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

2. The push for corn has also led to the industrialization of _______ farms, according to Naylor.
(a) Animal.
(b) Soybean.
(c) Dairy.
(d) Wheat.

3. Humans are not a perfect natural system in the food system because they can only _______ so much food.
(a) Throw away.
(b) Make.
(c) Buy.
(d) Consume.

4. In the early 19th century, Americans were drinking more alcohol, which cause the Alcohol _________.
(a) Economy.
(b) Boozefest.
(c) Issue.
(d) Republic.

5. What is NOT one of the parts of corn that is separated out in the newly used process?
(a) Endosperm.
(b) Skin.
(c) Germ.
(d) Stalk.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of the food chain is ________, which surprised Pollan when he realized this.

2. Corn takes in more carbon _______ during the process of photosynthesis than other plants.

3. The farm and the human are two ________ natural systems that the food industry relies on.

4. Where does Pollan take his family at the end of this section of the book?

5. Where do all of the parts of the corn end up in as a result of the new process to separate its parts?

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