This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture Environment > Ecology > Agriculture And Environment – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agriculture And Environment Quiz 7 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We call it ..... when wind and water move soil or rock from one place to another A) Erosion. B) Domesticated. C) Pesticide. D) Compost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Erosion. 2. Which of the following is the largest driver of deforestation? A) Beef. B) Palm oil. C) Wheat. D) Wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beef. 3. Which of the following best describes the Green Revolution? A) An international effort to stop the construction of nuclear power plants. B) A group whose goal is to improve how nations affect the environment. C) Increasing the yield of farmland by using more fertilizer, better irrigation, and faster growing crops. D) A method of getting more people to recycle paper and cardboard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increasing the yield of farmland by using more fertilizer, better irrigation, and faster growing crops. 4. Which is of the following is not an agricultural school in Jamaica? A) College of Agriculture Science and Education. B) Knockalva Poly-Technic College. C) Ebony Gardens H.E.A.R.T. Academy. D) Green Island High School. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Green Island High School. 5. Technology in which genes from one organism are placed in another organism A) Compost. B) Famine. C) Genetic engineering. D) Persistent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Genetic engineering. 6. If you do not consume enough carbohydrates, proteins, and lips you will suffer from which of the following disorders? A) Famine. B) Hunger. C) Anger. D) Malnutrition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Malnutrition. 7. Which of the following best describes a genetically modified organism (GMO)? A) An organism that has been selectively bred for the best traits. B) An organism that contains foreign DNA. C) An organism that is produced after exposure to a mutagen. D) An organism that has been cloned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An organism that contains foreign DNA. 8. When one person's diet doesn't have enough nutrients or Calories, they suffer from ..... A) Famine. B) Malnutrition. C) Anemia. D) Scurvy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Malnutrition. 9. Which of the following describes a fundamental characteristic of the Green Revolution? A) The application of higher levels of organic fertilizers. B) The addition of calorie, fat, and fiber content to food labels. C) The development of new strains of crops with higher yields. D) Deforestation to provide crops with additional sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The development of new strains of crops with higher yields. 10. What percentage of the world's freshwater is used for agriculture? A) 30. B) 50. C) 70. D) 90. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 70. 11. Why is leachate dangerous? A) It has toxic fumes. B) It can leak into our water supply. C) It can't be processed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It can leak into our water supply. 12. Overgrazing of public land is an example of ..... A) Rule of 70. B) Eminent domain. C) Tragedy of the commons. D) Manifest of destiny. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tragedy of the commons. 13. Commercial agriculture practiced in the tropics is called A) Intensive subsistence agriculture. B) Plantation agriculture. C) Shifting cultivation. D) Paddy rice farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plantation agriculture. 14. The pesticide DDT has which of the following properties that make it dangerous? A) It persists in the environment. B) It is easily stored in the tissues of living things. C) It moves up the food chain, increasing in concentration at the top. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 15. If you wanted to buy meat that does not contain antibiotics or was not fed genetically modified plants, which of the following labels would you look for when shopping? A) Organic. B) Free Range. C) Cage Free. D) Certified Humane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organic. 16. What is advantage to using Mix Crop and Livestock Farming? A) Breaks up the workload and keeps a steady income. B) Farmers get to relax during the winter season, and rest. C) Farmers get to make a large amount of money in the summer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Breaks up the workload and keeps a steady income. 17. Which of the following is a positive effect of fertilizer use A) Groundwater contamination. B) Increased nutritional properties. C) Overfertilization. D) Runoff/ Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased nutritional properties. 18. This is still widely debated among scientists. A) Meat production. B) How to grow corn. C) Malnutrition in the states. D) Genetic Engineering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Genetic Engineering. 19. The upper layer of soils that contains organic material, rocks, water, and air. A) Surface layer. B) Topsoil. C) Bottom soil. D) Topdirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Topsoil. 20. Which of these would be least likely to affect water holding capacity of soil? A) Humus. B) Pesticide. C) Sand. D) Clay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pesticide. ← 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 8Agriculture And Environment Quiz 9Agriculture And Environment Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books