Environmental Impact & Sustainability of Food (AQA GCSE Food Preparation & Nutrition): Exam Questions

Exam code: 8585

1 hour13 questions
11 mark

Which one of the following is a primary source of food?

  • Vegetable oil

  • Wheat

  • Jam

  • Butte

21 mark

Which one of the following is an example of the secondary processing of food?

  • Strawberries

  • Nuts

  • Cheese

  • Carrots

31 mark

Fruit and vegetables that are produced without the use of artificial fertilisers are called

  • free range.

  • fortified.

  • genetically modified.

  • organic.

4a10 marks
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Using examples of seasonal foods from the chart above, suggest ways in which families can reduce food wastage when buying, preparing and cooking food.

4b4 marks

What are the advantages of buying locally produced foods?

51 mark

Sustainable fishing means that

  • habitats are damaged.

  • overfishing can occur.

  • species are protected.

  • varieties are reduced.

61 mark

Vegetables grown without the use of chemical fertilisers are

  • free range.

  • fortified.

  • genetically modified.

  • organic.

7a2 marks

Give two examples of free-range foods.

7b4 marks

Give two advantages and two disadvantages of free-range food production.

81 mark

Fairtrade is best described as

  • growing sufficient food to be eaten without waste.

  • a foundation to support producers in developing countries.

  • producing food whilst protecting the environment.

  • providing sufficient nutritious and affordable food,

96 marks

Explain what happens at each stage of the cheesemaking process.

One stage has been completed.

Stage

Explain what happens

Milk is pasteurised

Bacteria culture is added to the milk.

An enzyme called rennet is added to the milk.

Curds are cut up. The curd is dried and stacked

Curds are heated and cut into smaller pieces.

This helps form the final texture of the cheese.

This helps form the final texture of the cheese.

The cheese is left in controlled conditions.

10a3 marks

Explain the term seasonal foods.

You should support your answer with examples from different seasons.

10b3 marks

Identify three advantages of buying seasonal foods

Do not repeat your answers.

10c8 marks

Consumers in the UK waste large amounts of food and food packaging every year.

  • Analyse how consumers can reduce their food and packaging waste.

  • Evaluate the impact of reducing food and packaging waste on the environment.

111 mark

Which is an example of a primary processed food?

  • Bread rolls

  • Dried pasta

  • Pasteurised milk

  • Strawberry jam

121 mark

Which of the following is a feature of organic farming?

  • Altering plant DNA

  • Rotation of crops

  • Spraying chemical pesticides

  • Using artificial fertilisers

13a4 marks

Identify two advantages and two disadvantages of genetically modified food.

13b8 marks

Food security is when all people, at all times, have access to enough safe, affordable and nutritious food.

  • Analyse how environmental factors and the production of food can impact food security.

  • Evaluate how food and consumer choices can be more sustainable.