Agriculture Systems - Review 1

Agriculture is best defined as 

• the hunting and gathering
• the altering genetic material of plants
• the cultivation of plants/domesticating animals
• using technology to increase production

The _______________________ was the period between 1950 and 1970 when increases in crop yields resulted from the use of new crop varieties and the application of modern agriculture techniques.

• drought
• persistent
• Green Revolution
• Industrial Revolution

Refers to land that can be used to grow crops

• Desertification
• Domesticated
• Arable
• Overharvesting

Practice that modifies the genome of living organisms for industrial use

• Domesticated
• Livestock
• Biological pest control
• Genetic engineering

Which of the following is NOT a negative side effect of modern agricultural techniques versus traditional techniques?

• Increased use of fossil fuels
• Increased crop yields
• Increased use of fertilizers
• Increased use of pesticides

What type of farming is practiced to produce food for sale off the farm?

• Commercial
• subsistence
• seed
• vegetative

A poison used to destroy pests

• Biological Pest Control
• Pesticide
• Genetic Engineering
• Overharvesting

Removing more organisms from a population than can be replaced

• Livestock
• Domesticated
• Overharvesting
• Yield

Raising of aquatic plants or animals for human use

• Aquaculture
• Overharvesting
• Arable
• Famine

Which of the following is known as slash & Burn Agriculture ?

• Commercial Farming 
• Shifting Cultivation
• Mixed Farming
• Plantation