Stewardship

The use of water for farming that takes into consideration the benefits of water for human health, the environment and food production.

• Agricultural Water Use Efficiency

• Applied Water

• Consumptive Use

• Agricultural Water Stewardship

• Tragedy of the Commons

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Which of the following is NOT an on-farm stewardship practice?

• Vegetated filter strips

• Monitoring soil moisture

• Cloud seeding

• Efforts to reinstate hydrograph cycles

• Using cover crops to retain water

Which of the following is NOT a recommendation for Agricultural Water Stewardship?

• Foster smarter regulations

• Build stronger support for growers

• Emphasize organic farming technologies

• Improve knowledge base

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A watershed-by-watershed approach is required to best steward our water supply because

• Every watershed is unique

• It is hard to communicate with so many watersheds

• Watersheds can include several counties

• A top down approach is maladaptive

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Which of the following is one way that we can preserve water resources?

• Leave the water running while you are washing dishes or brushing your teeth

• Only do laundry on certain days even if you don’t have full loads

• Take shorter showers

• Set your irrigation systems on timers so they only water at certain times, rain or shine

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Which of the following is one way to preserve land resources?

• Reduce urban sprawl

• Clear cutting trees to increase land for farming

• Only build one park per city

• Only build recycling factories in the biggest cities

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What is the primary goal of environmental stewardship in science?

• To maximize resource extraction

• To ensure sustainable use of natural resources

• To prioritize economic growth over environmental concerns

• To eliminate all human impact on the environment

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Which of the following practices is an example of scientific stewardship in agriculture?

• Using chemical fertilizers excessively

• Implementing crop rotation

• Burning crop residues

• Over-irrigating fields

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In the context of scientific research, what does stewardship of data involve?

• Sharing data without restrictions

• Keeping data private and inaccessible

• Ensuring data accuracy and ethical use

• Deleting data after use

Which of the following is a key principle of biodiversity stewardship?

• Promoting monoculture farming

• Protecting endangered species

• Encouraging deforestation

• Introducing invasive species

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