Farming practices and production

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1
What reduces respiratory losses in livestock?
Reducing movement and keeping warm
2
How can energy transfer be made more efficient?
Reducing energy loss to surroundings
3
What does simplifying food webs reduce?
Energy loss to other organisms
4
What is a benefit of removing pests?
Increased NPP (Net Primary Productivity)
5
What farming practice reduces competition for energy?
Removing weeds and pests
6
What does "NPP" stand for?
Net Primary Productivity
7
Why do intensive farming practices improve energy transfer?
Less energy lost as heat
8
What does a shorter food web result in?
Higher energy efficiency
9
What happens when crop pests are controlled?
Increased crop biomass and yield
10
What type of food web increases energy transfer?
Simplified food web
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