inequality of resource use across the world? A) Social reasons. B) Economic reasons. C) Political reasons. D) Religious reasons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Religious reasons. 17. Hydroponics is ..... A) Growing with minerals. B) Is illegal. C) Soil less growing. D) Must have soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soil less growing. 18. One difference between subsistence and commercial agriculture is that in commercial agriculture A) A large % of the population is directly involved in agriculture. B) Less machinery is used. C) More extensive use is made of fertilizers. D) Crop yields are smaller. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More extensive use is made of fertilizers. 19. Widespread malnutrition and starvation in an area due to food shortage A) Diet. B) Famine. C) Malnutrition. D) Yield. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Famine. 20. Pastoral Nomadism can be characterized as A) Extensive Subsistence agriculture. B) Livestock Ranching. C) Shifting agriculture. D) Intensive Subsistence agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extensive Subsistence agriculture. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAgriculture Environment QuizzesAgriculture And Environment Quiz 1Agriculture And Environment Quiz 2Agriculture And Environment Quiz 3Agriculture And Environment Quiz 4Agriculture And Environment Quiz 5Agriculture And Environment Quiz 6Agriculture And Environment Quiz 7Agriculture And Environment Quiz 8Agriculture And Environment Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books