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QUIZ

Complete the quiz and show off what you've just learnt about careers in farming.

You are going to be presented with seven problems faced by people working in the agriculture industry. For each, you need to choose the correct career that links to the problem.

Who would be the best person to help a farmer reduce the environmental impact of a new farming practice?

Correct: Ecologists study living things and their effect on their environment. This includes studying how human actions, such as farming, affect the environment.

Incorrect: The answer is an ecologist. Ecologists study living things and their effect on their environment. This includes studying how human actions, such as farming, affect the environment.

Please select one anwser.

A farmer has bought some new land to increase the size of his farm and he wants some technology that will monitor the farm. Who would help him?

Correct: An engineer would be able to help the farmer choose technologies like sensors or drones to monitor the farm.

Incorrect: The answer is an engineer. An engineer would be able to help the farmer choose technologies like sensors or drones to monitor the farm.

Please select one anwser.

In 2017, farms in Africa were struck by disease and many crops were destroyed. Who might be able to use computer models to predict disease conditions for the upcoming season?

Correct: Data scientists specialise in taking large amounts of data, spotting patterns and using this information to predict future outcomes.

Incorrect: The answer is data scientist. Data scientists specialise in taking large amounts of data, spotting patterns and using this information to predict future outcomes.

Please select one anwser.

Farmers in Finland and Sweden want a greater variety of crops that they can grow in the cold climate of Northern Europe. Who might be able to help develop these crops?

Correct: Biologists understand how crops work and can use selective breeding to produce new varieties of crops that are able to survive in cold climates.

Incorrect: The answer is a biologist. Biologists understand how crops work and can use selective breeding to produce new varieties of crops that are able to survive in cold climates.

Please select one anwser.

Precision farming needs to be made cheaper so that it can be used in developing countries. Who is the most likely person to tackle this problem?

Correct: Engineers build new technologies which try tackle problems in the world. If precision farming becomes prevalent in developing countries, it will be thanks to engineers.

Incorrect: The answer is an engineer. Engineers build new technologies which try tackle problems in the world. If precision farming becomes prevalent in developing countries, it will be thanks to engineers.

Please select one anwser.

A team of ecologists has carried out over one hundred experiments, each with many measurements, looking at the environmental impact of a new farming method. Who should they work with to make sense of the results?

Correct: Data scientists are able to analyse large volumes of data.

Incorrect: The answer is a data scientist. Data scientists are able to analyse large volumes of data.

Please select one anwser.

Whose job is it to make the decisions about which crops to grow and what technology to use on the farm?

Correct: The farmer will use the advice of all the different specialists, however the final decision about which crops to grow and what technology to use will be down to them.

Incorrect: The answer is the farmer. The farmer will use the advice of all the different specialists, however the final decision about which crops to grow and what technology to use will be down to them.

Please select one anwser.

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