Environment and Modern Agriculture Quiz

What percentage of the world's freshwater is used for agriculture?

• 30

• 50

• 70

• 90

Which of the following products requires the most water to produce?

• Corn

• Beef

• Milk

• Lettuce

What percentage of calories fed to cows gets turned into beef?

• 52

• 33

• 18

• 3

Which of the following is the largest driver of deforestation?

• Beef

• Palm oil

• Wheat

• Wood

What is biomass?

• The total number of animals living on the planet

• The weight of the planet

• The ratio of animal life to plant life

• The total weight of all living things on the planet

Which of the following processes emit greenhouse gases?

• Animals belching / flatulating

• Chemical and animal fertilizers

• Transportation of goods

• Animal waste

• Field burning and forest burning

What percentage of greenhouse gas emissions caused by producing food are from animal products?

• 100

• 80

• 60

• 40

• 20

How many pounds of fish do commercial fisheries catch each day?

• 1 million pounds

• 100 million pounds

• 500 million pounds

• 1 billion pounds

How many animals are raised and killed for food each year?

• 70 million

• 700 million

• 7 billion

• 70 billion

• 700 billion

Cell-based / cultivated meat would require how many animals to be slaughtered each year?

• 0

• 5 million

• 50 million

• 500 million

• 5 billion