1
Growing food crops as monocultures was a major advance in the sustainability of food
supplies.
(A)
True
(B)
False
2
Aquaculture can be considered a type of monoculture.
(A)
True
(B)
False
3
Selective breeding is an example of genetically modified organisms (GMO).
(A)
True
(B)
False
4
Although agriculture does use irrigation, it has minimal impact on the world’s water supply.
(A)
True
(B)
False
5
Use of synthetic fertilizer has an impact on the nitrogen cycle.
(A)
True
(B)
False
6
Biofuels are a threat to food security.
(A)
True
(B)
False
7
Switching from a vegetarian to a meat-rich diet would increase a person’s Ecological
Footprint.
(A)
True
(B)
False
8
Locally grown food, regardless of growing methods, is always environmentally preferable to
organically grown food from elsewhere.
(A)
True
(B)
False
9
Organic certification involves third-party verification of how food was grown.
(A)
True
(B)
False
10
Building roofs cannot be used to grow food because soil depth is too shallow.
(A)
True
(B)
False
11
A community garden not only provides food but builds community.
(A)
True
(B)
False
12
Soil is a renewable resource which forms slowly.
(A)
True
(B)
False
13
Soil contains ecosystems.
(A)
True
(B)
False
14
The most essential organisms in soil are the bacteria.
(A)
True
(B)
False
15
Compost should not be used on clay soil.
(A)
True
(B)
False
16
Soil is a carbon reservoir in the global carbon cycle.
(A)
True
(B)
False
17
The Green Revolution was
(A)
the invention of agriculture
(B)
the development of fossil fuels
(C)
advances in fertilizer and plant breeding
(D)
the beginning of the environmental movement
18
If all humans were vegetarians,
(A)
Earth’s carrying capacity would be reduced
(B)
the Earth could support a larger population
(C)
the Earth could support fewer people
(D)
Earth’s carrying capacity would be unaffected
19
The term “food miles” describes
(A)
how far food travels from where it was grown to where it is eaten
(B)
how far a person must travel in order to obtain food
(C)
how far a processing plant is located from farm fields
20
A food desert
(A)
is a place with little or no food
(B)
is a place with inadequate water for growing food
(C)
is a place with too much food
(D)
is a place that lacks healthy food