Unit Test — Unit test Answers

Climate determines all of the following except __________. A. the price of produce B. the amount of production C. what products are cultivated D. where agriculture is produced Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

A key contributor to the research and success of hybridization, which ignited the Green Revolution, was __________. A. Dr. Norman Borlaug B. Bill Gates C. a group of farming families D. the government of India Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following statements best describes what is occurring in the land surrounding the Sahara Desert? A. Desertification is increasing, and the desert is expanding. B. Fewer people are trying to farm in this semiarid region. C. The desert is shrinking with the increased use of irrigation. D. Increased urbanization has resulted in decreased deforestation. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

What is the difference between bioengineered crops and genetically modified crops? A. These two terms mean the same thing and describe plants that are created by additions or deletions to DNA. B. Bioengineered crops are created through natural cross-pollination, while genetically modified crops are created by additions or deletions to DNA. C. Genetically modified crops are created through natural cross-pollination, while bioengineered crops are created by additions or deletions to DNA. D. These two terms mean the same thing and describe plants that were created during the Green Revolution. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Mexico City is an example of how humans alter their environment because it was __________. A. one of the world’s largest cities B. built on drained and filled lake beds C. built after conquest by the Spanish D. once the capital of the Aztec empire Please select the best answer from the choices provided.