Apes chapter 12 quiz

Which of the following soil horizons is considered topsoil

A

All of the following are disadvantages to raising animals and feed lots

Antibiotics use chain increase antibiotic resistance in microbes, requires large input of fish meal and water, needs large amounts of water, and produces large amounts of animal wastes

Compared with people in developing countries people in industrialized countries are more likely to eat

Beef

The correct sequence for the efficiency of converting green into animal protein for the following animals from most efficient to least efficient is

Catfish chicken pigs beef

Which of the following are the three major sources of nutrients and calories for the global human population

Corn wheat and rice

Conservation tillage

Decreases erosion

When the productive potential of soil especially on Erin or semi arid land Falls by temper cent or more because of prolonged drought and human activities is called

Desertification

Four of the following are advantages of using aquaculture to produce fisj

Hi yield in small volume of water and reduces overharvesting of fisheries and low fuel use and high profits

A single type of crop is generally grown in

Industrialized agriculture

Repeated irrigation in dry climates leads to soil degration of the upper layers a process called

Salinization

In agricultural style that prevents erosion on steep slopes is

Terracing

Which of the following types of agriculture is most characteristic of developing countries

Traditional substance agriculture

Which country produces more than 70% of the worlds genetically engineered crops

USA

The major goal of industrialized agriculture for any crop has been to steadily increase its

Yield per unit of land