agri bio 1
Changing global climate patterns due to increased carbon dioxide levels describes which Challenge of Modern Agriculture?
CLIMATE CHANGE
Population is expected to
reach 9 billion by 2050 describes which Challenge of Modern Agriculture?
POPULATION GROWTH
Marketing Strategies, Value-Added Products and reducing chemical use are all examples of which of the 3 types of sustainability?
ENVIRONMENTAL
Which process takes LIGHT energy & converts it to CHEMICAL energy?
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Which process in the Carbon Cycle moves carbon from the biosphere (living things) to the geosphere (ground)?
DECOMPOSITION
The coexistence of hunger
and obesity in the same household describes which Challenge of Modern Agriculture?
DOUBLE BURDEN OF MALNUTRITION
The conversion of farmland and rural areas to urban areas, urban sprawl describes which Challenge of Modern Agriculture?
URBANIZATION/LAND USE
What are the 3 components of environmental sustainability?
SOIL, WATER & AIR
Which process takes CHEMICAL energy & converts it to CELLULAR energy?
CELLULAR RESPIRATION
Which two processes cycle carbon directly between the atmosphere and biosphere (living things)?
PHOTOSYNTHESIS & CELLULAR RESPIRATION
The use of fossil fuels has helped us feed the world, but now our system is dependent on them describes which Challenge of Modern Agriculture?
FOSSIL FUEL DEPENDENCE
Excessive nutrient accumulation and pesticide pollution harm ecosystems describes which Challenge of Modern Agriculture?
WATER POLLUTION
True or False: The three dimensions of soil health are biological, physical, and chemical
TRUE
Where do Autotrophs get their energy from?
THE SUN
True or False: Light energy is used to make ATP
FALSE
870 million people are hungry worldwide, it is related to poverty and children mortality rates describes which Challenge of Modern Agriculture?
HUNGER
Marketing Strategies, Value-Added Products and reducing chemical use are all examples of which of the 3 types of sustainability?
ECONOMIC
Farmers can increase profits by: _________________ (Increasing or decreasing) revenues
INCREASING
Where do Heterotrophs get their energy from?
EATING
True or False: Agriculture helps lower the carbon in the atmosphere.
TRUE
It is more than soil erosion or loss of soil fertility. It is the deterioration of a balanced ecosystem and the loss of ecosystem services that come with that describes which Challenge of Modern Agriculture?
LAND DEGRADATION
What are the three legs to the “Sustainability Stool”?
SOCIAL, ECONOMIC & ENVIRONMENTAL
Farmers can increase profits by: __________________ (increasing or decreasing) costs.
DECREASING
Which process in the Carbon Cycle is the ONLY way carbon is pulled from the atmosphere?
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
True or False: According to most scientists, activities like fossil fuel burning and deforestation have affected the global carbon cycle
TRUE