Unit 2 - HNSC 1200 Exam Questions Well Answered Latest Update 2025-2026
Food production process - Answers Farm, food processor, distributor, seller (grocery store,
restaurant, etc.), consumer
Food processor - Answers Foods will be cleaned & sorted in preparation for shipping, or will be
processed using heat or salt or sugar of combined with other ingredients to produce a
packaged food
Organic farmers - Answers Aim to grow crops and raise livestock in ways that are sustainable
and harmonious with the environment and share many practices with non-organic farmers.
Soil Management - Answers Over the years, much of our precious topsoil eroded into ditches
and waterways. Today, farmers are working hard to improve the land.
Horticulture - Answers The science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers and
ornamental plants.
Aquaculture - Answers The farming of aquatic organisms in fresh or salt water (ie tanks, ponds,
lakes and ocean).
Water Management - Answers Protecting water is essential for sustainable agriculture - meeting
the growing demand for food production while protecting the natural resources on which the
world depends.
Raising Farm Animals - Answers Farmers raise beef cattle, pigs, chickens, turkeys, sheep, bison,
goats, deer and elk. Farmers and ranchers refer to their farm animals as livestock.
Animal Breeding - Answers Just like dogs, there are purebreds and cross-breeds. And just like
some dog owners choose different breeds for different reasons, farmers also choose different
breeds of farm animals for different reasons.
Over ____ different fruit and vegetable crops are commercially grown in Canada. - Answers 120
Sustainability - Answers Using resources at a rate at which the earth can keep replacing them
(e.g., cutting down trees at a rate no faster than new ones grow).
In this type of economy, resources do not deplete and pollution does not accumulate.
Environmental changes that may have negative effects on food production: - Answers - Climate
change
- Greenhouse gas production
- Pest resistance to pesticides
- Resistance of pathogens to antibiotics and chemicals
, - Fresh water shortages - supplies are dwindling and becoming polluted
- Ocean pollution (pollution is killing fish in large dead zones along the coasts)
- Over-fishing is depleting the fish stock (solution: aquaculture)
- Loss of biodiversity
- Loss of food producing land
- Deforestation
- Accelerated fossil fuel use
- Inappropriate agricultural systems
- Extinction of species
_____________ & _____________ are dependant on each other - Answers Agricultural production,
and weather & climate
Opportunities on the impact of climate change on Canadian agriculture - Answers - Longer
growing season, so it could increase productivity and allow the use of new and potentially more
profitable crops
- Benefit livestock production in the form of lower feed requirements, increased survival rates of
the young and lower energy costs
- Improve soil quality by enhancing carbon sequestration and reducing the emissions of
greenhouse gases
What regions of Canada have more pronounced global warming than the rest of the world? -
Answers Central prairies and northern regions.
Challenges of climate change on Canadian farming agriculture - Answers - Negative impacts
including the increased intensity and frequency of droughts and violent storms
- Increases vulnerability and frequency of these events would reduce crop yields
- Reduce pasture availability and production of forage, forcing producers to find alternative feed
sources or reduce their herd size.
Challenges of climate change on Canadian livestock agriculture - Answers - Warmer summers
could mean heat-related deaths for livestock producers (esp in poultry). Reduced milk
production and reproduction in the dairy industry and reduced weight gain of cattle.
- Reduce pasture availability and production of forage
Food production process - Answers Farm, food processor, distributor, seller (grocery store,
restaurant, etc.), consumer
Food processor - Answers Foods will be cleaned & sorted in preparation for shipping, or will be
processed using heat or salt or sugar of combined with other ingredients to produce a
packaged food
Organic farmers - Answers Aim to grow crops and raise livestock in ways that are sustainable
and harmonious with the environment and share many practices with non-organic farmers.
Soil Management - Answers Over the years, much of our precious topsoil eroded into ditches
and waterways. Today, farmers are working hard to improve the land.
Horticulture - Answers The science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers and
ornamental plants.
Aquaculture - Answers The farming of aquatic organisms in fresh or salt water (ie tanks, ponds,
lakes and ocean).
Water Management - Answers Protecting water is essential for sustainable agriculture - meeting
the growing demand for food production while protecting the natural resources on which the
world depends.
Raising Farm Animals - Answers Farmers raise beef cattle, pigs, chickens, turkeys, sheep, bison,
goats, deer and elk. Farmers and ranchers refer to their farm animals as livestock.
Animal Breeding - Answers Just like dogs, there are purebreds and cross-breeds. And just like
some dog owners choose different breeds for different reasons, farmers also choose different
breeds of farm animals for different reasons.
Over ____ different fruit and vegetable crops are commercially grown in Canada. - Answers 120
Sustainability - Answers Using resources at a rate at which the earth can keep replacing them
(e.g., cutting down trees at a rate no faster than new ones grow).
In this type of economy, resources do not deplete and pollution does not accumulate.
Environmental changes that may have negative effects on food production: - Answers - Climate
change
- Greenhouse gas production
- Pest resistance to pesticides
- Resistance of pathogens to antibiotics and chemicals
, - Fresh water shortages - supplies are dwindling and becoming polluted
- Ocean pollution (pollution is killing fish in large dead zones along the coasts)
- Over-fishing is depleting the fish stock (solution: aquaculture)
- Loss of biodiversity
- Loss of food producing land
- Deforestation
- Accelerated fossil fuel use
- Inappropriate agricultural systems
- Extinction of species
_____________ & _____________ are dependant on each other - Answers Agricultural production,
and weather & climate
Opportunities on the impact of climate change on Canadian agriculture - Answers - Longer
growing season, so it could increase productivity and allow the use of new and potentially more
profitable crops
- Benefit livestock production in the form of lower feed requirements, increased survival rates of
the young and lower energy costs
- Improve soil quality by enhancing carbon sequestration and reducing the emissions of
greenhouse gases
What regions of Canada have more pronounced global warming than the rest of the world? -
Answers Central prairies and northern regions.
Challenges of climate change on Canadian farming agriculture - Answers - Negative impacts
including the increased intensity and frequency of droughts and violent storms
- Increases vulnerability and frequency of these events would reduce crop yields
- Reduce pasture availability and production of forage, forcing producers to find alternative feed
sources or reduce their herd size.
Challenges of climate change on Canadian livestock agriculture - Answers - Warmer summers
could mean heat-related deaths for livestock producers (esp in poultry). Reduced milk
production and reproduction in the dairy industry and reduced weight gain of cattle.
- Reduce pasture availability and production of forage
