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Sustainable Agriculture and Soil
Management: Key Concepts and
Strategies Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Which combination of strategies could allow the world to be fed with
organic agriculture despite lower yields?
Ans: Reducing food waste, eating less meat, improving
distribution
What is a benefit of local food systems such as farmers' markets and
community gardens?
Ans: Provides fresher, seasonal produce
Why is treating agricultural systems like ecosystems considered a key
aspect of sustainability?
Ans: It allows natural interactions to provide pest control and
fertilization
What are some advantages of hydroponic farming?
Ans: Conserves land and water, reduces pesticide use
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What is the space between soil particles that can be occupied by air or
water known as?
Ans: Pore space
Why is soil only conditionally renewable?
Ans: It forms very slowly and can be degraded
Parent material can include all of the following EXCEPT?
Ans: Atmospheric oxygen
Which climate condition accelerates soil formation?
Ans: Warm and wet
Which type of weathering involves living organisms breaking down
rock?
Ans: Biological
What do mutualistic relationships between plants and fungi
(mycorrhizae) provide?
Ans: Sugars to fungi; water and minerals to plants
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
Sustainable Agriculture and Soil
Management: Key Concepts and
Strategies Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Which combination of strategies could allow the world to be fed with
organic agriculture despite lower yields?
Ans: Reducing food waste, eating less meat, improving
distribution
What is a benefit of local food systems such as farmers' markets and
community gardens?
Ans: Provides fresher, seasonal produce
Why is treating agricultural systems like ecosystems considered a key
aspect of sustainability?
Ans: It allows natural interactions to provide pest control and
fertilization
What are some advantages of hydroponic farming?
Ans: Conserves land and water, reduces pesticide use
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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What is the space between soil particles that can be occupied by air or
water known as?
Ans: Pore space
Why is soil only conditionally renewable?
Ans: It forms very slowly and can be degraded
Parent material can include all of the following EXCEPT?
Ans: Atmospheric oxygen
Which climate condition accelerates soil formation?
Ans: Warm and wet
Which type of weathering involves living organisms breaking down
rock?
Ans: Biological
What do mutualistic relationships between plants and fungi
(mycorrhizae) provide?
Ans: Sugars to fungi; water and minerals to plants
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
