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Environmental Science Sustainable Agriculture

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does sustainability mean?

a)

Using lots of resources.

b)

Maintaining the world we live in for future generations.

c)

Cutting down trees.

d)

Using lots of water and electricity.

2.

The _________ is a government agency that serves us by enforcing and forming laws that protect the environment.

a)

DDT

b)

EPA

c)

CIA

d)

FBI

3.
A measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It compares human demand with planet Earth's ecological capacity to regenerate
a)
Ecology
b)
Ecological Footprint
c)
Environment
4.
What do we call it when an ecosystem is able to maintain its structure and be stable over time?
a)
It is dependable.
b)
It is sustainable.
c)
It is independent.
d)
It is adaptable.
5.
Sustainability is to 
a)
maintain our resources for the future generation 
b)
not to use the natural resources
c)
not to pollute the environment 
d)
use only clean energy 
6.
Agriculture is best defined as 
a)
the hunting and gathering
b)
the altering genetic material of plants
c)
the cultivation of plants/domesticating animals
d)
using technology to increase production
7.
Amount of crops produced per unit area
a)
Diet
b)
Famine
c)
Malnutrition
d)
Yield
8.
Process by which human activities or climate change make areas more desert-like
a)
Desertification
b)
Domesticated
c)
Arable
d)
Overharvesting
9.
A poison used to destroy pests
a)
Biological Pest Control
b)
Pesticide
c)
Genetic Engineering
d)
Overharvesting
10.
Practice that modifies the genome of living organisms for industrial use
a)
Domesticated
b)
Livestock
c)
Biological pest control
d)
Genetic engineering
11.
Removing more organisms from a population than can be replaced
a)
Livestock
b)
Domesticated
c)
Overharvesting
d)
Yield
12.
Raising of aquatic plants or animals for human use
a)
Aquaculture
b)
Overharvesting
c)
Arable
d)
Famine
13.
A _________________ is a prolonged period of below average precipitation in an area.
a)
Famine
b)
Drought
c)
Yield
d)
Green Revolution
14.
Which of the following is NOT a negative side effect of modern agricultural techniques versus traditional techniques?
a)
Increased use of fossil fuels
b)
Increased crop yields
c)
Increased use of fertilizers
d)
Increased use of pesticides
15.
All of the following are benefits of pesticide use EXCEPT
a)
disease control
b)
crop protection
c)
genetic resistance
d)
lower food costs for consumers
16.
GMO stands for
a)
genetically made organism
b)
genetically modified organism
c)
gene manipulated organism
d)
Genetic mutant organism
17.

In order to bear the organic label, organic produce cannot be subject to:

a)

Synthetic pesticides

b)

Genetic engineering

c)

Irradiation

d)

All answers are correct.

18.

What portion of a food must be organic to be labeled “made with organic ingredients?”

a)

70% to 95%

b)

25% to 70%

c)

10% to 25%

d)

0% to 10%

19.

Organic food is more nutritious than conventionally grown food.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Are foods made from genetically modified crops required to pass human testing?

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Corn is the most genetically modified food on the market in the U.S.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

GMOs can be

a)

plants only

b)

animals only

c)

plant, animal, and bacteria

d)

plant and animal only

23.
How might scientists check to make sure their GMO worked? 
a)
Add a fluorescent (glowing) gene (with the gene of interest) to see if the final product glows
b)
Add another gene (with the gene of interest), like a resistance to herbicide gene, to test for its addition in the final product.
c)
Add pests to the final product to see if they live or die!
d)
All of the above!
24.
What is sustainability? 
a)
Meeting the needs of the community NOW and planning for the needs of the community in the FUTURE.
b)
Meeting the needs of the community NOW only.
c)
Meeting the needs of the community in the FUTURE only.
d)
Both the positive and negative outcome of a decision.
25.
Which would NOT be a reason to use GM crops?
a)
Using GM crops can increase crop yields.
b)
Using GM crops can reduce use of insecticide sprays.
c)
Using GM crops may be able to feed more people faster.
d)
Using GM crops can increase pesticide resistance in pests.
26.
The rearing of aquatic animals and plants for human consumption or use.
a)
ranching
b)
aquaculture
c)
agriculture
d)
cultivation
27.

Which type of fishing has high rates of bycatch and highly destructive of benthic communities.

a)

Pole Fishing

b)

Long Line Fishing

c)

Purse Seining

d)

Trawling

28.

The loss of the Atlantic Cod around Newfoundland occurred because those fisheries were…

a)

Underexploited

b)

Fully exploited

c)

Overexploited.

d)

None of the above.

29.

The Swordfish has an MSC Certification label on it. What does this mean?

a)

The fish is certified to be organic and free of pesticides and antibiotics.

b)

The fish comes from a facility that follows sustainable fishing practices.

c)

The fish was not harvested using any form of seining, netting, or trawling.

d)

The fish came from a Marine Reserve.

30.

How are aquatic dead zones created?

a)

Using fertilizers and runoff

b)

Spraying pollen and rockslides

c)

Climate change

d)

Walls changing migration patterns

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