Food Evolution
How many FDA-approved GMOs are available on the market?
10
What company uses "cows" in their cleaner wiener campaign?
Applegate
True/False: RoundUp Ready crops contain RoundUp.
False
What is the average size of an American beef cattle herd?
50 head
It was May 10th before she realized she missed graduation.
What is the AP error and what is the correction?
May 10
Pickles are made from which farm product?
Cucumbers
What GMO crops are currently available to the public?
Name them.
alfalfa, apples, canola, corn (field and sweet), cotton, papaya, potatoes, soybeans, squash and sugar beets
What are two symbolic or double meanings used in the Chipotle Scarecrow video?
Ex. Eat crow, song, factory farming
Between 1930 to 1955, what was the most productive agricultural county in the United States?
L.A. County
What is the definition of ‘natural’ according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture?
Minimally processed
Less than 5% of Americans disposable income is spent on food.
Correct or Incorrect?
If incorrect, what is the AP error?
AP Style - spell out percent
What is the name of the area where fruit trees are grown?
orchard
Why were GMO crops created?
A. Insect resistance, increased yield, drought tolerance, disease resistance
B. Herbicide tolerance, disease resistance, reduced food waste, enhanced nutritional content
C. Improved manufacturing processes, improved yield, disease resistance, herbicide tolerance
D. Insect resistance, Improved manufacturing processes, decreased fertilizer use, enhanced nutritional content
B. Herbicide tolerance, disease resistance, reduced food waste, enhanced nutritional content
Name at least 3 anti-agriculture companies we discussed in class.
Michelob
Chipotle
Cliff Bars
Applegate
Kroger
More
The rainbow papaya was developed to eliminate what?
Papaya Ringspot Virus
Most cattle in the U.S. are raised on a combination of __________ and ____________.
Grass and grain
In addresses, you abbreviate what?
avenue, boulevard, street when after numbered address
Cabbage can be red, green or
purple
Who was the anti-GMO providing expert testimony for the City Council vote on the Rainbow Papaya?
Jeffery Smith
According to Damian Mason, a well-fed populace does not ________
revolt
Who was the plant geneticist in Food Evolution?
Pamela Ronald
Which of the following is a consumer benefit of growth promoting implants?
Promote increased growth, which contributes to producing more beef using fewer natural resources.
What is the biggest mistake a writer can make in a news article?
Bury the lead
Most cattle are sold in the ___________ of the year
(season)
fall
Uganda is facing a banana crisis, with a GMO in development. What disease is the GMO supposed to be resistant against?
banana wilt
What are the steps of SUCCESS?
Simple
Unexpec
Concrete
Credible
Emotional
Stories
If we lived on an all-vegetable diet, how many pounds of vegetables would the average person have to consume to meet their nutritional needs?
12-15 pounds (avg. men and women)
An estimated ____ percent of all food produced in the U.S. is wasted.
40
When numbers do you spell out?
zero through nine
numbers: 10 and above
If an animal eats all types of food sources, it is called what?
Give an example
Omnivore
chicken, pig, dog
For the GMO bananas in Uganda, what plant is a gene being taken from to insert into the GMO banana?
sweet pepper
What are the parts to the Golden Circle in the right order?
Outside: what
Middle: how
Inside: why
Name two of the most prominent anti-agriculture/GMO women featured.
Vani Hari
Zen Honeycutt
Animals that are finished in a feedyard are ready for harvest approximately ______months earlier than cattle that are finished on grass.
3-6
We left for Houston at 5 a.m. and did not arrive until noon.
Is this correct or incorrect? If wrong, what is incorrect?
Right
Name the Acts that established the Land-Grant System
Morrill Acts of 1862, 1890, and 1994