5.2 Terrestrial Food Prod

Population increase, urbanisation and soil degradation has resulted in -

• An increase in food production

• An increase in food consumption

• A decrease in the availability of land

• An increase in the availability of land

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Harvesting which trophic level is the most energy efficient -

• Primary consumer

• Apex predator

• Secondary Consumer

• Producer

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What substance can be added to animal feed to increase growth rates -

• Antibiotics

• Minerals

• Hormones

• All of the previous answers

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The first Green Revolution began in the -

• 1950s

• 1970s

• 1990s

• Noughties

Overuse of persistent pesticides can lead to -

• Increases in pollinating insects

• An increase in biodiversity

• Resistance

• Biomanipulation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Farming at an intensity that optimises the amount of crops grown and animals reared in a unit area per unit time without causing negative consequences, is called the

• Maximum sustainable yield

• Carrying Capacity

• Intensive Farming

• Marginal Utility

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An example of extensive pastoral farming is -

• Vertical Farming

• Cattle Ranching

• Modern Chicken coups/houses

• Market Gardening

Food waste is

• prevalent in MEDCs only

• prevalent in LEDCs only

• prevalent in both MEDCs and LEDCs

• not an issue of concern

Farming which is for profit

• subsistence

• commercial

• traditional

• extensive

Farming which feeds family or small group

• subsistence

• commercial

• extensive

• intensive