GCSE Biology – Food security

Last updated: 04/05/2020

Edexcel GCSE Science – Biology higher Ecosystems and material cycles GCSE Biology – Food security

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-I can define the term food security
-I can explain the factors affecting food security

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Question 1 of 25

1. Question
What is sustainability?
- The ability to be maintained
- The inability to be maintained
- The ability to decrease
- The ability to increase
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Question 2 of 25

2. Question
What is biodiversity?
- The variety of different species on Earth or within an ecosystem
- The variety of different habitats on Earth or within an ecosystem
- The variety of different temperatures on Earth or within an ecosystem
- The variety of different environments on Earth or within an ecosystem
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Question 3 of 25

3. Question
What is food security?
- Having enough food to feed a population
- Having enough food to feed an organism
- Having enough food to feed a habitat
- Having too much food
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Question 4 of 25

4. Question
What is sustainable food production?
- A method of producing food for the whole population that can continue for many years
- A method of producing food for the whole population that is temporary
- A method of producing water for the whole population that can continue for many years
- A method of producing food for a small population of people that can continue for many years
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Question 5 of 25

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Why do we need to produce more food than ever?
- As the population is higher than ever
- As the population is the same as 1900
- As the population is decreasing
- As the population is lower than ever
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Question 6 of 25

6. Question
What type of country has the best food security?
- ACs
- LIDCs
- EDCs
- Poor countries
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Question 7 of 25

7. Question
What type of country has the worst food security?
- LIDCs
- ACs
- EDCs
- Rich countries
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Question 8 of 25

8. Question
Which of these threatens food security?
- Environmental problems like famine
- Temperatures not changing
- Climates staying the same
- An increase in farming area
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Question 9 of 25

9. Question
Which of these threatens food security?
- The cost of agricultural inputs
- The cost of agricultural outputs
- The increase in farming area
- The increase in available food
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Question 10 of 25

10. Question
Which of these threatens food security?
- Conflicts around the world
- Peace around the world
- An increase in biodiversity
- An increase in farming area
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Question 11 of 25

11. Question
Which of these threatens food security?
- An increasing birth rate
- A decreasing birth rate
- A birth rate of 0
- No change to birth rates
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Question 12 of 25

12. Question
Which of these threatens food security?
- Changing diets in developed countries
- Changing diets in undeveloped countries
- Diets staying the same in developed countries
- Diets staying the same in undeveloped countries
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Question 13 of 25

13. Question
Which of these threatens food security?
- New pests and pathogens
- Old pathogens
- Old pests
- Use of pesticides
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Question 14 of 25

14. Question
Why does famine threaten food security?
- As we can't feed animals enough, leading to deaths
- As we have too much food
- As animals eat too much
- As the disease wipes all animals out
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Question 15 of 25

15. Question
Why does an increase in agricultural costs threaten food security?
- As less farmers can afford to run a farm
- As more farmers can afford to run a farm
- As more animals can be farmed
- As more area is available for farming
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Question 16 of 25

16. Question
What method was introduced by scientist to help crops withstand natural disasters?
- Genetic engineering
- Flood gates
- Catalysts
- Acid fertilisers
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Question 17 of 25

17. Question
Why do conflicts threaten food security?
- The availability of imports might be affected
- The availability of foods grown at home are affected
- The availability of all foods will be affected
- The availability of land will be affected
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Question 18 of 25

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Why does an increased birth rate threaten food security?
- As more people need to be fed
- As each person eats more
- As each person eats less
- As less people need to be fed
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Question 19 of 25

19. Question
In what countries is the birth rate increasing the most?
- LEDCs
- MEDCs
- No countries
- Any countries
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Question 20 of 25

20. Question
Why does a changed diet threaten food security?
- As food resources need to be imported
- As these new foods can be grown at home
- As the new foods do not require transport
- As the UK climate is perfect for all foods
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Question 21 of 25

21. Question
Why do new pests and pathogens threaten food security?
- As food crops are not immune to them
- As food crops are immune to them
- As food crops will grow too quickly
- As food crops will not die
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Question 22 of 25

22. Question
What do scientists do to help food security?
- Develop sustainable ways of farming
- Develop unsustainable ways of farming
- Input more money into farming
- Reserve more area for farming
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Question 23 of 25

23. Question
How can farmers help food security?
- Maintain soil quality
- Nothing
- Stop planting as many crops
- Decreasing staffing levels
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Question 24 of 25

24. Question
How can we help food security?
- Keep oceans cleaner and litter free
- Use our phones less
- Eat less
- Nothing
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Question 25 of 25

25. Question
What method can help food security?
- Efficiency
- Saving
- Speed
- Diffusing
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