Food Supply Quiz
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1. Which of these increases food production by adding nutrients to soil?
- A. Herbicides
- B. Chemical fertilisers
- C. Insecticides
- D. Monoculture
2. What is a monoculture?
- A. Growing many different crops together
- B. Growing a single crop species over a large area
- C. Keeping many animal species together
- D. A type of fish quota
3. Which is a disadvantage of intensive livestock production?
- A. Higher biodiversity
- B. Rapid disease spread between animals
- C. Lower yield
- D. Reduced pollution
4. What defines a sustainable resource?
- A. One that can never be used
- B. One produced as rapidly as it is removed so it does not run out
- C. One found only in protected areas
- D. One that regenerates without human help
5. Which combination of measures is used to conserve fish stocks?
- A. Larger nets and longer fishing seasons
- B. Closed seasons, quotas and controlled mesh size
- C. Removing all fishing regulations
- D. Selective breeding of fish only