Quiz about Agriculture and Sustainability

Question 1

What does sustainability mean?

Accepted Answer

Maintaining the world we live in for future generations.

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Using lots of resources.

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Cutting down trees.

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Using lots of water and electricity.

Question 2

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

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EPA

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DDT

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CIA

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FBI

Question 3

A measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It compares human demand with planet Earth's ecological capacity to regenerate

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Ecological Footprint

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Ecology

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Environment

Question 4

What do we call it when an ecosystem is able to maintain its structure and be stable over time?

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It is sustainable.

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It is dependable.

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It is independent.

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It is adaptable.

Question 5

Sustainability is to

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maintain our resources for the future generation

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not to use the natural resources

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not to pollute the environment

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use only clean energy

Question 6

Agriculture is best defined as

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the cultivation of plants/domesticating animals

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the hunting and gathering

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the altering genetic material of plants

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using technology to increase production

Question 7

Amount of crops produced per unit area

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Yield

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Diet

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Famine

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Malnutrition

Question 8

Process by which human activities or climate change make areas more desert-like

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Desertification

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Domesticated

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Arable

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Overharvesting

Question 9

A poison used to destroy pests

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Pesticide

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Biological Pest Control

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Genetic Engineering

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Overharvesting

Question 10

Practice that modifies the genome of living organisms for industrial use

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Genetic engineering

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Domesticated

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Livestock

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Biological pest control

Question 11

Removing more organisms from a population than can be replaced

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Overharvesting

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Livestock

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Domesticated

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Yield

Question 12

Raising of aquatic plants or animals for human use

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Aquaculture

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Overharvesting

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Arable

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Famine

Question 13

A _________________ is a prolonged period of below average precipitation in an area.

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Drought

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Famine

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Yield

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Green Revolution

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a negative side effect of modern agricultural techniques versus traditional techniques?

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Increased crop yields

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Increased use of fossil fuels

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Increased use of fertilizers

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Increased use of pesticides

Question 15

All of the following are benefits of pesticide use EXCEPT

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genetic resistance

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disease control

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crop protection

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lower food costs for consumers

Question 16

GMO stands for

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genetically modified organism

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genetically made organism

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gene manipulated organism

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Genetic mutant organism

Question 17

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

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All answers are correct.

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Synthetic pesticides

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Genetic engineering

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Irradiation

Question 18

Organic food is more nutritious than conventionally grown food.

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False

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True

Question 19

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

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False

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True

Question 20

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

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False

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True

Question 21

GMOs can be

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plant, animal, and bacteria

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plants only

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animals only

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plant and animal only

Question 22

How might scientists check to make sure their GMO worked?

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All of the above!

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Add a fluorescent (glowing) gene (with the gene of interest) to see if the final product glows

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Add another gene (with the gene of interest), like a resistance to herbicide gene, to test for its addition in the final product.

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Add pests to the final product to see if they live or die!

Question 23

What is sustainability?

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Meeting the needs of the community NOW and planning for the needs of the community in the FUTURE.

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Meeting the needs of the community NOW only.

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Meeting the needs of the community in the FUTURE only.

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Both the positive and negative outcome of a decision.

Question 24

Which would NOT be a reason to use GM crops?

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Using GM crops can increase pesticide resistance in pests.

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Using GM crops can increase crop yields.

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Using GM crops can reduce use of insecticide sprays.

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Using GM crops may be able to feed more people faster.

Question 25

The rearing of aquatic animals and plants for human consumption or use.

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aquaculture

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ranching

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agriculture

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cultivation

Question 26

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

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Trawling

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Pole Fishing

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Long Line Fishing

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Purse Seining

Question 27

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

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

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

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

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The fish came from a Marine Reserve.

Question 28

How are aquatic dead zones created?

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Using fertilizers and runoff

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Spraying pollen and rockslides

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Climate change

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Walls changing migration patterns

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