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1
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What is food supply?

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The ability of human populations to access food of sufficient quality or quantity

2
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Why must food production be sustainable?

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So it does not degrade the natural resources on which agricultural depends

3
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What is all food production ultimately dependant upon?

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Photosynthesis and the factors that control it

4
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Where does most human food come from?

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A number of plant crops (cereals, potato, roots, legumes)

5
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What are three things we must do because the area to grow crops on is limited?

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Control plant growth
Breed higher yielding cultivars
protect plants from pests, diseases and competition

6
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Why do livestock produce less food per unit area than plant crops?

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Due to loss of energy between the trophic levels