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APES Chapter 11 Exam Review

Authored by Andrew Gartner

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9th - 12th Grade

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APES Chapter 11 Exam Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Industrial Agriculture has many benefits.  Which of the following is NOT a benefit associated with industrial agriculture?

The ratio of energy input to calorie output is low.
Larger food production per hectare.
Monoculture can be more efficient.
Economy of scale can make the food less expensive.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Typically, most of the energy subsidies in modern agriculture are in the form of

solar power.
hydroelectric power.
nuclear power.
fossil fuels.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Mechanization of agriculture is advantageous for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Machines encourage the growth of several types of plants in a single farm.
There is an economic advantage if fuel prices are low.
There is an economic advantage if cost of labor is high.
Staple crops such as beans and corn are more economically harvestable.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Synthetic fertilizers have many advantages over traditional "organic" animal waste fertilizers.  These include all of the following EXCEPT

ease of application.
highly adjustable nutrient content.
bioavailability of nutrients.
lack of nutrient runoff problems.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Monocropping has a number of disadvantages.  These include all of the following EXCEPT

erosion due to exposure of large areas of soil during planting.
Nutrition and pesticide needs should be similar throughout a single crop.
Pests are ore likely to attack a monocrop due to the high concentration.
Loss of habitat for natural pest predators.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Scientists have inserted a gene for the production of vitamin A into rice.  This practice of changing the genetic structure of agricultural products to improve desirable traits is known as

Genetic Engineering.
Transmodification.
Selective Breeding.
Natural Selection.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which areas of the world are most susceptible to desertification?

Humid Equitorial Regions
Temporal Chaparral
Areas adjacent to the Poles.
Areas adjacent to Existing Deserts.

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