Monoculture
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What term is given to the deliberate cultivation of only one crop in a large land area?
Monoculture
Pastoralism
Husbandry
Agribusiness
Aquaculture
Explanation
The term “monoculture” is used to describe the deliberate cultivation of only one single crop in a large land area. Monoculture has increased in practice in recent years as it allows for easier mechanized harvesting and more efficient large-scale farming.
Which of the following is an example of a monoculture?
Biotech giant Monsanto grows one variety of corn over thousands of acres.
An organic farm must pick the crops by hand, because they grow many different species together.
A single coastal redwood tree has over fifty species of plants and fungi growing on it.
A fruit orchard contains apple, pear, and orange trees.
Explanation
Monoculture refers to the practice of growing one species or variety of plant within a given area. The prefix "mono" means "one."
Eliminate options about the orchard, the redwood, and the organic farm. All you have left is Monsanto.