Unit 5: Land and Water Use

What is a method of erosion control in which the current crop is planted directly into the previous year's stubble?

• Conservative/No til farming

• Strip cropping

• Alley cropping

• Crop rotation

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What micronutrient is associated with the correct function of the thyroid gland?

• Iron

• Iodine

• Goiter

• Vitamin A

What is organic fertilizer derived from?

• Plant and animal materials

• Pesticides

• No such thing exists

• Inorganic chemicals

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What term means not having enough food or meeting daily caloric needs?

• Undernutrition

• Malnutrition

• Overnutrition

• Pseudonutrition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which of the following is a disadvantage of synthetic pesticides?

• Accelerates genetic resistance

• Increases crop yields

• Works fast

• Increase profits of farmers

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What type of erosion results in the formation of many small channels?

• Rill

• Gully

• Sheet

• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What type of erosion is caused by large amounts of water creating large ditches within the soil?

• Rill

• Gully

• Sheet

• Wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The use of high input agriculture that dramatically increased food production has been given what term?

• Green revolution

• Monoculture Agriculture

• Plantation Farming

• Synthetic fertilizer and pesticides

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

What process adds water until the water table rises and envelops deep roots of plants, killing crops?

• Waterlogging

• Soil salinization

• Flood irrigation

• Terracing

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What has been the goal of industrialized agriculture for any crop?

• Increased crop yield

• Increased profit

• Decrease pesticide use

• Reduce subsidies

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5