Agriculture

____________ is a method used to control the wastage of water while farming.

• Crop rotation

• Drip rotation

• Drip irrigation

• Crop irrigation

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Traditional farmers grow several crops on the same plot of land in a practice referred to as

• monoculture
• polyculture
• aquaculture
• slash and burn

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The use of synthetic fertilizers can increase crop yield, but also

• destroy nitrifying bacteria in the soil
• increase nutrient runoff into nearby surface waters
• slow the release of organic nutrients from compost
• increase fish populations in nearby streams

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Concentrated Animal Feedlot Operations (CAFO's) can BEST be described as...

• a method of producing meat with more land
• an experiment to test the effectiveness of antibiotics
• the storing of grain as a nutritional supplement
• large numbers of livestock in confined spaces

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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Which is an ADVANTAGE of raising animals in feedlots (CAFOs)

• less land use
• uses more water
• produces large amounts of animal waste
• increased antibiotic use

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Which of the following are harmful effects of industrial agriculture?

• Algal blooms due to fertilizer runoff
• Climate change associated with methane emissions from livestock and rice paddies
• Pesticide residue in food, water, and air
• All of the above

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Which of the following best describes a genetically modified organism (GMO)?

• An organism that has been selectively bred for the best traits
• An organism that contains foreign DNA
• An organism that is produced after exposure to a mutagen.
• An organism that has been cloned

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The development of dangerous strains of bacteria is a result of which agricultural practice...

• using herbicides in large scale grain farming

• growing crops that are genetically modified for increased yields

• increasing the use of legumes into crop rotation protocols

• incorporating the use of antibiotics into the feeding regimes of densely concentrated livestock

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What have been the benefits of the green revolution? (Choose all that apply)

• high crop yields

• better soil

• conservation of resources

• more food for more people

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What has been a negative effect of the green revolution?

• high crop yields

• increased pesticide usage and resistance

• increased machine use

• decreased erosion of soil

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