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WorksheetsBrainPop Organic Food
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why are livestock animals
sometimes injected with drugs?
To make them grow bigger and prevent disease
To make their meat last longer on store shelves
To make their meat taste better
To make them produce more offspring
Besides regulating organic food products, what
might be a responsibility of the USDA?
Protecting consumers from unfair business practices
Making sure that products like baby strollers and cribs
are safe to use
Making sure that farmers use environmentally sound
farming methods
Making sure that grocery stores pay their workers
enough money
Non-organic foods are often sprayed with
pesticides. What is a pesticide?
A chemical that makes plants grow bigger
A chemical that modifies plants' genetic material
A chemical that exposes plants to radiation
A chemical that keeps crops free of bugs and certain
diseases
What do products labeled "USDA Organic" have in
common with products labeled, "Contains Organic
Materials?"
Both contain 100 percent organic meat or produce
Both contain at least 95 percent organic meat or
produce
Both contain at least 80 percent organic meat or
produce
Both contain at least 70 percent organic meat or
produce
What problem can be reduced by organic farming
methods?
Obsesity
Pollution
Disease
Global Climate Change
Manure and compost are environmentally safe
alternatives to:
Drugs injected into livestock
Pesticides
Toxic Fertilizers
Radiation Treatments
Which of the following is an opinion about organic
food?
It tastes better than non-organic food
It's not certified organic unless it has a USDA seal
It often costs more than non-organic food
It is usually produced in environmentally friendly ways
In the sentence, "Organic food is rarely adulterated
with man-made chemicals,' what is the best synonym
for "adulterated?"
Sweetened
Altered
Matured
Irradiated
Many people are willing to pay more money for food
that's been grown in an environmentally friendly way.
This is an example of:
A downside
A trade-off
A hidden fee
A trend
What can you infer about organic food from the
information presented in the movie?
It is rarely produced in countries other than the United
States
It can only be found in special organic markets
It often has a shorter shelf life than non-organic food
It is often less filling than non-organic food
