Industrial Farming

1. The majority of the earth's water is now used to support animal agriculture

True

False

2. Industrial farming is responsible for

Loss of biodiversity

Degradation of soil quality

Pollution

All of the above

None of the above

3. Industrial farming is:

Sustainable, because it supports a growing human population.

Not sustainable, because it externalizes environmental costs.

Sustainable, because it is economically beneficial.

Not sustainable, because it supports the fast food industry.

4. The following is NOT an environmental impact of industrial farming

Deforestation

Loss of biodiversity

Loss of genetic diversity

Increased algal blooms

Reduced carbon emissions

5. Industrial farming causes species extinction by:

Increasing the cases of food-borne illness

Making meat inexpensive

Habitat destruction

Subsidizing corn production by farmers

Diverting funds used to maintain other species

6. Farm waste containing high levels of hormones and pesticides is:

Treated as toxic waste and disposed of in well-marked containers

Sprayed over fields as fertilizer

Treated and returned to the water supply

Buried underground

7. Forested land in the Amazon that has been converted into cropland has resulted in

Destruction of biodiversity

Introduction of carinogenic pesticides

Increased pathogenicity

Both A and B

All of the Above

8. Factory Farms are responsible for ___ of green house gas emissions worldwide.

14%

18%

20%

11%

None of the above

9. ___ of the worlds land is occupied by livestock

30%

35%

60%

15%

10. Which is NOT a result of factory farming:

Standardization of animal shapes and sizes

Increased reliance on fossil fuels

Increased incidences of e. coli tainted meats and vegetables

Broadening of food industry ownership from a few corporations to many

None of the above