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True or false soil compaction can result in increased flooding in an area

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It is true that soil compaction can result in increased flooding in an area. Soil compaction actually results in structural degradation of the soil. It actually increases the bulk density of the soil and decreases the porous nature of the soil due to internal or external pressurization.Generally it has been seen that compaction changes the physical, biological and chemical properties of the soil. It also causes soil erosion and so considered as one of the most important cause for creating environmental problems.

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Soil color only reflects the amount of organic matter present in the soil

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Soil compaction can result in increased flooding in an area

True

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Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of soil?

humidity

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Why might soils rich in organic matter NOT be fertile?

Soil fertility comes from a balance of organic matter AND other mineral

nutrients

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What characteristic is shared by both inceptisols and entisols, the soils of floodplains?

Both are young and only beginning to develop horizons and a soil profile

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The high productivity of American agriculture is exemplified by

high crop yields per farm worker.

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Pastoral farming is best described as

a method of raising livestock and moving herds.

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How does flooding rice fields reduce the need for herbicides and pesticides in rice farming?

While rice has a submerged growth state, most weeds and pests do not

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Which of the following is NOT true concerning tropical plantations?

Wheat and corn are common products of tropical plantations

Question 10

Why is Dutch agriculture critically dependant on technology? Choose TWO (2) answers!

1. The Dutch have a cold climate, so they have to find inventive ways to grow food.

2. Dutch agriculture is characterized by plant production in greenhouses.

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Which of the following best explains how trees help conserve energy and reduce pollution in cities?

All of these

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Which of the following organisms is most harmful to the tree it grows on?

Strangler fig

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Which of the following statements about the interactions between insects and trees is NOT true

Most insects have predatory relationships with trees, rather than mutually beneficial ones

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Why are environmentalists concerned about the introduction of genetically engineered trees?

Genetically engineered trees could have unexpected interactions with organisms in natural ecosystems.

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Which of the following is released by trees into the atmosphere?

oxygen

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