WorksheetsM5U4A1 ELL - M2 R&W Reading Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 23mins
to say something is okay
benefit
population
resist
approve
very small animal, for example, an ant or a butterfly
food chain
insect
grain
weed
not easy
has many different things
environment
complex
benefit
approve
a good thing
benefit
approve
resist
complex
the world around us
water, air, grass, trees
weed
population
food chain
environment
a line of plants and animals that that need each other for food
example: cheese --> mouse --> cat
example: grain --> chicken --> person
environment
weed
food chain
food web
plant grown for food, for example, rice and corn
weed
insect
GMO
grain
you don't want something, so you fight it
🙅♂️🙅♀️🤼♂️🤼♀️
benefit
complex
resist
approve
a group of people or animals
environment
population
food chain
complex
plants that people don't want
weeds
insect
population
grain
What does GMO stand for?
Genetically Modified Organism
Genetically Modified Olive
Giant and Massive Octopus
Great Mother of Olivia
What are GMOs?
junk food
natural and organic food
plants or animals that have changed through evolution
plants or animals that have DNA from other plants or animals
About how much corn and soybeans in the USA are GMO?
about 10% of corn and 15% of soybeans
all of the corn and soybeans (i.e., 100% of each)
around 85% of corn and 93% of soybeans
around 35% of corn and 45% of soybeans
Why were GMOs created?
to resist insects and/or dry weather
to give the food more vitamins
to make the food grow faster and/or last longer in supermarkets
to create superweeds
What is a superweed?
really pretty weeds, such as the dandelion
another name for a weed
weeds that herbicides cannot kill
the name of the chemical that kills weeds
What are herbicides?
superweeds
chemicals that kill plants/weeds
the methods used to make GMOs
GMO food
What is tofu made out of?
milkweed
soybeans
corn
peanuts
What is one problem GMO corn has caused?
less corn and more work
more milkweed
less butterflies
less superweeds
What was the main idea of "A New Fish in Town"?
AquAdvantage salmon will fix problems.
Many countries do not allow GMOs.
GMOs solve many different problems.
GMOs, including the new AquAdvantage salmon, have a lot of benefits, but they also create problems that we cannot predict.
Are GMOs good?
Yes!
I don't know.
No!
Do you want to eat GMO food?
Yes!
I don't know.
No!
Do you understand the vocab?
Yes!
No.
Do you understand "A New Fish in Town"?
Yes!
No.
