Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Soil formation is affected by which of the following factors?
a. | traffic intensity | c. | uses | b. | color | d. | climate |
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Most of the botulism cases in the united states are created by:
a. | Commercial canned fruits and veggies | b. | Home preserved fruits and
veggies | c. | commercial canned meats | d. | commercial cooked food
items |
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Soap and water can be used to kill insects in the ________ stage
a. | egg | b. | pupae | c. | larvae | d. | adult |
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Once a pesticide container is empty it should be rinsed out________
times.
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The signal word ‘danger’ on a label indicates _______
Toxicity:
a. | No | b. | Low | c. | Moderate | d. | High |
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Which Federal provision established the labeling requirement on all household
products containing hazardous ingredients
a. | Clean Water Act | b. | Hazardous Substances Act | c. | Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act | d. | Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic
Act |
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Which of the following toxic substances do not dissolve or suspend in
water?
a. | Heavy Metals | c. | Oil | b. | Gasoline | d. | Antifreeze |
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How many gallons of water would it take to flood one acre to one foot
deep?
a. | 320,828 | b. | 325,828 | c. | 328,828 | d. | 330,828 |
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The average American uses_____ gallons of water a day?
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Which sphere contains all of the plant and animal life on the earths
surface?
a. | Hydrosphere | b. | atmosphere | c. | biosphere | d. | lithosphere |
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There are _____ classes of water.
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The hydrologic cycle receives its energy from_______
a. | Shifts in Ocean Tides | c. | Carbon Dioxide | b. | the moon | d. | the Sun |
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Groundwater possesses its own taste, odor, and color because of:
a. | Acids | b. | Salts | c. | Minerals | d. | bacteria |
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Acid Rain is most harmful to which sphere of the hydrological cycle.
a. | Atmosphere | b. | Hydrosphere | c. | Biosphere | d. | Lithosphere |
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Humus can be used as fertilizer and comes from:
a. | Decomposing Organic Waste | c. | The Incineration
process | b. | Human Body Waste | d. | Domestic Mushrooms |
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Which of the following is a property of soil that affects how land can be
used?
a. | Texture | b. | Wetness | c. | Shape | d. | Length |
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Which discharged form of water pollution can enter the food chain by adhering to
body tissue and can be cooked out?
a. | Organic Waste | c. | Thermal Pollution | b. | Inorganic Waste | d. | Radioactive
Materials |
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Which of the following is a type of aquatic system?
a. | Standing Fresh Water | c. | Ocean | b. | Flowing Fresh Water | d. | All of these are
correct |
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Land Reclamation basically means:
a. | To declare land unusable | c. | to stake a claim on the
land | b. | To put the land back into use | d. | to commence strip
mining |
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Natural resources...
a. | are only important to plants and animals | b. | are only important
to humans | c. | are important to humans because they rely upon them for everyday
life | d. | are important to the United States international trade
policy |
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The three components of the food chain are...
a. | earth, wind, and fire | c. | soil, plants, and animals | b. | producers,
consumers, and decomposers | d. | dogs, cats and horses |
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Omnivores are...
a. | flesh eating animals, organisms that feed on non-herbivore tropic
guilds | b. | organisms which feed primarily on plant matter | c. | consumers of both
plants and animals | d. | animals that fed primarily on bananas and
coconuts |
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Humans are part of ecosystems because they...
a. | work in the environment | b. | are associated with all parts and functions of
the environment | c. | consume plants and animals and can damage or improve an ecosystem | d. | feel it is a
citizen’s duty |
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The computation to derive growth rate is:
a. | birth rate in year one -birth rate in year two = growth rate | b. | birth rate in year
one divided by five = growth rate | c. | death rate + or - birth rate = growth rate
| d. | birth rate - death rate = growth rate |
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If the world population is now 5.2 billion and the growth rate is 1.8%, what is
the expected increase in population for the next year?
a. | 2 billion | b. | 0.32 billion | c. | 0.1
billion | d. | the population increase cannot be determined given this
information |
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Which of these agricultural practices has made it possible to meet the world
food demand?
a. | the creation of wetlands | b. | deforestation to make room for
cultivation | c. | use of fertilizers and improved genetics | d. | food production
demand has actually decreased in the last 20 years |
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Photosynthesis is a process by which
a. | consumers make their own food | b. | plants use sunlight to break down
food | c. | plants transform the sun’s energy into usable energy (food) | d. | one plant community
is replaced by another over time |
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The most accurate definition of soil is
a. | a substance that farmers use that supports plant growth | b. | a group of minerals
that are very valuable | c. | a substance that is extracted from oil
wells | d. | a mixture of organic matter, mineral components, water, and air that supports plant
growth |
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Soil erosion is...
a. | the movement of plants and trees under the influence of water, wind, ice or
gravity | b. | the movement of water particles under the influence of water, wind, ice, or
gravity | c. | the movement of soil particles under the influence of water, wind, ice, or
gravity | d. | when people disturb the environment |
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Topsoil losses in the United States are 1/8th inch per year, but the restoration
rate is...
a. | 30-50 years per inch | c. | 75-90 years per inch | b. | 50-60 years per inch | d. | 400-500 years per
inch |
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Which of the following is considered a vegetative erosion control?
a. | conservation tillage | c. | crop rotation | b. | contour farming | d. | diversion ditches or
berms |
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Which action will not directly contaminate groundwater?
a. | runoff from yards and gardens | b. | incineration of domestic
waste | c. | roadside dumping of large appliances | d. | pouring used motor oil into a storm
sewer |
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The main federal agencies that establish agricultural guidelines for water
quality are
a. | Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Preservation
Agency | b. | Department of Commerce and the Soil Conservation Corps | c. | Environmental
Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers | d. | National Farmers Organizations and the Nature
Conservancy |
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Which of the following is an example of alternative land use?
a. | using a field for horticultural production that was previously used as a wildlife
refuge | b. | draining a wetland so that a shopping center may be built in its
place | c. | converting a river bottom to a wetland for endangered water fowl that has been used
for crop production for several years | d. | all of these are correct
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Which of the following is a true statement about soils and land use?
a. | any soil can be used for any purpose if it is modified | b. | with the right
fertilizer any soil can be used to grow corn | c. | specific types of soil vary in their
suitability for construction, sewage disposal and agricultural production | d. | generally any soil
can be used for sewage disposal without polluting ground water |
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