Farming and conservation Quiz
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1. Which farming technique is an example of monoculture?
- A. Planting wheat in the same field every year
- B. Rotating wheat, beans and barley
- C. Growing clover with grass
- D. Keeping hedgerows around fields
2. Why does removing a hedgerow reduce biodiversity?
- A. It increases the soil pH
- B. It removes habitats, nesting sites and corridors for wildlife
- C. It increases the use of herbicides
- D. It reduces the area of the field
3. A farmer uses a pesticide that kills all insects in a field. Which is the most likely effect on the food chain?
- A. Birds that eat insects increase
- B. Plant diversity increases
- C. Birds that eat insects have less food and decline
- D. Nothing changes
4. Which payment scheme best balances conservation and farming?
- A. Paying farmers to leave small field margins
- B. Banning all farming
- C. Removing hedgerows for bigger fields
- D. Spraying more herbicide
5. Why can inorganic fertiliser reduce plant species richness on grassland?
- A. It kills all the grass
- B. Fast-growing species outcompete other plants
- C. It increases grazing
- D. It stops pollination