This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Agriculture Environment > Ecology > Agriculture And Environment – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agriculture And Environment Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which Fishing technique is considered the most destructive? A) Baiting. B) Breeding. C) Drift Nets. D) Trawling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trawling. 2. The system of varying successive crops in a definite order on the same ground, especially to avoid depleting the soil and to control weeds, diseases, and pests. A) Surplus. B) Hybrid. C) Crop rotation. D) Industrialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crop rotation. 3. Which of the following is a benefit of CAFOs? A) Animal waste is concentrated and easily disposed of, reducing potential for water pollution. B) Land costs are minimized and feeding operations are efficient. C) Use of antiobitics may be increasing anti-biotic resistant strains that can harm humans. D) Energy and water use are reduced compared to planted crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Land costs are minimized and feeding operations are efficient. 4. After many years of applying the selective pesticides provironex, a farmer notices that the applications seem less effective. This is likely due to A) The fact that provironex is fat soluble and has been bioaccumulating. B) Provironex is selective, so other pests are filling the niche from the exterminated ones. C) Provironex is persistent, and the farmer should apply less for better results. D) The target species has begun to evolve resistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The target species has begun to evolve resistance. 5. The movement of rocks and weathered materials is called ..... A) Weathering. B) Physical. C) Chemistry. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Erosion. 6. What is a reaper? A) A machine that harvested, cleaned, and threshed a crop. B) A machine that cuts grain standing. C) A combine tractor. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A machine that cuts grain standing. 7. Which of the following is a benefit of aquaculture? A) Reduction of disease and parasites. B) Increases genetic diversity of fish populations. C) Source of protein for undernourished people. D) They are held in clean, sterile environments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Source of protein for undernourished people. 8. If you have too many insects and weeds on your farm you would apply ..... , which are chemicals that are used to kill insects and weeds. A) Pesticides. B) Manure. C) Fertilizer. D) Compost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pesticides. 9. A large farm in Iowa plants over a hundred acres of corn every year. This is the only crop they grow and sell. This is an example of what type of farming practice? A) Irrigation. B) Monoculturing. C) Subsistence agriculture. D) Crop rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monoculturing. 10. The Green Revolution A) Pertained to leafy green plants only. B) Discouraged the mechanization of agriculuture. C) Encouraged the use of monocropping. D) Decreased the energy subsidy of most food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Encouraged the use of monocropping. 11. A Milkshed is what? A) It is a form of a milk dud. B) A shed that is used to keep the temperature of the milk cold. C) A ring where milk can be produced & wont spoil at the market. D) The building where the milking of the cows happens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A ring where milk can be produced & wont spoil at the market. 12. On the food chain to the right, which organism would you expect to have the biggest concentration (and health effects) from the buildup of a synthetic pesticide in an ecosystem? A) The snail. B) The sparrowhawk. C) The clovers. D) The thrush. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sparrowhawk. 13. The three numbers on a bag of fertilizer represent all of the following EXCEPT A) Potassium. B) Magnesium. C) Nitrogen. D) Phosphorus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magnesium. 14. What are the ingredients necessary for Threshold 7? A) Increasingly dense human communities and knowledge about the environment. B) New innovations such as the steam engine and automobile along with the burning of fossil fuels. C) Powerful brains and symbolic language. D) Complex chemical compounds (RNA and DNA). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increasingly dense human communities and knowledge about the environment. 15. Which sustainable practice combines arable intercrops with forest trees? A) Hydroponics. B) Agroforestry. C) Contour farming. D) Conservation tillage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agroforestry. 16. Why does groundwater depletion happen? A) People are using too little water. B) Climate change and farmers using too much water. C) Bird migration. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate change and farmers using too much water. 17. A high traffic area is likely to have what effect on soil? A) Increased aeration. B) Decrease in nutrients. C) Increased compaction. D) Leaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased compaction. 18. 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. 19. The root cause of food insecurity is A) Corruption. B) Poverty. C) Salinization of soil. D) Climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poverty. 20. 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. 21. Which type of fertilizer is mined from minerals and requires large amounts of fossil fuels during production? A) Compost. B) Inorganic fertilizer. C) Animal Manure. D) Herbicide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inorganic fertilizer. 22. 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. 23. What is a cross section in which layers (a.k.a. horizons) of soil and bedrock can be seen. A) Soil profile. B) Soil section. C) Soil picture. D) Soil model. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soil profile. 24. 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. 25. A process in which mixed garbage is burned at very high temperatures is: A) Source reduction. B) Recovery. C) Incineration. D) Leachate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incineration. 26. 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. 27. 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. 28. Slash-and-burn is associated with A) Plantations. B) High-input of resources. C) Industrialized countries. D) Traditional agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Traditional agriculture. 29. 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. 30. A condition that occurs when people do not consume enough calories or variety of foods. A) Malnutrition. B) Yield. C) Famine. D) Diet. 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