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WorksheetsOmnivore's Dilemma: Ch. 3 & 4
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
To get the corn flowing and keep it flowing, _____________ depends on government regulations and taxpayer money.
agriculture
industrial farming
agribussines
organic farming
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.
"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
On the (a) farm, it takes about (b) calories of fossil fuel (c) to produce (d) calore of food energy.
A subsidy is a payment from the government.
True
False
After reading pages 50-51, do you think the government should be involved in farming?
Yes
No
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.
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
Cows love to eat corn.
True
False
Which food chain are we reading about?
Hunter/Gatherer
Industrial Oganic
Local Sustainable
Industrial
