This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Agriculture Environment > Ecology > Agriculture And Environment – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Agriculture And Environment Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is NOT a strategy to increase a city's sustainablity A) Reduce reliance on fossil fuels. B) Increase/improve greenspace. C) Increase recycling rates. D) Build more shopping malls. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Build more shopping malls. 2. Which of the following is a leading country in Aquaculture? A) China. B) Japan. C) Russia. D) Brazil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) China. 3. Which of the following is NOT a sustainable method of agriculture? A) Shifting cultivation. B) Agroforestry. C) Intercropping. D) No-till agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shifting cultivation. 4. What type of irrigation is shown above? A) Furrow. B) Center-pivot. C) Drip. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Furrow. 5. Typically, most of the energy subsidies in modern agriculture are in the form of A) Nuclear power. B) Fossil fuels. C) Hydroelectric power. D) Solar power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fossil fuels. 6. The term malnutrition refers to A) A diet consisting of more than 2, 000 calories per day. B) A diet lacking key nutrients. C) A diet with too much protein. D) A diet with not enough calories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A diet lacking key nutrients. 7. In 1960 developed countries produced ..... of the worlds grains and in 2010 they produced ..... A) 1/3, 1/2. B) 1/4, 1/2. C) 1/4, 3/4. D) 1/6, 1/2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1/4, 1/2. 8. The development of dangerous strains of bacteria is a result of which agricultural practice ..... A) Using herbicides in large scale grain farming. B) Growing crops that are genetically modified for increased yields. C) Increasing the use of legumes into crop rotation protocols. D) Incorporating the use of antibiotics into the feeding regimes of densely concentrated livestock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Incorporating the use of antibiotics into the feeding regimes of densely concentrated livestock. 9. Genetic engineering of food crops A) Is only done on corn. B) Is only done on soy. C) Is only done on certain things. D) Is done with Round-Up and other pesticides. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is done with Round-Up and other pesticides. 10. Which of the following most effectively allows forests to recover from tree harvesting? A) Cutting only medium-sized or mature trees. B) Cutting all of the trees and then replanting the area with seedlings. C) Allowing the forest to reseed itself. D) Cutting only young trees and then replacing them with seedlings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cutting only medium-sized or mature trees. 11. Urban sprawl increases carbon dioxide emissions by A) Generating more factories. B) Increasing the need to drive. C) Resulting in more tree growth. D) Expanding the use of public transportation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increasing the need to drive. 12. Mature soil forms A) Very rapidly. B) Over thousands of years. C) Within 2-3 years. D) Never. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over thousands of years. 13. Which of the following is not a condition necessary for germination? A) Water. B) Warmth. C) Oxygen. D) Soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soil. 14. Monocropping has a number of disadvantages. These include all of the following EXCEPT A) Erosion due to exposure of large areas of soil during planting. B) Nutrition and pesticide needs should be similar throughout a single crop. C) Pests are ore likely to attack a monocrop due to the high concentration. D) Loss of habitat for natural pest predators. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrition and pesticide needs should be similar throughout a single crop. 15. The cows and chickens we eat today are considered ..... , which means to breed or manage organisms for human use. A) Compost. B) Pesticide. C) Erosion. D) Domesticated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Domesticated. 16. What is genetic engineering? A) Manipulation/addition of genes. B) Naturally breeding two animals with desired traits. C) Cross-pollinating two crops. D) Harvesting stem cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manipulation/addition of genes. 17. Which of the following is NOT an example of a biological pest control? A) Use of i nsecticides to eliminate pests. B) Use of pathogens to control pests. C) Natural plant defenses. D) Disruption of pest breeding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use of i nsecticides to eliminate pests. 18. Agroforestry/Alley cropping 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: B) Plants trees between rows of crops. 19. Which soil particle is the SMALLEST? A) Sand. B) Silt. C) Clay. D) They are all the same size. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clay. 20. When analyzing food, humans generally seek a balance of ..... ? A) Calories, carbohydrates, protein and fat. B) Vitamins, calories, minerals and iron. C) Carbohydrates, sugars, and vitamins. D) Vitamins, carbohydrates and calories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calories, carbohydrates, protein and fat. 21. What is Organic food? A) Food that is produced by humans. B) Food that only uses pesticides. C) Food produced without synthetics. D) Food that is grown from GMO's, that uses little fertilizer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Food produced without synthetics. 22. Aquaculture is the raising of ..... for human consumption. A) Aquatic organisms. B) Plants. C) Poultry. D) Ruminants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aquatic organisms. 23. The concentration of a toxin that will result in the loss of 50% of a population A) NH4. B) CAFO. C) LD50. D) TP50. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) LD50. 24. Where do most of the people in the US live? A) Urban areas. B) Wildlife preserves. C) Rural areas. D) Remote areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Urban areas. 25. Microorganisms are unable to break down plastics because plastics A) Are made from oil. B) Do not occur in nature. C) Are made of unknown elements. D) Are too abundant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do not occur in nature. 26. What is the spring wheat belt? A) It is part of North America that plants grains in the spring. B) It is part of North America that picks grains in the spring. C) It is a part of North America that always is warm. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is part of North America that plants grains in the spring. 27. Which organisms contain DNA? A) Only plants. B) Both plants and animals. C) Only animals. D) Neither plants nor animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both plants and animals. 28. Commercial agriculture is ..... A) A form of agriculture that is controlled by a corporation. B) Producing food for advertisements. C) Producing food to support your family and local community. D) Producing food to sell to the public, and create a profit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Producing food to sell to the public, and create a profit. 29. The people of the Sahara Desert practice A) Pastoral Nomadism. B) Slash-and-burn. C) Shifting agriculture. D) Crop Rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pastoral Nomadism. 30. We call it ..... when wind and water move soil or rock from one place to another A) Compost. B) Domesticated. C) Erosion. D) Pesticide. 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