THE OMNIVORESS DILEMMA VOCABULARY

Developed gradually over time

• ENZYME

• ELICIT

• EDUCATE

• EVOLVED

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The large compartment of the stomach of a ruminant which breaks down grass and acts as a fermentation tank

• RADIUS

• RUMINANT

• RUMEN

• REGENT

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts or other microorganisms

• FERMENTATION

• FRAUDULENT

• FIASCO

• FEND

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The living organisms in a specific area that interact and depend on one another for functioning and survival.  These systems are the plants and animals interacting with their non-living environments (weather, Earth, Sun, soil, atmosphere

• FOOD CHAIN

• ECONOMY

• ECOLOGICAL SYSTEM

• FOOD SYSTEMS

Areas where livestock are fed (fattened up) and readied for slaughter

• FEEDLOTS

• FEED TROUGHS

• FEED SYSTEM

• FEED BOWLS

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A hard, fatty substance made from animal fat, often used in making candles and soap

• TUMERIC

• TALLOW

• THYME

• TENSION

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A place where animals are butchered for food

• PROCESSING HOUSE

• SHED

• SLAUGHTER HOUSE

• PERMANENT TROUGH

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Food for animals especially when taken by browsing or grazing

• FREE RANGE

• FORUM

• FORAGE

• FORMAN

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CCSS.L.5.5C

A disease of livestock characterized by an accumulation of gas in the stomach

• BRAUN

• BELCH

• BLOAT

• BOLDEN

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

When body tissues contain too much acid

• ACID REFLUX

• HEART BURN

• ACIDOSIS

• INDIGESTION

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5