Omnivore's Dilemma: Ch. 3 & 4

To get the corn flowing and keep it flowing, _____________ depends on government regulations and taxpayer money.

• agriculture

• industrial farming

• agribussines

• organic farming

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What did a chemist discover about nitrogen?

• Nitrogen comes from plants.

• Fossil fuels are harmful.

• Solar power is better.

• Nitrogen could be used as a fertalizer.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

"Chemical fertilizer was needed to grow hybrid corn because it is a very hungry crop" is an example of which figurative language?

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

On the ​ (a)   farm, it takes about ​ ​ (b)   calories of fossil fuel ​ (c)   to produce ​ (d)   calore of food energy.

• industrial
• 10
• energy
• 1

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

A subsidy is a payment from the government.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

After reading pages 50-51, do you think the government should be involved in farming?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How do some of the farmers see corn?

• As a commodity, something to be bought and sold.

• As food.

• As something sacred, as they do in Mexico.

• As a pyramid, the size of a circus tent.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

The supply of corn is usually far greater than the demand for corn, so new uses need to be found for it all the time.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

Cows love to eat corn.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which food chain are we reading about?

• Hunter/Gatherer

• Industrial Oganic

• Local Sustainable

• Industrial

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5