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Sustainble Food

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This quick tests checks what you know about Sustainable Food

TASK

Select one of the four possible answers for each question from those available (to deselect a choice click the tick next to it). Click 'answers and score' at the bottom of the page to see how you have done.

1. What proportion of people in UK buy organic food regularly?

Everybody
1/2
1/3
1/4

2. What is the reason most people buy organic food?
Environmental/Animal Friendly
GM free
Health
Taste

3. What proportion of the population do not want GM crops grown in the UK?
Everybody
3/4
1/2
1/4

4. How many calories of fossil fuel energy are need to produce a calorie of conventional food energy ?
10-15
5-10
2-5
Even

5. Where is most fuel used in food production?
Processing
Home preparation
Transport
On farm production

6. How much of the nation's energy does the production, processing and distribution of food take?
25%
20%
15%
10%

7. Which major retailer built its empire by educating consumers to the benefits of wholesome, unadulterated, food?
ASDA
Marks and Spencer
Co-op
TESCO

8. How many companies worldwide have certified environmental management systems?
100,000 - Million
10,000 - 100,000
1,000 - 10,000
<1000

9. What is most land used for?
Buildings
Roads
Agriculture
Leisure

10. What is the main reason for the increase in water contamination incidents?
Increased flooding
Management failure
More chemicals
Operator mistakes

11. How much more does waste cost compared to disposal costs alone?
25X
12.5X
5X
2X

12. What proportion of investment in Environmental Protection ends up as savings??
Even
Half
1/10th
Nothing


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The answers of this quiz are based on the following:
Ref 1. Wisconsin Foodshed Project

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