Socrates Sourcing Quiz 2016

Welcome to Socrates Sourcing Quiz - There are 14 questions to answer. Please choose only 1 correct option in each question. Good luck and enjoy!

1. Food for babies must be more safe than the one for adults because their organisms are not as developed as adults. There are several reasons for that, but one is false. Pick the false one:

A. Blood-brain barrier is not fully developed for first 36 months of life , so contaminants (i.e. Heavy metals) readily cross into central nervous system

B. Higher absorption of nutrients and contaminants from food

C. Short limbs cause faster distribution of food from the blood

D. Immature,less effective metabolic pathways - toxic substances stay in the body for longer as a baby’s organs can not eliminate contaminants so fast

3. 94% of the crops we use in our baby food grow in Europe. The remaining 6% are some of the fruits. Which of the fruits we use in our recipes actually grow in Europe ?

A. pineapple

B. kiwi

C. passionfruit

D. mango

4. Aphids are one the most problematic pests in our orchards. Which beneficial insect is the most effective aphid eater ?

A. bat

B. earwig

C. ladybird

D. spider

5. In XIX century the Great Famine in Ireland was caused by 1 organism which completely destroyed crops of potatoes. Which organism was that ?

A. fungus-like microorganism Phytophthora infestans causing late blight of potatoes

B. Potato leafroll virus

C. Potato aphid

D. Colorado beetle

6. Healthy food starts with healthy soil. Protecting soil quality is key - there are many reasons for that, but one of the sentences below is false - pick the false one:

A. Soils support our planet's biodiversity - 1 handful of soil contains more organisms than there are people on the planet

B. Soils are key in carbon cycle. They help us to mitigate & adapt to climate change

C. Soil is a fully renewable resource. It takes only 10 years to form 1 cm of new top soil

D. Soils store and filter water improving our resilience to floods and droughts

7. Which of the vegetables we grow are first grown in a nursery and then planted out?

A. carrot

B. pumpkin

C. Green beans

D. potato

8. A peach tree in our orchard is harvested:

A. All fruits at once

B. Once in winter and once in summer

C. 2-3 times during summer season

D. All year round

9. Together with Mr Jan Senk, our apple farmer in Czech Republic, in 2016 we started a project to:

A. Remove grass from the interrows

B. Bring colonies of bats to let them grow in the orchard

C. Stop irrigation and evaluate impact on yields

D. Enhance plant biodiversity by sowing flowers between trees and evaluate impact on insect biodiversity

10. In 1995 the regulation for food for babies was not much different than for adults. Today, how many contaminant molecules are regulated specifically for babyfood?

A. >200

B. >75

C. >600

D. >10

11. Climate change impacts negatively worldwide crop yield. It is assumed that by 2050 the global yield will decrease by more than :

A. 0,5%

B. 10%

C. 80%

D. 100%

12. To meet our strict requirements, our cereals grow in optimal climatic conditions to avoid mould infestation (risk of mycotoxins) and in regions with a low risk of heavy metals in the soil. In which of the 4 countries below we grow our rice ?

A. Vietnam

B. Thailand

C. Spain

D. India

14. Thanks to alternative method of pest control - sexual confusion, our fruit farmers reduced the use of :

A. herbicides

B. insecticides

C. fertilizers

D. fungicides

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