A farmer applies a pesticide monthly to his field. The results are shown above. What caused the number of insects to increase?
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Question 2
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Using the graph, which of the following would most effectively slow the loss of arable land?
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Question 3
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Becoming more sustainable would involve
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Question 4
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Using IPM to control pests highlights which of the following?
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Question 5
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The Antarctic has extensive availability of mining resources, but scientists warn against collecting these resources because
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Question 6
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Coal was surface mined from four sites, labeled 1 through 4, that had originally been covered by forest. Each site was planted with a mix of tree seedlings to reclaim the area to forest. Grass was also seeded over each site to prevent initial erosion and to provide forage. Ten years after planting, information was collected at the five sites and is given in the table below. Select the letter of the row that indicates the site with the most successful forest reclamation.
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Question 7
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Industrial agriculture often uses synthetic fertilizers that do not add organic material to the soil, therefore damaging soil composition. Which of the following best shows this relationship?
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Question 8
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A new 450-unit housing development will replace several small farms on the outskirts of Cypress. The development will be comprised of ¼-hectare lots with nearly identical footprints, as shown below.
Due to the new construction from the housing development, water from rain will runoff into nearby Cypress Creek. What will likely happen?
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Question 9
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A new 450-unit housing development will replace several small farms on the outskirts of Cypress. The development will be comprised of ¼-hectare lots with nearly identical footprints, as shown below.
Due to the new construction from the housing development, the local water supply will be most impacted because
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Question 10
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A new 450-unit housing development will replace several small farms on the outskirts of Cypress. The development will be comprised of ¼-hectare lots with nearly identical footprints, as shown below.
A way that homeowners in the new development can protect water quality in Cypress Creek would be to
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Question 11
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Overgrazing of grasslands can lead to diminished range quality. Two of the major effects on the range are
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Question 12
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The release of particulate matter pollution from power plants into our atmosphere is an example of the
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Question 13
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Aquaculture farming threatens the health of wild fish because
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Question 14
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The United State government can encourage sustainable forestry by
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Question 15
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Based on the information shown in the graph, which of the following statements is most likely to be true?
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Question 16
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Changing from the usual methods of industrial agricultural practices to which of the following is most likely to decrease the contact of people to toxic chemicals?
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Question 17
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The land on a 100-acre farm is equally suited for grazing cattle and growing corn. Of the following ways of distributing land use, which would produce the greatest number of calories of human consumption?
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Question 18
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What is the major cause of the decline in seen in the graph above?
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Question 19
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The local amount of CO2 rises when a rain forest is slashed and burned. This is primarily due to
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Question 20
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Which of the following is likely to minimize soil erosion?
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Question 21
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Nutrient levels and bacterial content will increase in nearby streams with the addition of which of the following?
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Question 22
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Which of the following is most likely to occur in a forested region that has been recently clear-cut?
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Question 23
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The best example of the pesticide treadmill is a
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Question 24
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This method of agricultural irrigation loses the lowest amount of water through evaporation