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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. Where does Pollan find himself first questioning what the food on the market is made of?
(a) Camp.
(b) Supermarket.
(c) Forest.
(d) Farm.

2. Hybrid corn is a __________ hog, according to this chapter, and is able to be grown without disruption of fertility issues.
(a) Water.
(b) Soil.
(c) Bean.
(d) Fertilizer.

3. As a result of the new government agreement, the market is flooded with _______ corn.
(a) Cheap.
(b) Purple.
(c) Blue.
(d) High quality.

4. What does Naylor avoid when he is growing his crop on his farm?
(a) GMOs.
(b) Subsidies.
(c) Water.
(d) Government help.

5. Corn takes in more carbon _______ during the process of photosynthesis than other plants.
(a) 10.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do many farmers rely on in order to create higher yields at their farms?

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

3. Corn is one of the only plants that is adaptable to _________.

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

5. What is NOT one of the threads of the worldwide food chain that humans fit into?

(see the answer key)

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