King Corn Video

Carbon in hair originates in ____.

• carbon dioxide

• corn

• beef

• air

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Hair _________ of your diet according to scientists.

• is a recorder

• only shows part

• does not keep a record

• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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What % of corn is used for sweeteners?

• 20%

• 10%

• 5%

• 2%

What part of the corn makes the syrup?

• endosperm

• kernel

• seeds

• stalk

Why do they feed corn to cattle and not grass?

• corn is more abundant than grass

• most Americans are not willing to pay the extra cost of grass fed beef

• corn has more nutrients for the cattle

• less manure produced by the cattle

What is a difference between a corn feed steak and a grass fed steak?

• corn fed has twice the amount of protein as grass fed

• this is no difference

• corn fed tastes a little sweeter than grass fed beef

• corn fed has 9 g of fat compared to 1.5 g of fat in grass fed

How many bushels of corn did the guys produce on their 1 acre?

• 42

• 100

• 180

• 87

What is a subsidy?

• money given to farmers so that the price of their crop is profitable

• a disease affecting cattle that are fed corn

• a fee that farmers have to pay to start a farm

• none of the above

What type of fuel can be produced from corn?

• methanol

• ethanol

• gasoline

• ethane

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Which one of the below does not contain corn?

• soft drinks

• meat

• bread

• ketchup

• none of the above