Practice Consumptive Use Vs Water Requirement (43.2.5) - Infiltration and Consumptive Use

Practice: Consumptive Use vs Water Requirement

Lesson 43.2.5Infiltration and Consumptive Use

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Question 1.
What is consumptive use?
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Think about how plants use water.
Question 2.
List one component of water requirement.
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It's something that adds to the total water needed.
3Question 3.
What does consumptive use refer to?
- A. Water used by plants
- B. Total water needed including losses
- C. Water lost only through evaporation
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Focus on how plants utilize water.
4Question 4.
True or False: Water requirement only accounts for the consumptive use.
- True
- False
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Remember what is included in water requirement.
Question 5.
A farmer estimates that their crop has a consumptive use of 350 mm but experiences a leaching requirement of 60 mm due to high salt levels in the soil. What is the total water requirement for the crop?
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Add the consumptive use to the leaching requirement.
Question 6.
How would an increase in average temperature impact the consumptive use of a crop if the average increase is 5°C? Provide a scenario explaining your reasoning.
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Consider how temperature affects evaporation.

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