This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture Environment > Ecology > Agriculture And Environment – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agriculture And Environment Quiz 24 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is NOT true about food and the people of developed countries? A) They eat too much protein, salt, sugar, and fat. B) They do not eat enough fiber. C) They primarily use industrial farming of monocultures. D) They primarily plant polycultures on a plot of land. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They primarily plant polycultures on a plot of land. 2. Contour plowing A) Is when you rotate what you grow and where you grow them. B) Is when you do not plow after the harvest between fall and spring. C) Leave strips of vegetation between rows of crops. D) Creates ridges between rows that prevent soil from washing downhill. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creates ridges between rows that prevent soil from washing downhill. 3. Aquaponics is the ..... A) Divorce of sunlight and fish. B) Marriage of plants and fish. C) Marriage of soil and water with fish. D) Divorce of rocks and gravel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marriage of plants and fish. 4. When roots become saturated with water due to over-irrigation, it causes death in plant roots. This is called: A) Salinization. B) Desertification. C) Agroforestry. D) Waterlogging. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Waterlogging. 5. The green revolution depended on A) New biodegradable pesticides. B) High-yielding grain varieties. C) Clearing forest for crop land. D) Organic fertilizers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High-yielding grain varieties. 6. Which of the following greenhouse gases result from the application of too much fertilizer? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Nitrous oxide. C) Methane. D) Sulfur dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrous oxide. 7. The efficiency of conversion of animal feed to production weight is known as A) FCR. B) CAFO. C) RATIO. D) The pig market. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FCR. 8. Which of the following is a good way to reduce salinization? A) Use ocean water instead of groundwater to irrigate crops. B) Increase the use of synthetic pesticides. C) Using rainwater instead of groundwater on crops. D) Adopt no-till farming methods. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Using rainwater instead of groundwater on crops. 9. Farmers who grow only enough for personal or local use. A) Sustainable farming. B) Subsistence farming. C) Monoculture. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subsistence farming. 10. Excessive irrigation in drier climates leads to A) Local and regional flash flooding. B) Increased water tables. C) Increased soil salinization. D) Increased crop yields. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased soil salinization. 11. Which is an advantage of monocropping? A) Erosion due to exposure of large areas of soil during planting. B) Nutrition and pesticide needs do not change. C) More vulnerable to pests that prefer a high concentration of food. D) Reduction of productivity due to loss of nutrient-rich topsoil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrition and pesticide needs do not change. 12. Industrial Agriculture has many benefits. Which of the following is NOT a benefit associated with industrial agriculture? A) The ratio of energy input to calorie output is low. B) Larger food production per hectare. C) Monoculture can be more efficient. D) Economy of scale can make the food less expensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ratio of energy input to calorie output is low. 13. A steady diet of high calorie, low nutrition fast food may lead toI. OvernutritionII. MalnutritionIII. Undernutrition A) I only. B) II only. C) III only. D) I and II. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I and II. 14. The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed ..... A) Heat and pressure. B) Erosion and deposition. C) Melting and cooling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heat and pressure. 15. Which category produces the greatest amount of waste? A) Industrial. B) Municipal. C) Hazardous. D) Litter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrial. 16. The use of synthetic fertilizers can increase crop yield, but also A) Destroy nitrifying bacteria in the soil. B) Increase nutrient runoff into nearby surface waters. C) Slow the release of organic nutrients from compost. D) Increase fish populations in nearby streams. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase nutrient runoff into nearby surface waters. 17. Crop rotation A) Grows crops perpendicular to the slope of the land. B) Plants trees between rows of crops. C) Growing two or more crops in proximity. D) Grow different crops each season. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grow different crops each season. 18. For organic farmers to make a profit A) Manure must be found in abundance in close proximity to the farm. B) The government must continue to provide subsidies to organic farmers. C) Consumers must be willing to pay higher costs associated with organic produce. D) Organic farmers must use monocropping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consumers must be willing to pay higher costs associated with organic produce. 19. All of the following are disadvantages of raising animals in feedlots, EXCEPT A) Less land use. B) Uses more water. C) Produces large amounts of animal waste. D) Increased antibiotic use. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less land use. 20. Only found in forests and includes leaf litter and other non-decomposed organic matter. A) A Horizon. B) B Horizon. C) C Horizon. D) None of above. 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