Intensification of Agriculture Involves

question 6

Multiple Choice

Intensification of agriculture involves

• A) putting more acres under production.
• B) planting more crops in grain-fed areas of the world.
• C) increased yield per acre.
• D) putting more people to work on the land.

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Definitions:

Photorespiration

Inefficient sugar-production pathway initiated when rubisco attaches oxygen instead of carbon dioxide to RuBP (ribulose bisphosphate).

Carbon Fixation

Process by which carbon from an inorganic source such as carbon dioxide is incorporated (fixed) into an organic molecule.

Calvin-Benson Cycle

A series of biochemical reactions taking place in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms, pivotal in converting carbon dioxide into glucose.

Cyclic Pathway

A series of biochemical reactions that return to the starting point, recycling intermediates and driving cellular processes.