Environmental Science Quiz

What is a benefit of aquaculture

• Requires only a small amount of fuel

• Reduces disease risk to wild populations

• Doesn’t take up land space

Which pest control method is not part of IPM?

• Biocontrol

• Crop rotation

• Intercropping

• Pesticides

Which is the most harmful irrigation method?

• Furrow

• Flood

• Drip

• Spray

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Which is not an effect of overgrazing?

• Soil salinization

• Soil erosion

• Desertification

• Decreases H2O holding capacity

What is the most harmful fishing method?

• Longline

• Bottom trawling

• Fly

• Spear

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Which best describes the tragedy of the commons?

• Fish farming produces a cheap source of protein, reducing the pressure on wild populations

• Fishing industry collapse causes a loss of fishing-related jobs resulting in negative consequences for the economy

• Fish population decline results in fish predator population decline, affecting the entire ecosystem

• The fishing industry competes for the fish, a shared resource, causing the decline of the fish population

Which is not a direct effect of clear cutting?

• Soil erosion

• Increased soil and water temperature

• Flooding

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Which agricultural method does not prevent topsoil erosion?

• Perennial Crops

• Strip Cropping

• Crop Rotation

• Terracing

Which is not an advantage of no-till agriculture?

• Decreased soil erosion

• Decreased need of weedicides

• Decreased soil moisture loss

• Decreased compaction

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What is the least harmful form of irrigation?

• Drip

• Flood

• Spray

• Furrow

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