Environmental Science, Chapter 10, Section 2.

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Environmental Science, Chapter 10, Section 2. - Quiz

Our environment is full of wonders and undertaking environmental science is a great way to find out more about it and how t works. The quiz below is designed to test out what you understood in chapter ten. Give it a try and see how much you remember. All the best!

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1.

The following grains are among the world's major food crops except...
- A.
  
  Wheat
- B.
  
  Soybean
- C.
  
  Rice
- D.
  
  Corn
- E.
  
  All of these answers are grains that are major food crops.
2.

Which of the following types of agriculture is most characteristic of developing countries?
- A.
  
  Plantation agriculture
- B.
  
  Traditional agriculture
- C.
  
  Industrialized agriculture
- D.
  
  Minimum-tillage agriculture
- E.
  
  High-input agriculture
3.

All of the following crops are commonly grown in plantation agiculture except...
- A.
  
  Corn
- B.
  
  Bananas
- C.
  
  Palm oil
- D.
  
  Coffee
- E.
  
  Sugarcane
4.

The majority of soil organic matter is concentrated in the
- A.
  
  O horizon of leaf litter
- B.
  
  A horizon of topsoil
- C.
  
  O and A horizons
- D.
  
  C horizon
- E.
  
  B horizon
5.

What proportion of food products sold in the U.S. supermarket shelves contain some form of genetically engineered crop?
- A.
  
  1/5
- B.
  
  1/3
- C.
  
  1/2
- D.
  
  2/3
- E.
  
  3/4
6.

Which of the following types of agriculture is most characteristic of developed countries?
- A.
  
  Plantation agriculture
- B.
  
  Traditional agriculture
- C.
  
  Industrialized agriculture
- D.
  
  Minimum-tillage agriculture
- E.
  
  Maximum-tillage agriculture
7.

Which of the following would not be used to describe polyculture?
- A.
  
  Plants mature at various times
- B.
  
  The plot of land is left unmanaged for long periods of time
- C.
  
  Fertilizer use and water uses are reduced
- D.
  
  Pesticides are rarely needed
- E.
  
  It produces higher yields and high-input monocultures
8.

Which of the following associations is incorrect?
- A.
  
  Croplands and grains
- B.
  
  Aquaculture and seafood
- C.
  
  Rangelands and meat
- D.
  
  Feedlots and shellfish
- E.
  
  All of these answers are correct
9.

Which statement is best fit to describe an aspect of industrialized agriculture?
- A.
  
  Insecticides and herbicides are rarely needed
- B.
  
  Food is produces for global consumption
- C.
  
  Farmers grown several different crops on the same plot simultaneously
- D.
  
  Humans and draft animals provide the labor
- E.
  
  Polyculture is an underlying theme in all operations
10.

Monoculture is a method of growing food taht is utilized soley in
- A.
  
  Industrialized agriculture
- B.
  
  Polyculture
- C.
  
  Traditional subsistence agriculture
- D.
  
  Traditional intensive agriculture
- E.
  
  Both industrialized agriculture and traditional agriculture