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Aquatic biodiversity and Agriculture

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is NOT an ecological importance of marine systems?

a)

CO2 absorption

b)

Heat absorption

c)

Nutrient Cycling

d)

Flood control

2.

Which area has the lowest level of biodiversity?

a)

Coral Reef

b)

Deep ocean floor

c)

Estuaries

d)

Open Ocean

3.

Rapid growth of plant life in aquatic environments caused by fertilizer runoff is called..

a)

Eutrophication

b)

Soil erosion

c)

Acidification

d)

Nutrient cycling

4.

Commercial extinction is..

a)

the total extinction of a species

b)

the depletion of a population of species to the point where fisherman cannot catch enough of them to earn profit

c)

a sustainable fishing practice

d)

a result of natural causes

5.

The dramatic loss of biodiversity of Lake Victoria was caused by four factors. Which is incorrect?

a)

Algal bloom

b)

Invasive species

c)

Overfishing

d)

Soil degradation

6.

What percentage of the worlds ocean are fully protected Marine areas?

a)

0.1%

b)

0.5%

c)

1%

d)

0.01%

7.

Which of the following is NOT a way to make fishing more sustainable?

a)

Establish more MPAs

b)

Set catch limits

c)

Increase government subsidy

d)

Improve regulations

8.

Which of the following does NOT protect freshwater rivers?

a)

Control of invasive species

b)

Pollution control

c)

Land use planning

d)

Waterflow control

9.

Which type of fishing is the most harmful?

a)

Trawler fishing

b)

Deep sea Aquaculture

c)

Longline fishing

d)

Sonar Purse-sein

10.

Which is not one of the major three grains grown in agriculture?

a)

Wheat

b)

Rice

c)

Corn

d)

Rye

11.

A form of farming in which nearly all of the crops or livestock raised are used to survive and maintain the farmer is called..

a)

Traditional Intensive farming

b)

High input agriculture

c)

Industrial agriculture

d)

Traditional susbsistence

12.

Which of these is NOT involved in the Green revolution?

a)

Plant monocultures of high yield crops

b)

Use large inputs of fertilizer, pesticides and water

c)

Increase cropping frequency

d)

Plant polycultures of high yield crops

13.

Which is a reason for world food production problems?

a)

Decreasing affluence

b)

Irrigation growth

c)

Population growth

d)

Increase in global fertilizer

14.

The condition that develops when the body is deprived of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients it needs to maintain healthy tissues and organ function is called...

a)

Undernutrition

b)

Iron deficiency

c)

Malnutrition

d)

Overnutrition

15.

A type of interplanting where a plot is planted with several varieties of the same crop is called..

a)

Polyvarietal cultivation

b)

Intercropping

c)

Polyculture

d)

Agroforestry

16.

Which of the following helps to make marine fisheries more sustainable?

a)

Increase commercial fishing

b)

Bycatch reduction

c)

Introduction of non-native species

d)

Afforestation

17.

Genetically modified crops are plants used in agriculture, the DNA of which has been modified using genetic engineering methods. Which of the following is an advantage of GMC?

a)

Unpredictable ecological effects

b)

Lower genetic diversity

c)

Herbicide resistant invasive weeds

d)

Environmentally resistant crops

18.

Why is livestock agriculture more harmful than crop farming? Select all correct answers.

a)

Produces large amounts of CO2

b)

Uses large areas of land

c)

A major cause of deforestation

d)

Uses large amounts of water

19.

Which of the following found in seafood is dangerous to consume? Select all correct answers

a)

Heavy metals

b)

Radiation

c)

Excess Hormones

d)

Amino acids

20.

A fish or other marine species that is caught unintentionally while fishing for specific species or sizes of wildlife is called..

a)

Non native invasion

b)

Protected areas

c)

Bycatch

d)

Commercial extinction

21.

Which country has the most Aquaculture output?

a)

USA

b)

China

c)

Norway

d)

Russia

22.

The average annual growth of Aquaculture production is around..

a)

6%

b)

10%

c)

20%

d)

1%

23.

What is an indirect consumption output of Aquaculture used in other forms of agriculture?

a)

Fish markets

b)

Restocking wild populations

c)

Fish meal

d)

Water pollution

24.

What is the main cultured species in Aquaculture?

a)

Marine fish

b)

Molluscs

c)

Fresh water fish

d)

Crustaceans

25.

An example of Amphibian species farmed in aquaculture is..

a)

Frogs

b)

Crocodiles

c)

Lizards

d)

Jellyfish

26.

Select all of the environmental impacts of Aquaculture.

a)

Water pollution

b)

Loss of genetic diversity

c)

Escapees

d)

Fertilizer runoff

27.

Which species has the lowest feed conversion ratio?

a)

Salmon

b)

Chicken

c)

Cow

d)

Pig

28.

A food production system that mixes aquaculture with hydroponically-grown plants is called..

a)

Fish ranching

b)

Fish farming

c)

Aquaponics

d)

Organic acroecology

29.

In aquaculture, which species cleans water and is the most sustainable to farm?

a)

Shrimp

b)

Clam (shellfish)

c)

Tuna

d)

Octopus

30.

Which country currently does NOT engage in whale hunting?

a)

Japan

b)

Norway

c)

Iceland

d)

Greenland

31.

Biodiversity is higher... (select all correct answers)

a)

On the bottom of the ocean

b)

Near the coast

c)

In rivers

d)

In Great lakes

32.

Why is it difficult to protect marine biodiversity? (select all correct answers)

a)

Human ecological footprint and fishprint are expanding

b)

Much ocean damage is not visible

c)

Climate change

d)

Rising sea levels

33.

Water Hyacinth reduces aquatic biodiversity. It is a..

a)

Coastal management method

b)

Invasive plant species

c)

Large fish

d)

Waste disposal method