World Food Problems and Malnutrition Types Quiz

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What is the approximate daily caloric requirement for an average adult human?

2200 calories

2600 calories (correct)

2000 calories

3000 calories

What is the term for the condition in which people live with chronic hunger and malnutrition?

Food insecurity (correct)

Undernutrition

Malnutrition

Food shortage

What is the primary cause of kwashiorkor?

Severe protein deficiency (correct)

Mineral deficiency

Severe calorie deficiency

Vitamin deficiency

What is the expected increase in grain production required by 2030 to feed the projected 8.3 billion people?

30% more grain Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the expansion of a government's economy, which is viewed as a way to raise the standard of living?

Economic development Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary objective of sustainable agriculture?

To maintain soil productivity and a healthy ecological balance Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of farmers abandoning traditional crop varieties in favor of modern ones?

Loss of genetic diversity and germplasm Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the cultivation of only one type of plant over a large area?

Monoculture Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of intercropping in agriculture?

Higher yields than when crops are grown as monocultures Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the manipulation of genes to produce a particular trait in plants?

Genetic engineering Signup and view all the answers

World Food Problems and Malnutrition Types Quiz

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What is the approximate daily caloric requirement for an average adult human?

What is the term for the condition in which people live with chronic hunger and malnutrition?

What is the primary cause of kwashiorkor?

What is the expected increase in grain production required by 2030 to feed the projected 8.3 billion people?

What is the term for the expansion of a government's economy, which is viewed as a way to raise the standard of living?

What is the primary objective of sustainable agriculture?

What is the result of farmers abandoning traditional crop varieties in favor of modern ones?

What is the term for the cultivation of only one type of plant over a large area?

What is the benefit of intercropping in agriculture?

What is the term for the manipulation of genes to produce a particular trait in plants?

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