True or False: Modern farming is an energy-intensive process that uses fossil fuels for both fuel and fertilizers.True false question.TrueFalse

True or False: Agricultural production has increased faster than farmland has.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Using fertilizers in farming is an example of?No cost productionLow cost productionHigh cost productionNone of these

From what we have seen and read, conventional modern agriculture has been associated with an increasing reliance on synthetic fertilizers.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Is it TRUE that (1) biofuels are expected make us more reliant on imported petroleum and (2) stimulate regional economies by creating jobs? *1 point2 is trueBoth are true1 is trueNeitherWhich has the greatest potential to solve the problem of over-reliance on fossil fuel than any other biofuel crop?*1 pointAlgaeSwitchgrassCornSunflowerThe term biomass most often refers to _____.*1 pointchemicalsorganic matterammonium compoundsinorganic matterWhich is an example of starch crops biomass feed stocks?*1 pointSugar caneCorn stoverOrchard pruningsWheat strawIs it TRUE that (1)  fossil fuels  undergo fast geological process  while (2) biofuels are readily available for man? *1 point1 is trueBoth are trueNeither2 is trueIs it TRUE that (1) rapeseed is main source of ethanol and that (2) the main drawback of using cottonseed oil as a car fuel is that it solidifies at low temperature? *1 point2 is true1 is trueNeitherBoth are trueBiomass is useful to produce _____.*1 pointfiberstransportation fuelschemicalsbiochemicalsIs it TRUE that (1)  bio-alcohol is created by the bacterial breakdown of starch in plants while (2) biodiesel is derived from the oil already available in such plants. Below are some of the main crops for biofuel production?*1 pointNeitherBoth are true2 is true1 is trueWhat is the common characteristic shared by biodiesel sources?*1 pointVolatilePlant-basedContain fatsCombustibleIs it TRUE that  biofuels (1)  have the potential to meet more than a quarter of world demand for transportation fuels and (2)  can stimulate regional economies by creating jobs?*1 pointNeither2 is true1 is trueBoth are trueBackSubmit

A twenty-year Swiss study of organic farming found that organic farms yielded more produce per unit of energy consumed than farms that did not use organic farming methods.Responsesa Common KnowledgeCommon Knowledgeb Should be CitedShould be Cited