Question

which practice helps improve soil health and reduce pest issues?
a. crop rotation across fields
b. intensive farming with machinery
c. monoculture over large areas
d. urban farming in small spaces
what is the main goal of organic farming?
a. to increase use of chemical inputs
b. to maximize crop production rates
c. to avoid chemical fertilizers and pesticides
d. to rely on synthetic pesticides

Explanation:

First Question (Which practice helps improve soil health and reduce pest issues?)

• Option a: Crop rotation across fields helps improve soil health by varying nutrient demands of crops, reducing soil-borne pests, and enhancing soil structure.
• Option b: Intensive farming with machinery can degrade soil health and increase pest issues due to soil compaction and monoculture-like practices.
• Option c: Monoculture over large areas depletes soil nutrients and increases pest infestations as pests adapt to a single crop.
• Option d: Urban farming in small spaces focuses on limited-area cultivation and doesn't directly address large - scale soil health or pest reduction like crop rotation.

So, the correct option is a. Crop rotation across fields.

• Option a: Organic farming aims to reduce chemical inputs, not increase them.
• Option b: Maximizing crop production rates is more associated with intensive farming; organic farming focuses on sustainable practices.
• Option c: The main goal of organic farming is to avoid chemical fertilizers and pesticides, using natural methods for soil health and pest control.
• Option d: Organic farming avoids synthetic pesticides, so this is incorrect.

So, the correct option is c. To avoid chemical fertilizers and pesticides.

Answer:

a. Crop rotation across fields

Second Question (What is the main goal of organic farming?)