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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Ten through Chapter Twelve.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Pollan begin helping Salatin do when this chapter begins?
(a) Weed the land.
(b) Milk a cow.
(c) Make hay.
(d) Add fertilizer.

3. In many CAFOs, the _______ of pigs are cut off in response to the aggressive behavior they have in those conditions.
(a) Tails.
(b) Legs.
(c) Noses.
(d) Ears.

4. Every day, Salatin moves his cattle to a new _________ every day to ensure balance.
(a) Pen.
(b) Row.
(c) Farm.
(d) Pasture.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Each acre of corn, according to Pollan needs to have _________ gallons of fossil fuel to support it.

4. How many atoms does corn utilize during photosynthesis, unlike others?

5. Every day, the ________ pens are moved to ensure that the droppings spread evenly.

(see the answer key)

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