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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Two through Chapter Four.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The invention of synthetic materials also meant that _________ would become necessary to fix the nitrogen.
(a) Solar power.
(b) Wind.
(c) Organics.
(d) Fossil fuels.

2. Corn began to rise to fame when the government war factories turned into __________ factories.
(a) Peacetime.
(b) Military.
(c) Reduction.
(d) Commerce.

3. Corn ________ early on to mass produce, but this also made the plant dependent on humans and animals.
(a) Died.
(b) Reproduced.
(c) Grew.
(d) Mutated.

4. Corn is one of the only plants that is adaptable to _________.
(a) Hybridization.
(b) Pesticides.
(c) Weather.
(d) Drought.

5. How many atoms does corn utilize during photosynthesis, unlike others?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. The _________ is one of the specialized animals that Pollan points out as having no issues with eating.

2. Pollan points out that the industrial method of farming has led to increased ________ and polluted groundwater.

3. Over time, corn has become everything humans need to be a staple of the _________ food chain.

4. Where is the farm that George Naylor runs when Pollan goes to visit him to learn more?

5. Corn became a _________ because of its many applications for use by the settlers.

(see the answer key)

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