This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture Environment > Ecology > Agriculture And Environment – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agriculture And Environment Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A high traffic area is likely to have what effect on soil? A) Decrease in nutrients. B) Increased compaction. C) Increased aeration. D) Leaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased compaction. 2. The two natural agents of erosion are ..... A) Wind and flowing water. B) Gravity and frost wedging. C) Oxygen and water. D) Carbon dioxiede and wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind and flowing water. 3. The root cause of food insecurity is A) Poverty. B) Climate change. C) Corruption. D) Salinization of soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poverty. 4. Plants are important to soil formation because A) They release chemicals that aid in chemical weathering. B) They grow roots that aid in physical weathering. C) They add organic matter to soil. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 5. Which type of fertilizer is mined from minerals and requires large amounts of fossil fuels during production? A) Inorganic fertilizer. B) Animal Manure. C) Compost. D) Herbicide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inorganic fertilizer. 6. When a farmer uses no-till farming methods, A) Seeds are planted among the roots of the previous crop. B) More erosion is likely. C) Only organic fertilizers are used. D) All choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seeds are planted among the roots of the previous crop. 7. What is a cross section in which layers (a.k.a. horizons) of soil and bedrock can be seen. A) Soil picture. B) Soil model. C) Soil profile. D) Soil section. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soil profile. 8. One of the advantages of Polyculture is that it A) Reduces pests and weeds. B) Is more labor intensive. C) Maximizes efficiency. D) Simplifies production. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduces pests and weeds. 9. A process in which mixed garbage is burned at very high temperatures is: A) Recovery. B) Incineration. C) Leachate. D) Source reduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incineration. 10. Industrialized agriculture is often referred to as "high input" because it requires a great deal of: A) Pesticides. B) Fertilizers. C) Fossil fuels. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 11. Marine fisheries are particularly susceptible to the tragedy of the commons because A) Fish are r-selected species that experience boom and bust cycles. B) Fish are highly migratory, so they don't belong to any one nation. C) Pollution is highest in areas with high fish populations. D) International waters are governed by antiquated nautical law. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fish are highly migratory, so they don't belong to any one nation. 12. Slash-and-burn is associated with A) Traditional agriculture. B) Plantations. C) High-input of resources. D) Industrialized countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traditional agriculture. 13. Which of the following best define the term 'Genetic Modification Organism' (GMO)? A) GMO is an organism that had its DNA artificially altered. B) GMO is an organism that had its DNA artificially altered by the addition of genes from the DNA of unrelated species. C) GMO is an organism that had its DNA artificially altered by the mutation process to its DNA. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) GMO is an organism that had its DNA artificially altered by the addition of genes from the DNA of unrelated species. 14. A condition that occurs when people do not consume enough calories or variety of foods. A) Famine. B) Malnutrition. C) Diet. D) Yield. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Malnutrition. 15. Which of the following is an example of intensive agriculture? A) Wet Rice Dominant Subsistence Agriculture. B) Pastoral Nomadism. C) Ranching. D) Grain Production. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wet Rice Dominant Subsistence Agriculture. 16. Many scientists argue that worldwide fisheries are declining, yet the worldwide number of fish harvested continues to increase. What best explains this discrepancy? A) Scientists are being cautious in their estimates. B) Fisheries are collapsing only in select areas. C) More people are reporting the fish that they catch. D) Improvements in technology is increasing the catch despite declining populations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Improvements in technology is increasing the catch despite declining populations. 17. Agriculture related environmental issue in northern Africa A) Urbanization. B) Pesticide treadmill. C) Desertification. D) Eutrophication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desertification. 18. A farmer sprays Glyphosate from a plane onto her crop. After a rainstorm, the nearby stream shows an increase in Glyphosate. This is an example of A) Pesticide mobility. B) Pesticide resistance. C) The pesticide treadmill. D) Pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pesticide mobility. 19. Which of the following best describes the process of desertification? A) A drop of productivity of land of more than 10%. B) Caused by overgrazing and soil erosion. C) Occurs in arid or semi-arid areas. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. The two main agents of erosion are ..... A) Wind and flowing water. B) Gravity and frost wedging. C) Oxygen and water. D) Carbon dioxiede and wind. 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