Agriculture Apes

Toxins that get passed up the food chain in increasing amounts

• biomagnification

• compaction

• compounding

• non-elimination

environmental advantage of no-till agriculture

• less erosion

• decrease in labor costs

• increased use of herbicides and pesticides

• increased need for irrigation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Emphasis on use of pesticides, herbicides, and monoculture

• green revolution

• agricultural revolution

• industrial revolution

• subsistence agriculture

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What form of nitrogen is found in the atmosphere and then captured by nitrogen fixing bacteria?

• N₂

• NH₄

• NO₂

• NO₃

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

"Roundup ready" GM crops are genetically modified to

• be resistant to Roundup, a glyphosate herbicide

• resist freezing temperatures

• reproduce quickly and enable farmers to save seeds

• be easier to harvest

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following would be best addressed with contour plowing?

• eutrophication

• soil erosion

• soil salinization

• pesticide tredmill

Which trophic level would be able to feed the most people?

• producers

• primary consumers

• secondary consumers

• tertiary consumers

Slash-and-burn is associated with

• traditional agriculture
• plantations
• high-input of resources
• industrialized countries

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Intensive agriculture is associated with all of these, except:

• plantations

• polycultures

• maximizing crop yield

• greenhouses

The Green Revolution included all of these practices, except:

• maximizing crop yield

• using large amounts of fertilizers

• multi-cropping

• organic farming techniques

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1