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product

200

Which product is not made by corn?

A: ethanol       B: crayon

C: toilet paper  D: candle

D: candle

300

Which foods don't use corn syrup?

A: ketchup     B: hamburger

C: none         D: glazed ham

C: none

400

      is biodegradable plastic, often used in compostable packaging and utensils, is made from fermented corn starch

A: poly lactic acid(PLA) B: poly glucose

C: poly vinyl chloride(PVC) D: poly ethylene  

A: PLA

500

What is name of widely used in the food and beverage industry as a cheaper alternative to sucrose(table sugar)

High Fructose Corn syrup

problem

200

Corn need a lot of water to breed

O/X

O

300

While cultivate corn,        can make soil degradation 

A: water   B: fertilizer

C: corn     D: CO

B: fertilizer

400

Choose all that fit in the blank

Corn can make         worse

A: monoculture   B: global warming

C: carbon sequestration  D: none

A,B,C: monoculture, global warming, carbon sequestration

500

Because high-fructose corn syrup is          than sugar, it is often used in ultra-processed foods, contributing to higher rates of          among low-income communities

A: cheaper - obesity       B: cheaper - anorexia

C: more expensive - anorexia    D: more expensive - obesity

A: cheaper - obesity

history

200

There are         in American midwest

corn belt

300

After 90s, Corn industry was revolutionized by         ; genetic engineering tech

GMO (genetic modified organisms)

400

Choose not that fit in the blank

In 1970s - 80s, corn industries became expand such as

A: HFCS   B: living stocks feed

C: bioplastic production D: ethanol production

C: bioplastic production

500

When was the NAFTA that ignite the extinction of tradition corn signed?

A: 2000 B: 1994

C:1976  D: 1875

B: 1994

economic

200

The corn industry is worth $60~70 million a year

O/X

X

300

What are these two major non-food market the majority of corn grown in the U.S?

A: High Fructose corn syrup production B: livestock feed

C: Corn starch production D: ethanol production

B&D: livestock feed, ethanol production

400

 The U.S government supports corn production by providing        to farmers to keep prices stable and ensure steady suppy.

subsidies

500

When the U.S. produces a surplus of corn and exports it at low prices, it can undercut local farmers in other countries. This economic effect is known as what?

Dumping