Food Fight p. 65

Being tall can be an inherited trait due to genetics. True or False?

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which of the following helps the reader to understand meaning of advancement based on page 65?

• "But are these advancements in agriculture good for us?"

• "These foods are called genetically modified food, or GM foods."

• "...foods that can survive insects or harsh conditions or grow faster."

• "That living thing could be a plant..."

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

What is one effect of crossbreeding? HINT: if you crossbreed the food is genetically modified

What could be a synonym used in place of modified?

• changed

• inherited

• same

• advanced

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Select all that are living things.

• characteristics

• plant

• bacterium

• virus

• foods

What is the main idea of the section "Support for Superfoods?"

• There are many negative effect to genetically modified foods

• Rice has a nutrient that helps prevent blindness

• There are many benefits to modified foods

• Golden rice has three different genes

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Name one of the a genetically modified food has changed in a positive way?

Which of the following describes one of the negative effects of genetically modified foods?

• Very large salmon fish

• too much phytic acid in rice

• allergies can be triggered

• fewer chemicals used while they grow their crops

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Why did the author include the section "The Long Term?"

• To explain using Gm foods can pollute our environment

• To explain the pollution of our environment will be forever

• That we need to research GM food more

• To explain how long it will take to clean up the pollution from GM foods