APES Farming and Fishing Quiz Review

The practice of planting a nitrogen-using plant with a nitrogen-fixing plant is called

• intercropping

• contour farming

• agroforestry

• monoculture

Over use of farmland can cause a depletion in soil nutrients and can lead to

• waterlogging

• desertification

• irrigation

• intercropping

When roots become saturated with water due to over-irrigation, it causes death in plant roots. This is called:

• salinization

• desertification

• agroforestry

• waterlogging

When irrigation water evaporates, salts are left behind on the soil surface and can cause plant death or lead to

• soil salinization

• desertification

• waterlogging

• monocropping

One of the advantages to using genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is

• reduce the need for pesticides

• they are not regulated by the government

• the concern about safety to consume

• they can cause food allergies

Because global fisheries have dramatically seen a reduction in fish numbers, this technique has been used recently to supplement that loss.

• monocropping

• IPM

• contour farming

• aquaculture

The Green Revolution was

• a dramatic increase in crop yields in developing countries

• change to more sustainable agriculture

• way of fighting soil erosion

• power grab by the Green party in the 1980s

Overgrazing of grasslands can lead to reduced range quality. Two of the major effects of overgrazing are

• erosion and desertification

• eutrophication and increased methane production

• higher fire potential and increased productivity

• higher primary productivity and ammonification

What type of fishing has baited hooks are attached to a single fishing line that trails behind a ship

• Pole Fishing

• Long Line Fishing

• Purse Seining

• Trawling

What is aquaculture?

• The study of saltwater and freshwater organisms for use in medicine

• The breeding of land plants and animals to be used as fish feed

• The breeding, raising and harvesting of both fresh and saltwater organisms

• The manufacturing of aquatic organisms into feed and fertilizer