All AP Environmental Science Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Agriculture
Which is used to allow farmers to utilize hillsides?
Rangeland
Monoculture
Polyculture
Terracing
Terracing
Terracing creates level shelves on hillsides to hold water and soil for growing crops. This method can be very expensive. Rangelands are the areas of land that are grazed on by animals. A monoculture refers to the cultivation of a single crop or animal, while a polyculture involves the cultivation of multiple different types of crops and/or animals in a given area.
Example Question #5 : Agriculture
Green manure is incorporated into soils by plowing to increase available organic matter. Which is the source of green manure?
Cattle
Chickens
Vegetation
Pigs
Vegetation
Vegetation used for green material is typically still-growing or freshly cut.
Example Question #291 : Ap Environmental Sciences
Traditional subsistence agriculture produces enough crops/livestock to provide for which of the following choices?
One family, plus a great amount of surplus to sell
One individual
One small community
One family, plus some surplus
One family, plus some surplus
Traditional subsistence agriculture provides enough food to support one family and occasionally a surplus to sell, trade, or store.
Example Question #1 : Material Resources
Which of the following is a projected disadvantage of using genetically modified crops and foods?
Plants are able to grow in harsher climates
Production of harmful toxins resulting from gene mutation
None of these
Higher crop yields
Crops need less water
Production of harmful toxins resulting from gene mutation
GMO stands for "genetically modified organisms.” Scientists have manipulated the genetic material of the organism to create more productive crops. GMO's combine traits from significantly different species, creating an organism that has never occurred in nature. The resultant organism is less stable and likely to be modified, creating toxins or other negative mutations. The benefits of using GMO's include higher crop yields, as well as cultivating crops needing less water that are able to grow in harsher climates.
Example Question #3 : Agriculture
There are many different types of pesticides and herbicides that help agricultural producers control for different types of nuisances outbreaks that can destroy crops. If a farm experiences an outbreak of weeds from multiple plant species, then which of the following remedies should the farmer use?
Broad-Spectrum insecticide
Narrow-spectrum insecticide
Nonselective herbicide
Selective herbicide
None of these
Nonselective herbicide
The farmer should use a nonselective herbicide. We can narrow down the answer choices to herbicides because they are used to control plants and weeds. The question also states that there are multiple species of weeds that the farmer needs to control. This means the farmer should use a nonselective herbicide, which kills multiple species—rather than a selective herbicide that will only kill a certain plant species. Insecticides are the wrong answer choice because they control for insects, not plants.
Example Question #4 : Agriculture
IPM is a tool a farmers use to minimize insect damage to their crops. Farmers can do this by maintaining a healthy ecosystem that naturally controls insect outbreaks, but still allows some predation on crops. Which of the following best defines the acronym: IPM?
Invertebrate preventative methods
Interpretive pathogen management
Integrated pest management
None of these
Insect population monitoring
Integrated pest management
IPM stands for "integrated pest management." IPM is a process that minimizes the impact of pests upon agricultural or natural areas that pose minimal risks to people or the environment. In this process farmers may shield disease prone species from pests by planting a barrier of healthy pest resistant crops in front of them.
Example Question #5 : Agriculture
One of the most pressing issues in the field of agriculture is how to feed a growing planet. Between the 1930s and 1960s, the __________ transformed and modernized the agricultural system in the United States. This transformation caused farmers to mechanize their production and increase their crop yields. What is this period of transformation/transition called?
The Agricultural Revolution
The Green Revolution
The Environmental Revoultion
The Production Revolution
The Green Revolution
The correct response is The Green Revolution. The father of this revolution was Norman Borlaug. He received a Nobel Peace Prize in 1970s for his working in the Green Revolution, credited as saving a billion lives because of his involvement in the agricultural enhancements.
Example Question #11 : Material Resources
The Green Revolution was a period of modernization and mechanization in the agricultural industry that occurred between the 1930s and 1960s. The Green Revolution increased yield and helped farmers feed a growing human population. The man who fathered the Green Revolution won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his work in helping saving a billion people from starvation. What was his name?
Robert Fraley
John Deere
Norman Borlaug
Cyprus McCormick
Norman Borlaug
The correct response is Norman Borlaug. He is regarded as the "Father of the Green Revolution" and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970. His work specialized in creating high-yielding varieties of crops, such as wheat, to increase the global food supply.
Example Question #292 : Ap Environmental Sciences
Greg is a farmer in Ohio who has grown either corn or soybeans separately on his large 1000-acre farm field for the past 10 years. Recently, he has heard that growing multiple crops at the same time can decrease his pest problems. If he decides to grow corn, soybeans, and squash simultaneously on his farm field, what type of agriculture would he be utilizing?
Polyculture
None of these
Subsistence
Monoculture
Polyculture
The correct response is polyculture. A polyculture describes a farm that grows more than one crop together on the same field. This is also referred to as diversified farming and intercropping. Subsistence farming is incorrect because this describes a farming who grows food for just his family. Since Greg has 1000 acres, this answer choice doesn't make sense. Monoculture describes a farmer who grows only one crop.
Example Question #293 : Ap Environmental Sciences
Nutrition can impact the quality of life for any given nation. Each region has different nutritional issues based on diet. A child from the upper class is likely to suffer from which nutritional deficiency?
Zinc deficiency
Under-nutrition
Malnutrition
Over-nutrition
Hunger
Over-nutrition
The correct response is over-nutrition. Children that face over-nutrition eat more daily calories than are necessary for health. There is not enough evidence to suggest any specific nutritional deficiency, especially in an upper class child.
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