Thank you so much for helping! These are some questions from my 200X study guide that I couldn't quite get.   1. Which of the following is not part of the solution to overfishing the world's oceans?    Monitoring fishing activities by satellite   Using nets with smaller mesh to catch more fish   Exploring alternative sources of income for fishers   Restricting fishing boats to only a few days per month     18. Which of the following characteristics would be most harmful to the population of a fish species popular for food?    Fast growth rate   Long breeding cycle   Short life cycle   Low reproductive rate       44. Which of the following meat production methods uses less land and decreases the cost to consumers?   Open grazing   Keeping cattle in feedlots   Increasing the use of antibiotics in feeds   Preventing hormone use         26. Examine the land use per 100 grams of protein in the data chart below: (image attached) Which of the following statements explains the data trend observed in the chart?   Beef uses significantly more land than plants to produce 100 grams of protein.   Meat production is more efficient than farming protein from fish and prawns.   Lamb and mutton produce more protein per square meters than pig meat and poultry.   Nuts and grains produce less protein per square meter than milk and cheese.   52.  Which of the following describes the benefits of free-range grazing for meat production?  Organic wastes as fertilizer Antibiotic and hormone-free Larger animals Provides quality meat   I and II   I and IV   I, II, and IV   I, II, and III   57. Which of the following describes the consequences of overgrazing? Low precipitation Desertification Loss of arable land Soil erosion   II, III, and IV   I, II, and IV   I and II   I and IV   58. Which of the following pieces of evidence does not support the claim that eating less red meat protects the environment?    Conserves water   Reduces CO2 from respiration   Increases the use of antibiotics   Reduces methane emissions from waste

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Thank you so much for helping! These are some questions from my 200X study guide that I couldn't quite get.
 
1. Which of the following is not part of the solution to overfishing the world's oceans? 
 
Monitoring fishing activities by satellite
 
Using nets with smaller mesh to catch more fish
 
Exploring alternative sources of income for fishers
 
Restricting fishing boats to only a few days per month

 

 

18. Which of the following characteristics would be most harmful to the population of a fish species popular for food? 
 
Fast growth rate
 
Long breeding cycle
 
Short life cycle
 
Low reproductive rate

 

 

 

44. Which of the following meat production methods uses less land and decreases the cost to consumers?
 
Open grazing
 
Keeping cattle in feedlots
 
Increasing the use of antibiotics in feeds
 
Preventing hormone use

 

 

 

 

26. Examine the land use per 100 grams of protein in the data chart below:
(image attached)

Which of the following statements explains the data trend observed in the chart?
 
Beef uses significantly more land than plants to produce 100 grams of protein.
 
Meat production is more efficient than farming protein from fish and prawns.
 
Lamb and mutton produce more protein per square meters than pig meat and poultry.
 
Nuts and grains produce less protein per square meter than milk and cheese.

 

52.  Which of the following describes the benefits of free-range grazing for meat production? 


  1. Organic wastes as fertilizer
  2. Antibiotic and hormone-free
  3. Larger animals
  4. Provides quality meat
 
I and II
 
I and IV
 
I, II, and IV
 
I, II, and III

 

57. Which of the following describes the consequences of overgrazing?

  1. Low precipitation
  2. Desertification
  3. Loss of arable land
  4. Soil erosion
 
II, III, and IV
 
I, II, and IV
 
I and II
 
I and IV
 

58. Which of the following pieces of evidence does not support the claim that eating less red meat protects the environment? 
 
Conserves water
 
Reduces CO2 from respiration
 
Increases the use of antibiotics
 
Reduces methane emissions from waste
Land use per 100 grams of protein
Land use is measured in meters squared (m²) per 100 grams of protein across various food products.
Lamb & Mutton
Beef (beef herd)
Cheese
Milk
Beef (dairy herd)
Pig Meat
Nuts
Other Pulses
Poultry Meat
Eggs
Grains
Fish (farmed)
Groundnuts
Peas
Tofu (soybeans)
Prawns (farmed)
+ Add food
10.7 m²
7.9 m²
7.3 m²
7.1 m²
5.7 m²
4.6 m²
3.7 m²
3.5 m²
3.4 m²
2.2 m²
2m²
21.9 m²
39.8 m²
27.1 m²
163.6 m²
Our World
in Data
184.8 m²
0m²
20 m²
40 m²
60 m² 80 m² 100 m² 120 m² 140 m² 160 m² 180 m²
Source: Poore, J., & Nemecek, T. (2018). Additional calculations by Our World in Data.
Note: Data represents the global average land use of food products based on a large meta-analysis of food production covering 38,700
commercially viable farms in 119 countries.
OurWorldInData.org/environmental-impacts-of-food.
CC BY
Transcribed Image Text:Land use per 100 grams of protein Land use is measured in meters squared (m²) per 100 grams of protein across various food products. Lamb & Mutton Beef (beef herd) Cheese Milk Beef (dairy herd) Pig Meat Nuts Other Pulses Poultry Meat Eggs Grains Fish (farmed) Groundnuts Peas Tofu (soybeans) Prawns (farmed) + Add food 10.7 m² 7.9 m² 7.3 m² 7.1 m² 5.7 m² 4.6 m² 3.7 m² 3.5 m² 3.4 m² 2.2 m² 2m² 21.9 m² 39.8 m² 27.1 m² 163.6 m² Our World in Data 184.8 m² 0m² 20 m² 40 m² 60 m² 80 m² 100 m² 120 m² 140 m² 160 m² 180 m² Source: Poore, J., & Nemecek, T. (2018). Additional calculations by Our World in Data. Note: Data represents the global average land use of food products based on a large meta-analysis of food production covering 38,700 commercially viable farms in 119 countries. OurWorldInData.org/environmental-impacts-of-food. CC BY
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