Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Food supply

Food supply — practice question

Wheat is a crop plant cultivated to provide flour.
(a(i))[1]

State the name of the organism responsible for making dough rise.

(a(ii))[1]

State the process name used by this organism to make the gas that causes dough to rise.

(b(i))[2]

State two kinds of natural event that could lead to widespread food shortages.

(b(ii))[3]

The rising human population is another cause of food shortages. Explain how a growing human population contributes to food shortages.

(c)[4]

Describe the effects that large-scale monocultures have on the environment.

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