General Knowledge
____was developed to prevent the collapse in population, in which humans will outnumber the resources available.
GMOs.
What is considered to be the most sustainable diet?
What specific gas does cattle (beef specifically) release that is the most detrimental to the environment?
Methane
During pregnancy, exposure to ____ is harmful, leading to miscarriages, preterm births, low birth weight, and even birth defects.
Pesticides
What percent of the world’s fisheries are exploited or depleted, according to the United Nations Environment Programme.
75% or ¾
A single cow produces how many lbs of methane gas per year?
about 220 lbs
A person who follows a vegan diet, produces ____% less CO2.
50%
What is the formal name used to describe areas of bodies (of water) that have little to no oxygen?
Dead zones
From 2012 to 2017, livestock value increased by ____%, totaling to about 194 billion dollars.
7%
What percent of fish are caught and discarded globally, every year?
40%
This graph is retrieved from ice cores, as a means to measure global warming.
CO2 Hockey Stick Graph
_____ remains the top 5 largest provider of agricultural products in the world.
California
This occurs when large amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus enter the air, soil, and water.
Eutrophication
Pesticide use has increased by ______ lbs from the time genetically engineering was first introduced back in 1996.
404 million lbs
_____ are plants or animals or microbes in which one or more changes have been made to the genome via use of technology.
GMOs or genetically modified organisms.
What are the current CO2 levels in the air, as generated by NASA? (HINT: units are in ppm)
400 ppm.
A person on a vegan diet saves about how many gallons of water?
1,100 gallons of water
What is the number one agricultural source of greenhouse gases, worldwide?
Cattle
Agriculture, food, and related industries contributed roughly ______ (dollars) to the US Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2023.
$1.530 trillion dollars
____ (a chemical component) is released as a result of GMOs, and is lethal to ____.
Glyphosate; amphibians
What two factors does the CO2 Hockey Stick graph compare?
CO2 levels and temperature.
A person who follows a vegan diet, uses _____ land compared to a meat-lover for their food. (HINT: it’s a fraction value).
1/18
What is the NUMBER ONE commodity of California?
Dairy products (more specifically, milk), generating about $10.4 billion dollars.
What is ONE (of four possible answers) that arise as a result of climate change?
Ocean acidification
Extreme events
Oceans getting warmer
Global temperature rising