food for the future
what can be concluded about the sentence about ott whealy?
his motivation behind an action
what sentence shows that nikolay inspired others?
there are now 1,700 seed banks around the world
to gather and keep for future use?
store
why is sugar addictive?
sugar makes our mood feel good
how can we limit sugar?
by eating the correct amounts rather than over eating
what is the role of the svalbard global seed vault?
they help preserve plants that could disappear.
what happened to the food crops in china and philippines?
it decreased
the struggle to succeed in something
battle
why does richard say when ever he studies an illness it leads him back to sugar?
sugar causes health problems
what common two illness can be caused by sugar?
highh blood pressure, dieabetes
how did nikolay contribute to preserving plant varieties?
what type of crops do farmers grow?
types that produce large numbers
quality
feature of something or someone
what is the difference between how people ate back then to how people eat now?
earlier on people had less food and now people have more than enough to eat
what message was the author trying to send out by writing this selection?
the dangers of eating too much sugar
what happens to other food species if farmers focus on growing just one type of food crops?
other food species can disappear/be extinct
why did the author write this selection?
to show us the need to preserve different food species
crop
how does our human body store sugar?
it stores it as fat
how are schools trying to create a healthy environment?
replacing dessert with fruit, encouraging exercising
what happened to ireland after the death of lumper potato?
it caused a famine
why are markets reintroducing foods from the past?
because foods that people eat now may disappear in the future
scale
the level or size of something
why is it difficult for us to avoid sugar?
many foods that are even healthy have sugar in them
why is sugar called a culprit?
it is the source of a problem to our health