Agriculture WarmUP

Which layer of a soil profile forms first from bedrock?

• A Horizon

• B Horizon

• C Horizon

• R-Horizon

The R-horizon is commonly known as the

• Humus

• Residual Soil

• Organic Layer

• Parent Material (Bedrock)

Which layer in the diagram contains the most organic material?

• A

• B

• C

• R

Food, education, health, and infrastructure are all part of which sustainability factor?

• Economic

• Social

• Environmental

A large-scale farming operation that practices monoculture is which of the following?

• Community farming

• Traditional farming

• Organic farming

• Industrial farming

This type of agriculture relies on human and animal labor.

• Industrial agriculture

• Traditional agriculture

• Organic agriculture

• Community agriculture

This type of agriculture produces 80% of the worlds food supply.

• Industrial agriculture

• Traditional agriculture

• Organic agriculture

• Community agriculture

Which of the following is not a benefit of GMOs

• Increases pest resistance

• Decreases biodiversity

• Increases drought resistance

• Reduces cost of manufacturing

Sustainability is _______________.

• Interdisciplinary study of how humans interact with the environment

• Sources of pollution that are difficult to pinpoint.

• The ability of Earth's natural systems and human cultural systems to survive and flourish into the long-time future

• Free natural services provided by healthy ecosystems that support human life and economies.

Environmental Science is _______________.

• Interdisciplinary study of how humans interact with the environment

• Sources of pollution that are difficult to pinpoint.

• The amount of land & water needed to supply an individual or a population with renewable resources and to absorb waste and pollution.

• Free natural services provided by healthy ecosystems that support human life and economies.