This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture Environment > Ecology > Agriculture And Environment – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agriculture And Environment Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An extreme example of over use of the land coupled with a severe drought was known as A) The Dust Bowl. B) The Cabbage Bowl. C) The Bole Weevil. D) The Bowling Alley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Dust Bowl. 2. In the US, organic farming is regulated by A) OFPA. B) FIFRA. C) FSA. D) CERCLA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) OFPA. 3. A confined area where large numbers of livestock are raised together is called? A) Pasture. B) Slaughter house. C) Chicken yard. D) Feed lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feed lot. 4. Hydroponics is a technique for A) Growing with minerals. B) Using manure to grow plants. C) Soil less growing. D) Growing plants in air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soil less growing. 5. Products we get from the ocean, from plants or animals that occur naturally without management from humans or from mining. A) Natural Resources. B) Farm. C) Factory. D) Store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Resources. 6. Which of the following is likely to minimize soil erosion? A) No till agriculture. B) Herbicide use. C) High Yield crops. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No till agriculture. 7. A condition that is caused by not enough iron in diet A) Anemia. B) Goiter. C) Kwashoirkor. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anemia. 8. An ADVANTAGE of adding organic fertilizers to soils is that: A) The soil structure is improved. B) Nutrients are released quickly. C) Leaching of nutrients is increased. D) They are more likely to burn the roots of seedlings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The soil structure is improved. 9. What is the most efficient type of irrigation? A) Furrow. B) Center Pivot. C) Drip. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drip. 10. What was the key to unlocking civilizations? A) Agrarian surpluses. B) Coordinating mechanisms. C) Tax systems. D) Organized religions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agrarian surpluses. 11. What specific nutrient is missing in the diet of children with Kwashiokor? A) Carbohydrates. B) Proteins. C) Iodine. D) Salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proteins. 12. What type of soil is best for growing plants? A) Clay. B) Sand. C) Dirt. D) Loam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loam. 13. What type of Agriculture did Von Thunen's Model state would be in the first ring? A) Mixed Crops. B) Dairy/ Gardening. C) Grains. D) Ranching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dairy/ Gardening. 14. Contour farming 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: A) Grows crops perpendicular to the slope of the land. 15. Any fuel made from biological plant matter rather than fossil fuels. A) Gasoline. B) Biofuel. C) Diesel. D) Electric. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biofuel. 16. Grassland soils tend to have A) Thick A horizons that supports plant growth. B) Large O-horizons due to the buildup of detritus, like leaves and needles. C) Nutrient poor A horizons due to leaching of nutrients. D) No soil structure due to frequent fires. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thick A horizons that supports plant growth. 17. Malnutrition over an entire population A) Compost. B) Famine. C) Genetic engineering. D) Persistent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Famine. 18. Salinization of soil can be caused by all of the following EXCEPT A) Flooding in coastal areas. B) Rising temperatures. C) Excessive irrigation. D) Drip irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drip irrigation. 19. Which person is suffering from malnutrition? A) Gets 700 calories daily due to lack of food available. B) Consumes 2000 calories daily. C) Gets 2500 calories daily, but eats only candy. D) Gets 2500 calories daily from a well balanced diet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gets 2500 calories daily, but eats only candy. 20. The purpose of herbicides is to kill which of the following? A) Insects. B) Birds. C) Rodents (rats, mice, and squirrels). D) Weeds (unwanted plants). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weeds (unwanted plants). ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books