Controls the roles in ecosystem functions, Drive elemental cycles., Is largely determinants of emergent properties

Malnutrition is the result of

Overeating, Undereating, An unbalanced diet, Bad Nutrition

leaching, uptake by plants, mass movement, radiation, erosion

Which of the following is NOT true about soil as a System

It's a long term store for chemical elements

Sustainable agriculture is

a more holistic approach to farming than conventional

Eating lower on the food chain, the following benefits would likely:

Would not have to farm or graze marginal lands as intensively

market forces determine supply and demand, desire for more organic foods

Ay, Ay, Captain!, For what?, Not yet, but I'll keep going, Yep, we'll pass!

What does Organic Matter contain

nitrogen, phosphorous and sulfur

Purchases made based on taste and preference

Distribution reasons for food loss is

Inadequate transport infrastructure or unreliable transport

organic materials, parent material, energy, inorganic matter

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Unit 5 Environmental Science Help

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1
Soil dynamics ...
Controls the roles in ecosystem functions
Drive elemental cycles.
Is largely determinants of emergent properties
Is dirt
2
The Advantages of a Large farm are
Can produce cheap food
Less vulnerable to pest
Has access to local markets
Grow a range of crops
3
Malnutrition is the result of
Overeating
Undereating
An unbalanced diet
Bad Nutrition
4
Farms can specialize in particular types of products but not in ...
Mixed Farms
Arable Farms
Commercial Farming
Pastoral Farms
5
Outputs include ...
decomposition, weathering & nutrient cycling
organic matter, nutrients, organisms, minerals, air, water
leaching, uptake by plants, mass movement, radiation, erosion
organic materials, parent materials, precipitation, infiltration
6
The Advantage of small farms is
Good transport links
Access to local markets
Can produce large yields
Efficient use of land
7
Which of the following is NOT true about soil as a System
There is interface between abiotic and biotic processes
It's a open system
It's a long term store for chemical elements
It's linked to other system
8
Sustainable agriculture is
a more holistic approach to farming than conventional
An ecological process
a less holistic approach to farming than conventional
9
Downward loss of nutrients through soil layers are also know as
Exponential Decrease
Horizons
Dried Up Nutrients
Negatuve Feedback
10
Large amount of chemical and energy input is not necessary for Subsistence Farming
True
False
11
Eating lower on the food chain, the following benefits would likely:
Would not have to farm or graze marginal lands as intensively
A worse diet for people world wide
Overgrazing on public and private range lands could increase
More Fossil Fuel Energy
12
Each organism in the food web shown physically mixes solid particles as...
Plants and Plant Roots
Plant Roots and Fungi
All living life
Fungi and Plants
13
Subsistence Farms uses tillage methods
True
False
14
What doesn't contributes to Malnutrition
Exercise
Climate Change
Poverty
harmful economic systems
15
The 4 Soil Horizons are
Land, Roots, Ground, Core
A, B, C, D
O, A, B, C
O-, AB, A, B
16
Socio-economic ...
A highly populated area that contains a high economy
A way to describe a poor economy
A shelter city with no access to outside food
market forces determine supply and demand, desire for more organic foods
17
Soil and Dirt mean the same thing in Environmental Science
False
True
18
Investive Commercial Farms uses Monoculture
True
False
19
What do Conditioners do?
improve the quality of soils
Take care of childern
Make your car smell nice
Clean your house
20
Farming systems depend on
Human Activity
Luck
No technology
Financial funds
21
Are you ready, kids
Ay, Ay, Captain!
For what?
Not yet, but I'll keep going
Yep, we'll pass!
22
What does Organic Matter contain
Minerals
fractions, sand, silt, clay
Air and water
nitrogen, phosphorous and sulfur
23
MEDC
Arable land is being used all the time
Purchases made based on taste and preference
Not always affordable due to fluctuating prices
Political and economic agendas can affect food production
24
Which of the following is NOT a type of soil?
Sand
Loam
Soft
Clay
25
Distribution reasons for food loss is
Excess food purchases, inappropriate storage, misunderstanding labeling
Damage to product during washing or preparation
Inadequate transport infrastructure or unreliable transport
Damaged or inappropriate size or misshaped product
26
Soil texture is determine by ...
Its size
amounts of soil's content
The amount of nutrients it contains
Erosion
27
Inputs includes ...
leaching, uptake by plants, mass movement, radiation, erosion.
organic materials, parent material, energy, inorganic matter
organic matter, nutrients, organisms, minerals, air, water
decomposition, weathering & nutrient cycling
28
Unsustainable techniques include
Underuse of pesticides
Underuse of chemical fertilizers
Irrigation methods
Growing crops between rows of soil

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