Author Question: If the total global production of grains cannot be significantly increased in the next 50 years, and ... (Read 55 times)

lbcchick · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

If the total global production of grains cannot be significantly increased in the next 50 years, and the human population continues to increase by perhaps 50, how will we feed the people without destroying the world? One strategy that would likely

succeed is to A) increase our use of fossil fuels in agriculture.
B) engineer plants that can grow without sunlight.
C) greatly reduce the amount of meat in our diets.
D) increasingly rely on fungi for nutritional needs.

Question 2

In the near future, the benefits of biofuel production may be enjoyed while reducing the impact on the global production of grain. One such promising approach is to

A) bioengineer cattle and goats to produce ethanol in their milk.
B) produce biofuels from grasses and timber wastes instead of from corn.
C) use the large amounts of animal wastes to produce ethanol.
D) find ways to convert oil and natural gas into ethanol.