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Industrial farming quiz
- 1.Industrial farming is responsible for
- A.
Loss of biodiversity
- B.
Degradation of soil quality
- C.
Pollution
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 2.The following is NOT an environmental impact of industrial farming
- A.
Deforestation
- B.
Loss of biodiversity
- C.
Loss of genetic diversity
- D.
Increased algal blooms
- E.
Reduced carbon emissions
- 3.Industrial farming causes species extinction by:
- A.
Increasing the cases of food-borne illness
- B.
Making meat inexpensive
- C.
Habitat destruction
- D.
Subsidizing corn production by farmers
- E.
Diverting funds used to maintain other species
- 4.Industrial farming is:
- A.
Sustainable, because it supports a growing human population.
- B.
Not sustainable, because it externalizes environmental costs.
- C.
Sustainable, because it is economically beneficial.
- D.
Not sustainable, because it supports the fast food industry.
- 5.___ of the worlds land is occupied by livestock
- A.
30%
- B.
35%
- C.
60%
- D.
15%
- 6.Factory Farms are responsible for ___ of green house gas emissions worldwide.
- A.
14%
- B.
18%
- C.
20%
- D.
11%
- E.
None of the above
- 7.The majority of the earth's water is now used to support animal agriculture
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Farm waste containing high levels of hormones and pesticides is:
- A.
Treated as toxic waste and disposed of in well-marked containers
- B.
Sprayed over fields as fertilizer
- C.
Treated and returned to the water supply
- D.
Buried underground
- 9.Forested land in the Amazon that has been converted into cropland has resulted in
- A.
Destruction of biodiversity
- B.
Introduction of carinogenic pesticides
- C.
Increased pathogenicity
- D.
Both A and B
- E.
All of the Above
- 10.Which is NOT a result of factory farming:
- A.
Standardization of animal shapes and sizes
- B.
Increased reliance on fossil fuels
- C.
Increased incidences of e. coli tainted meats and vegetables
- D.
Broadening of food industry ownership from a few corporations to many
- E.
None of the above
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