This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture Environment > Ecology > Agriculture And Environment – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agriculture And Environment Quiz 25 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. DDT is ..... in the environment. This means it doesn't break down/decompose. It lasts a long time. A) Persistent. B) Synergistic. C) Acute. D) Threshold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persistent. 2. Cattle, sheep, and goats are considered to be: A) Livestock. B) Farm animals. C) Ruminants. D) Endangered animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ruminants. 3. The average food item in the US travels ..... km from harvest to table A) 500. B) 1000. C) 1500. D) 2000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2000. 4. Subsistence agriculture dominates in A) Less developed countries. B) More developed countries. C) Mid-latitude climates. D) Newly industrialized countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less developed countries. 5. Most of the nutrients in soil comes from A) Chemical weathering. B) Mechanical weathering. C) Erosion. D) Decomposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decomposition. 6. How many animals are raised and killed for food each year? A) 700 million. B) 7 billion. C) 70 billion. D) 700 billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 70 billion. 7. Which of the following agricultural products requires the least amount of energy? A) Beef cattle. B) Wheat. C) Dairy cows. D) Chickens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wheat. 8. Which of these Earth materials is likely the most permeable? A) Gravel. B) Sand. C) Silt. D) Clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gravel. 9. A farmer using an Integrated Pest Management system on his farm would use which of these options as a last resort? A) A synthetic chemical pesticide like Malathion. B) Natural predators to the pests. C) Choosing breeds of plants that have natural resistance to the pests. D) Planting a different crop that is not targeted by the pests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A synthetic chemical pesticide like Malathion. 10. Historians believe that Pastoral Nomads are where in the evolutionary scale? A) At the bottom. B) Right below Hunters and Gathers. C) Same as Hunter and Gathers. D) In between Hunters and Gathers and Sedentary people?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In between Hunters and Gathers and Sedentary people?. 11. Because it has many components which work together, soil can be called a(n) A) System. B) Degradation. C) Composite. D) Litter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) System. 12. Benefits of GMO crops include A) Lower cost, keep coming back each year to grow, no problems. B) Slower growth, increased insects, an decreased plant defenses. C) Less water to grow, resistant to pests and diseases. D) Increased profits to seed companies, happier farmers and happy plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Less water to grow, resistant to pests and diseases. 13. One cause of soil erosion/degradation is A) Deforestation. B) Polyculture. C) Organic farming. D) The minimal use of fertilizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deforestation. 14. Before agriculture, people were basic A) Nomads. B) Meat eaters. C) Hunters and gatherers. D) None of the choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hunters and gatherers. 15. The raising of aquatic organisms for human use. A) Marine aquaculture. B) Freshwater aquaculture. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 16. What form of nitrogen is found in the atmosphere and then captured by nitrogen fixing bacteria? A) N2. B) NH4. C) NO2. D) NO3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) N2. 17. The majority of the world fresh water is used in ..... A) Industry. B) Transportation. C) Power plants. D) Irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irrigation. 18. Urban sprawl involves people moving from cities to land that was previously used for A) Industry and open space. B) Food production and open space. C) Power lines. D) Housing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Food production and open space. 19. Topsoil; best for plants to root and grow in A) A Horizon. B) B Horizon. C) C Horizon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Horizon. 20. A negative impact of industrial/commercial agriculture is A) A decrease in amount of crops produced. B) An increase in amount of crops produced. C) Increased water and air pollution. D) Decrease in the amount of machinery used. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased water and air pollution. ← 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