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Cambridge IGCSE Biology

20.1Food supply

Food supply in Cambridge IGCSE Biology: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 20.1.1Describe how agricultural machinery, chemical fertilisers, insecticides, herbicides and selective breeding have increased food production.
  2. 20.1.2Describe the advantages and disadvantages of large-scale monocultures and of intensive livestock production.

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  • Increasing food production

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Food supply: sample question

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How do chemical fertilisers increase crop yields?

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