ES Unit 10 Quiz 02 Environmental Impacts Food Production

True/False: Industrialized agriculture can help to produce large yields, particularly in areas where resources such as water are scarce.

• True

• False

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Which of the following represents the fertile top layer on which crops grow?

• soil horizon

• compost

• mulch

• topsoil

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Which of the following best describes the loss of topsoil because of prolonged drought and human activity?

• urbanization

• desertification

• erosion

• emulsion

True/False: The purpose of agrobiodiversity is to reduce the types of crops used in agriculture to minimize pests and disease.

• True

• False

Which of the following is most likely to occur due to excessive irrigation?

• desertification

• soil inundation

• soil salinization

• soil renewal

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Monocroppping leads to increased soil nutrients. 

• True

• False

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What was the significance of the "Green Revolution"

• it increased global food production via industrialization

• it decreased global food production via traditional farming

• it made the planet greener

• After years of exploitation and abuse, the farm plants rose up and overthrew their evil farmer overlords.

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The first step in Integrated Pest Management includes all of the following EXCEPT:

• use of predators

• hand removal of pests

• traps

• pesticides

What is the alternation of planting nutrient depleting plants with nutrient restoring plants from year to year called?

• crop filtering

• crop rotation

• soil conservation

• alternation farming

Which of the following is a problem with the overuse of synthetic fertilizers?

• runoff leading to oligotrophication

• runoff leading to eutrophication

• runoff leading to salinization

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