Modern Agricultural Processes Quiz

Less land required, food production all year round, lower cost of production, lower labour requirement.

Use of herbicides leading to eutrophication, pesticides impacting the food chain, ethical concerns about animal treatment, destruction of natural habitats, ecological issues like reduced biodiversity, soil erosion, and methane production.

It can lead to eutrophication, pesticide effects on the food chain, reduced biodiversity, soil erosion, and increased methane production.

<p>Feeding high energy foods, using antibiotics preventatively, keeping animals in warm confined spaces with limited movement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By requiring less land, lower labor needs, and allowing continuous food production.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reduction of biodiversity due to monoculture, soil erosion from overgrazing, and methane emissions from a large number of cattle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Monoculture farming is the large-scale growth of a single variety of plant on a given area of agricultural land. The main drawbacks are: lower biodiversity, increased pest populations leading to greater use of insecticides, and the development of pesticide resistance in pests.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Palm oil production has increased rapidly over the last 30 years.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The use of chemical pesticides and insecticides in monoculture farming can lead to the killing of harmless insects, pollution from persistent chemicals accumulating in food chains, and the development of pesticide resistance in target pests.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chemical fertilizers increase the amount of nutrients in the soil, allowing plants to grow larger and produce higher yields.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Agricultural machinery has allowed farmers to cultivate much larger areas of land, increasing the overall food supply.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Insecticides kill unwanted insects that damage crops, while herbicides eliminate competing weed species, reducing food losses and increasing yields.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Selective breeding involves choosing parent organisms with desirable traits, like high yield, to produce offspring with those beneficial characteristics, leading to more reliable and abundant food supply.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Intensive livestock farming uses techniques like confined animal feeding operations to maximize the number of animals raised in a given space, leading to greater meat and dairy production.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The use of agricultural machinery, chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and selective breeding of high-yielding crops and livestock has collectively allowed for more intensive and efficient food production, leading to a substantial increase in the global food supply.</p> Signup and view all the answers