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WorksheetsQ2: Food Resources
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which type of agriculture deals with growing crops and raising livestock to feed the family only?
a)
Pastoral Agriculture
b)
Subsistence Agriculture
c)
Commercial Agriculture
d)
Surplus Agriculture
2.
Industrialized agriculture is often referred to as "high input" because it requires a great deal of:
a)
pesticides
b)
fertilizers
c)
fossil fuels
d)
all of these
3.
Which of the following describes a fundamental characteristic of the Green Revolution?
a)
The application of higher levels of organic fertilizers.
b)
The addition of calorie, fat, and fiber content to food labels.
c)
The development of new strains of crops with higher yields.
d)
Deforestation to provide crops with additional sunlight.
4.
The use of synthetic fertilizers can increase crop yield, but also
a)
destroy nitrifying bacteria in the soil
b)
increase nutrient runoff into nearby surface waters
c)
slow the release of organic nutrients from compost
d)
increase fish populations in nearby streams
5.
Which of the following are harmful effects of agriculture?
a)
Algal blooms due to fertilizer runoff
b)
Climate change associated with methane emissions from livestock and rice paddies
c)
Pesticide residue in food, water, and air
d)
All of the above
6.
Which of the following best describes a genetically modified organism (GMO)?
a)
An organism that has been selectively bred for the best traits
b)
An organism that contains foreign DNA
c)
An organism that is produced after exposure to a mutagen.
d)
An organism that has been cloned
7.
The two main agents of erosion are...
a)
wind and flowing water
b)
gravity and frost wedging
c)
oxygen and water
d)
carbon dioxiede and wind
8.
Which of the following are environmental impacts of extensive aquaculture?
a)
spread of disease
b)
pollution
c)
introduced species
d)
all of the above
9.
The condition of the river in the illustration is due to
a)
hormone runoff
b)
fertilizer runoff
c)
antibiotic runoff
d)
pesticide runoff
10.
What type of farming is practiced to produce food for sale off the farm?
a)
Industrial
b)
Subsistence
c)
Seed
d)
Vegetative
e)
Peasant
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