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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Corn is also able to limit the ______ lost during the process of photosynthesis, according to the book.
(a) Calories.
(b) Energy.
(c) Water.
(d) Sunlight.

2. Bentham makes the argument that if there are some humans that lack the brainpower of a ________, why are they still included in the moral argument?
(a) Chimp.
(b) Horse.
(c) Fish.
(d) Cow.

3. What does Pollan decide that he wants to gather from a local pond, though he ends up not using it?
(a) Seaweed.
(b) Mushroom.
(c) Algae.
(d) Salt.

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

5. Corn became a _________ because of its many applications for use by the settlers.
(a) Problem.
(b) Drink.
(c) Fuel.
(d) Commodity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Industrial communities sell __________, while the artisinal sells a special product.

2. Humans are not a perfect natural system in the food system because they can only _______ so much food.

3. Since they don't have to worry about nitrogen, farmers no longer have to ________ their crops to ensure soil fertility.

4. What does the farmer use to cover the chicken waste in the compost pile?

5. Pollan believes that the hunter and gatherer food chain is the most ___________.

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