Omnivore's dilemma, chapters 3-5

What is one of the main ingredients in the fertilizers mentioned in chapter 3?

• nitrogen

• chlorine

• glucose

• coffee grounds

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What are two industries that the U.S. government helped to begin after World War 2?

• cosmetics

• fertilzer

• pesticide

• comic books

• confectionary

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Before chemical fertilizers, how did farmers add nitrogen to their soil?

• They didn't.

• Left their fields fallow every other year.

• Rotating their crops between legumes and corn

• Letting cows graze on their corn crops

According to Naylor, why are farmers going broke?

• Because the seeds and fertilizer are too expensive

• Because the government is not providing farmers with the assistance they need

• Because government policies keep the price of corn low

• Because they waste their money on unproven farming technology

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What is the name of the feedlot Michael visits?

• Poky Feeders

• Peaky Blinders

• Cowpoke City

• Meat Packers

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To his surprise, Michael realized the "mud" the cows were standing was actually

• manure

• fertilizer

• pesticide

• dead grass

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Who was Michael visiting on the feedlot?

• An old friend from college.

• An investigative journalist.

• A steer (cow) he bought.

• Some chickens from a documentary.

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What are CAFOs?

• Feedlots where cows live and are force-fed corn.

• Feedlots where cows roam around freely and eat grass.

• Feedlots where cows are forced to give up their milk.

• Feedlots where cows are starved of corn.

According to the text, one bad side effect of CAFOs is...

• that toxic pollution is created.

• that they look and smell terrible.

• that the cows are starved and treated harshly.

• many plants die because of the manure.

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Why was the stench of the feedlot "rising for more than a mile?"

• There were a lot of cows

• There was a lot of manure

• The pesticides were being sprayed on the fields

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