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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Five through Chapter Seven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Corn is also able to limit the ______ lost during the process of photosynthesis, according to the book.
(a) Sunlight.
(b) Water.
(c) Energy.
(d) Calories.

2. The farm and the human are two ________ natural systems that the food industry relies on.
(a) Imperfect.
(b) Malleable.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Complicated.

3. What were the programs that were set up in order to help farmers during the rougher years?
(a) FSA.
(b) New Deal.
(c) HSA.
(d) FFA.

4. Corn is also self _______ and wind pollinated, which is a process that Pollan describes in detail.
(a) Fertilized.
(b) Pollinated.
(c) Growing.
(d) Spread.

5. The soda industry began to ______ their sodas, which led people to drink more and to buy more.
(a) Supersize.
(b) Add contests to.
(c) Add nutrients.
(d) Change the names of.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pollan hopes to bring the reader back to their original _______ of food.

2. Corn ________ early on to mass produce, but this also made the plant dependent on humans and animals.

3. What is NOT one of the things that humans consult in order to determine what they will and will not eat?

4. What is the name of the person who began to take away the programs to help the farmers?

5. As a result of the new government agreement, the market is flooded with _______ corn.

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