This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture Environment > Ecology > Agriculture And Environment – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agriculture And Environment Quiz 14 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does "reuse" mean? A) Use less. B) Use more. C) Use again. D) Don't use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use again. 2. Eating a lot of meat is inefficient because A) 10% of energy is lost in transfer between trophic levels. B) 50% of energy is lost in transfer between trophic levels. C) 60% of energy is lost in transfer between trophic levels. D) 90% of energy is lost in transfer between trophic levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 90% of energy is lost in transfer between trophic levels. 3. Which of these is an example of a genetically modified organism (GMO)? A) A dog that is produced from mating two different breeds. B) Yellow Dent corn, a much larger strain of corn bred from wild varieties. C) A liger, which is born when a male lion and female tiger mate. D) BT corn, which contains a gene from a bacterium that gives it resistance from the European corn borer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) BT corn, which contains a gene from a bacterium that gives it resistance from the European corn borer. 4. Substances that can eat through or dissolve metal storage tanks and equipment are called A) Ignitable. B) Corrosive. C) Reactive. D) Toxic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Corrosive. 5. In general, for females, caloric requirements ..... to age ..... , then ..... until death. A) Increase; 20; Decrease. B) Decrease; 20; Increase. C) Increase; 30; Level Off. D) Increase; 30; Decrease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase; 20; Decrease. 6. Which of these statements accurately compares forest soils to grassland soils? A) Grassland soils have much thicker O horizons due to the accumulation of fallen leaves. B) Grassland soils have much thicker A horizons due to the deep root structure of the plants. C) Forest soils have much thicker A horizons because very little leaching of nutrients takesplace. D) The two soils have nearly identical profiles, which each horizon being about the samethickness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grassland soils have much thicker A horizons due to the deep root structure of the plants. 7. The Food Quality Protection Act A) Bans the use of DDT, dioxin, PCBs, and pesticides on all US produced food. B) Requires the EPA to reduce pesticide use when the effects on children is unknown. C) Regulates the use of genetically modified organisms inn food produced within the US. D) Encourages fast-food chains to report the ingredients on all food items they sell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Requires the EPA to reduce pesticide use when the effects on children is unknown. 8. Widespread malnutrition and starvation in an area due to a short of food, usually caused by drought A) The Green Revolution. B) Famine. C) Poverty. D) Land degeneration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Famine. 9. Most of the corn produced in the US is used for A) Sale in the supermarket. B) Feeding cattle. C) Fuel (ethanol). D) Exported to other countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feeding cattle. 10. Which of the following is NOT a traditional farming practice? A) Manure as fertilizer. B) Biological pest control. C) Irrigation drip systems. D) Irrigation ditches. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irrigation drip systems. 11. What is Subsistence Farming? A) Farming that focuses on feeding the family and making money. B) Farming that uses environment friendly techniques. C) Farming where the farmer produces food to live off of. D) Farming that grows organic food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Farming where the farmer produces food to live off of. 12. How do pesticides that regulate plant growth work? A) They attract predators of the pest. B) They disrupt the pest's life cycle. C) They allow crops to recover from pests and grow faster. D) They cause pests to stop growing so that they stay too small to cause damage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They disrupt the pest's life cycle. 13. Cancer, nervous system disorders, and illness are all concerns associated with ..... A) Pesticides. B) Manure. C) Integrated pest management. D) Compost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pesticides. 14. Most volcanism in the world is associated with A) Hot spots. B) Convergent and divergent plate boundaries. C) Transform boundaries. D) Faulting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convergent and divergent plate boundaries. 15. Weathered mineral matter, like clay, accumulates in the ..... horizon. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) O. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 16. Which of the following statements is NOT characteristic of modern industrial agriculture? A) Specialized production. B) Prices met by individual needs of farmers. C) Selling products to processors. D) Participating in a global trade network. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prices met by individual needs of farmers. 17. What is a GMO? A) It is a form of agriculture. B) It is a company that produces seeds for farmers. C) An organism whose DNA has been altered by a lab. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An organism whose DNA has been altered by a lab. 18. A tool used to identify a soil type A) Punnett square. B) Soil triangle. C) Soil porosity flow chart. D) LD50 graph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soil triangle. 19. Why did Cattle Ranching decline in the 1880's? A) Ranchers started to become farmers, and grow grains. B) The gold rush pushed people to leaving ranching. C) It was no longer popular to be a rancher. D) Came into conflict with sedentary agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Came into conflict with sedentary agriculture. 20. Organic farming includes A) No use of chemicals. B) Focus on soil health. C) Both. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. ← 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