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WorksheetsAgriculture
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How were humans surviving before the agricultural revolution?
a)
Growing crops
b)
Planting seeds
c)
Raising animals
d)
Gathering crops
2.
What type of agriculture is practiced to feed the farmer and the farmer's family?
a)
Commercial
b)
Subsistence
c)
Seed
d)
Vegetative Planting
3.
Pesticides kill...?
a)
Weeds and insects
b)
Insects and other pests
c)
Weeds only
d)
Insects only
4.
What is agriculture?
a)
Growing crops
b)
Keeping animals
c)
Growing crops and raising livestock
d)
Hunting and gathering
5.
GMO stands for
a)
Genetically modified organism
b)
Genetically made organism
c)
Generically made organ
d)
Generically modified organism
6.
GMOs can be
a)
plants only
b)
animals only
c)
plant and animal
d)
none of these
7.
What is the definition of genetic engineering?
a)
Organisms that have been grown completely natural.
b)
Organisms that are infused with pesticides to make them more resistant to diseases and pests.
c)
Having two organisms of different species mate and produce a new type of individual.
d)
any process where an organisms genetic material is directly manipulated by adding, deleting, or changing segments of DNA.
8.
What are monocultures?
a)
Groups of people who practice one method of farming.
b)
Large expanses of a single crop type.
c)
A farming method where one type of pesticide is used.
d)
A farming where multiple crops are planted in one field.
9.
_____ is the most efficient method of pest control
a)
Integrated Pest Management
b)
Biological Controls
c)
Pesticide Use
d)
Herbicide Use
10.
A major reason we don't have enough food for all people on earth is because of
a)
Food can't be transported
b)
Lack of Water
c)
Deforestation
d)
Meat consumption
11.
True or False Integrated Pest Management completely eradicates pests
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Another name for farming is.....
a)
civilization
b)
rock
c)
agriculture
d)
era
13.
Which of the following is NOT an argument against GMO usage?
a)
Development of super bugs/weeds
b)
Introduction of allergens
c)
Higher crop yields
d)
Possible unknown health effects
14.
Current U.S. law requires labeling on all GMO products.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
What phenomena changed the way we grew and consumed food.
a)
Grocery Stores
b)
Big Box Stores
c)
Fast Food
d)
School Lunches
16.
Putting the gene for bioluminescence into a rabbit is an example of...
a)
Genetic Engineering
b)
Selective Breeding
c)
Artificial Selection
d)
Gene Mutation
17.
Which GMO has to be bought every year by smaller farmers to be planted because it has been patented by a big company called Monsanto?
a)
Bt Corn
b)
Round-up Ready Soybeans
c)
Winter Wheat
d)
Golden Rice
18.
Golden Rice was created to combat vitamin A deficiency and childhood blindness.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Companies that create GMOs can patent genes and DNA sequences.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
The food available to us in stores is mostly just clever rearrangements of...
a)
Wheat
b)
Corn
c)
Soy
d)
Barley
21.
The first GMO introduced in 1994 was...
a)
Bt Corn
b)
Golden Rice
c)
Flavr Savr
d)
Roundup Ready Corn
22.
In 2001, which 4 countries produced 99% of the world's genetically modified crops?
a)
USA, Canada, England, Russia
b)
China, USA, England, India
c)
Canada, France, England USA
d)
USA, China, Argentina, Canada
23.
Which of the following is not a benefit of GMOs?
a)
increased crop productivity
b)
resistant to cold and drought
c)
improved nutrition
d)
eliminates competition between companies
24.
Animals that injure plants and cause damage are known as...
a)
pests
b)
pollinators
c)
irritants
d)
insects
25.
Traditional pest control uses
a)
prevention methods first
b)
pesticides
c)
herbicides
d)
GMOs
26.
What does IPM stand for?
a)
Integrated Proper Management
b)
Integrated Pest Management
27.
Which of the following is not a component of IPM?
a)
cultural practices
b)
physical control
c)
genetic control
d)
biological control
28.
Beneficial organisms are...
a)
predators and parasites that feed on garden pests
b)
those that have a mutual relationship with plants
c)
those organisms that benefit themselves only
d)
Both a and b
29.
IPM uses pesticides as...
a)
the first option to get rid of pesticides
b)
the last option for eliminating pesticides
c)
a monthly procedure to prevent pests
d)
a biological control
30.
What is industrial agriculture?
a)
One that uses fossil fuels, large scale irrigation systems, and heavy machinery.
b)
agriculture in which there is a single ownership
c)
agriculture that produces only enough to feed the family
d)
agriculture that produces some food for the family and some to sell for profit
31.
What is traditional subsistence agriculture?
a)
One that uses fossil fuels, large scale irrigation systems, and heavy machinery.
b)
agriculture in which there is a single ownership
c)
agriculture that produces only enough to feed the family
d)
agriculture that produces some food for the family and some to sell for profit
32.
What is traditional intensive agriculture?
a)
One that uses fossil fuels, large scale irrigation systems, and heavy machinery.
b)
agriculture in which there is a single ownership
c)
agriculture that produces only enough to feed the family
d)
agriculture that produces some food for the family and some to sell for profit
33.
What is a plantation?
a)
One that uses fossil fuels, large scale irrigation systems, and heavy machinery.
b)
agriculture in which there is a single ownership
c)
agriculture that produces only enough to feed the family
d)
agriculture that produces some food for the family and some to sell for profit
34.
Traditional agriculture is practiced in
a)
developed countries
b)
LEDC
c)
most likely the United States
d)
very small amounts after the Green revolution
35.
How many companies in the US control the majority of the meat available for purchase?
a)
Top 4
b)
Top 10
c)
More than 50
d)
Too many to count
36.
How much of the corn produced in the US is used directly for consumer use?
a)
90%
b)
10%
c)
40%
d)
25%
37.
All of the following foods contain corn ingredient except:
a)
Coca Cola
b)
Organic Mac and Cheese
c)
Canned peaches
d)
Peanut Butter
38.
All of the following describe the Green Revolution except:
a)
technological development
b)
increased crop productivity
c)
fertilizers, herbicides, and irrigation methods
d)
occurred in MEDC
39.
As food supply increased after the green revolution, human population
a)
decreased
b)
increased
c)
remained the same
d)
reached carrying capacity
40.
The Green Revolution least benefited which group of individuals?
a)
minority men
b)
rural women
c)
upper class
d)
farmers
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