WorksheetsAgriculture & Food Review Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What type of agriculture would have monocultures
a)
plantation agriculture
b)
industrialized agriculture
c)
both plantation and industrialized
d)
organic farming
2.
What type of crop would be grown in plantation agriculture
a)
coffee
b)
bananas
c)
sugarcane
d)
all of these
3.
What type of agriculture is considered subsistence farming
a)
organic farming
b)
industrialized farming
c)
slash and burn
d)
plantation agriculture
4.
Which of these is not part of industrialized agriculture?
a)
synthetic inorganic fertilizer
b)
crop rotation and biological control
c)
useds antibiotics and growth hormones
d)
uses synthetic chemical pesticides
5.
Most people in the world survive by eating one of these three grains
a)
rice, corn and potatoes
b)
corn, barley and potatoes
c)
wheat, corn and barley
d)
corn, wheat and rice
6.
Food production can cause this environmental problem
a)
biodiversity loss
b)
soil erosion
c)
algal blooms from runoff
d)
all of these
7.
Lack of this vitamin or mineral causes anemia
a)
iodine
b)
iron
c)
Vitamin A
d)
Vitamin B12
8.
Topsoil contains the nutrients for plants to grow and it is located in this soil horizon
a)
A
b)
C
c)
O
d)
B
9.
Erosion leading to loss of topsoil is mainly caused by
a)
still water
b)
wind
c)
flowing water
d)
none of these
10.
Urban areas that do not have close access to nutritious food are known as
a)
food banks
b)
food islands
c)
food oasis
d)
food deserts
11.
On desert farms continual use of irrigation can cause large mineral deposits on surface of the soil and lead to this condition
a)
water logging
b)
salinization
c)
soil erosion
d)
all of these
12.
The recent movement in agriculture to grow crops using manure and compost, no pesticides and no herbicides is called
a)
the green revolution
b)
modern industrialization
c)
plantation farming
d)
organic farming
13.
Organic Farming ....
a)
increases biodiversity
b)
reduces soil erosion
c)
improves soil fertility
d)
all of these
14.
One advantage of chemical pesticides is
a)
promotes genetic resistance
b)
raises profits
c)
pollutes water, air and land
d)
expensive for farmers
15.
How long a pesticide stays in the environment is known as ...
a)
persistence
b)
lethal dose
c)
toxicity
d)
all of these
16.
Soil conservation can maintain soil fertility and includes this method....
a)
terracing
b)
alley cropping
c)
contour planting
d)
all of these
17.
What can you do to promote sustainable food production
a)
eat less meat
b)
buy certified organic products
c)
eat locally grown food
d)
all of these
18.
Organic fertilizer comes from
a)
only plants
b)
only animals
c)
plants and animals
d)
synthetic chemicals
19.
An advantage of feedlots .....
a)
increased meat production
b)
protection of biodiversity
c)
reduction of soil erosion
d)
all of these
20.
Genetically modified crops
a)
need more water
b)
reduce biodiversity
c)
need more fertilizer
d)
all of thes
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