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

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

3. The _________ is one of the specialized animals that Pollan points out as having no issues with eating.
(a) Horse.
(b) Mosquito.
(c) Lion.
(d) Koala.

4. Pollan hopes to bring the reader back to their original _______ of food.
(a) Source.
(b) Religion.
(c) Book.
(d) Idea.

5. Pollan points out that the industrial method of farming has led to increased ________ and polluted groundwater.
(a) Food supplies.
(b) Pollution.
(c) Energy.
(d) Oil wells.

Short Answer Questions

1. The factories from the war time began to produce ________ for farmers to help with their crops.

2. The invention of synthetic materials also meant that _________ would become necessary to fix the nitrogen.

3. In what part of the body can one determine just how much corn is being eaten by the person?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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