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Overuse of groundwater in coastal areas would most likely result in which of the following?

• Rise in water table

• Increase in stream flow

• Bacterial contamination of surface water\

• Saltwater intrusion

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

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

• eutrophication

• soil erosion

• soil salinization

• pesticide treadmill

Which of the following type of tree harvesting is the most detrimental to the environment?

• Strip Cutting

• Selective Cutting

• Clear Cutting 

• Partial Harvest

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The build up of salt in soil leading to a loss in crop productivity is called

• irrigation

• desertification

• salinization

• denitrification

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which of the following would PREVENT soil erosion on a farm? 

• over-grazing

• deforestation

• plowing

• crop rotations

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A farmer discovers pests have become resistant the the atrazine she's been using so she must use larger, more frequent doses.  This is known as 

• the pesticide treadmill

• both an acute and a chronic effect

• a synergistic effect

• an antagonistic effect

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

IPM is likely to use all of the following techniques EXCEPT

• intercropping.

• planting herbicide-resistant crops.

• habitat creation for pest predators.

• increased use of traditional pesticides.

CAFOs make meat more economical, but may have some negative environmental impacts.  These include all of the following EXCEPT

• high concentrations of animal waste.

• increase in nutrients in stormwater runoff.

• increase in sediments in stormwater runoff.

• increased use of land area over other types of animal farming.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Under the integrated pest management system, the first line of defense during an infestation is to use

• biologic methods

• DDT

• genetic engineering

• broad range pesticides