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Which of the following is NOT a focus for environmental sustainability? - correct answer
Reprocessing
Sustainability stems from the idea of which of the following? - correct answer
Sustainable development
What is an estimate which measures the impact an individual is leaving on the
environment based on his or her lifestyle and income? - correct answer Ecological
Footprint
Which of the following was NOT listed as a service the Environmental Resource
Management provides? - correct answer Marketing
Which of the following is NOT one of the three pillars of sustainability? - correct answer
Political
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of crop rotation? - correct answer Reducing Soil
Nitrogen
According to the presentation, sustainable livestock production may include which of the
following? - correct answer Free Roaming Animals
Which of the following is a benefit of industrial agriculture? - correct answer Higher
Productivity of Crops
Which of the following is a positive economic impact of sustainable farming? - correct
answer Financial Security
Which of the following was NOT listed as a benefit of sustainable agriculture as
discussed in the presentation? - correct answer Increasing Livestock Production
Which of the following is an advantage of using animal or green manures? - correct
answer Add Nitrogen to the soil
Which of the following is NOT something social sustainability focuses on? - correct
answer Tax Rates
The responsible planning and management of resources correctly defines which of the
following? - correct answer Stewardship
The manufacturing of food, fiber or other plant/animal products which incorporate
environmentally friendly farming is known as which of the following? - correct answer
Sustainable Agriculture
, Which of the following is NOT a possible soil and water conservation practice? - correct
answer Tillage Farming
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of sustainable agriculture? - correct answer
Avoiding use of renewable resources
Which of the following is NOT something economic sustainability focuses on? - correct
answer Resource Utilization
Sustainable agriculture was addressed in which of the following Acts? - correct answer
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
Which of the following is considered a drawback of sustainable agriculture? - correct
answer Higher Initial Investment
A gestation period is the length of time from - correct answer conception to birth
What should newborn mammals consume immediately after birth? - correct answer
colostrum
A cow has a gestation period of approximately - correct answer 283 days
Artificial insemination is the primary breeding method used with - correct answer all of
the above
The process of giving birth to an animal is called - correct answer parturition
Female cattle that have not calved are called - correct answer heifers
Cattle have a - correct answer four compartment stomach
Bos indicus cattle are characterized by - correct answer all of the above
Cattle from feed yards are taken to a processing plant when they reach an average
weight of - correct answer 1,100-1,200 pounds (499-544 kg)
A castrated bull is called a - correct answer steer
A castrated male horse is called a - correct answer Gelding
An uncastrated male horse, at least four years of age, is called a - correct answer
stallion
The process of a mare giving birth to a foal is called - correct answer foaling