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WorksheetsUnit 5 APES
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
The Green Revolution was
a dramatic increase in crop yields in developing countries
change to more sustainable agriculture
way of fighting soil erosion
power grab by the Green party in the 1980s
Overgrazing of grasslands can lead to reduced range quality. Two of the major effects of overgrazing are
erosion and desertification
eutrophication and increased methane production
higher fire potential and increased productivity
higher primary productivity and ammonification
Which is true about aquaculturing?
The amount of aquacultured fish has decreased significantly in favor of wild-caught fish.
Aquaculturing requires the same inputs as other forms of animal agriculture, including feed and antibiotics.
Aquaculture operations do not affect the surrounding ecosystem in any adverse way.
All of the above are true.
What type of fishing has baited hooks are attached to a single fishing line that trails behind a ship
Pole Fishing
Long Line Fishing
Purse Seining
Trawling
What is aquaculture?
The study of saltwater and freshwater organisms for use in medicine
The breeding of land plants and animals to be used as fish feed
The breeding, raising and harvesting of both fresh and saltwater organisms
The manufacturing of aquatic organisms into feed and fertilizer
Which of these is NOT an environmental concern of farming fish?
Introducing pesticides, herbicides and antibiotics into the environment
Transferring disease from farmed fish to wild fish and vica versa
Increasing waste in slow moving water
Potentially introducing native fish into the wild
Crop rotation is used by organic farmers to preserve the qualities of the soil?
YES
NO
Which of the following strategies would help ensure that we can provide food for a growing human population?
Increase ethanol production in industrialized nations
encourage parents to have more offspring to increase available farm labor
increase palm oil production in poor countries
reduce the amount of meat consumption worldwide
reduce the production of nitrogen fertilizers
Which of the following is an example of the "Tragedy of the Commons"?
conserving water by turning off the tap
carpooling to work or school
secondhand smoke in a public park
deforestation on private land
excessive noise throughout an industrial factory
Why do some consumers avoid GMOs?
they are more expensive
GMO products taste bad
they are harder to find at the supermarket
GMOs are not as nutritious as other foods
some consumers believe GMOs are not safe to eat
Children who are malnourished suffer from a variety of diseases. Which of the following is NOT likely the result of malnutrition?
childhood blindness
iron deficiency
anemia
diabetes
Industrial logging in a deciduous forest can cause...
an increase in atmospheric CO2
a decrease in flooding
an increase in atmospheric O2
an increase in ecological services
Which of the following is NOT a contributor to food insecurity?
floods
drought
war
political conflict
private land ownership
Because global fisheries have dramatically seen a reduction in fish numbers, this technique has been used recently to supplement that loss.
monocropping
IPM
contour farming
aquaculture
When roots become saturated with water due to over-irrigation, it causes death in plant roots. This is called:
salinization
desertification
agroforestry
waterlogging
When irrigation water evaporates, salts are left behind on the soil surface and can cause plant death or lead to
soil salinization
desertification
waterlogging
monocropping
IPM is likely to use all of the following techniques EXCEPT
intercropping.
habitat creation for pest predators.
planting herbicide-resistant crops.
increased use of traditional pesticides.
