APES Unit 5 Review

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

• salinization

• desertification

• agroforestry

• waterlogging

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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

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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

Which of the following would be an environmental impact of high density animal farming?

• bad smells

• livestock can escape

• water pollution due to runoff

• improvement of feeding efficiency

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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

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An ecological footprint is

• The amount of wilderness available on the earth

• The amount of biologically productive land and water a person uses

• A measure of the earth's biological capacity

• A measure of a person's contribution to creating a sustainable environment

This method of forestry management involves the removal of certain trees with disease or trees of a desired height for use in industry.

• clearcutting

• selective cutting

• controlled burning

• reforestation

This method of forestry management involves the purposeful planting of trees in an area with an abandoned mine or cleared zone.

• clearcutting

• selective cutting

• controlled burning

• reforestation

This method of forestry management may be the most economically efficient but can lead to the greatest level of soil erosion

• clearcutting

• selective cutting

• controlled burning

• reforestation

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Farming practice to reduce erosion by planting crops along slopes of land

• windbreaks

• contour plowing

• groundcover crops

• no till agriculture

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