Ethical Theories
CORN!!!
GMO
Food Insecurity
CHEMISTRY (had to rep my major)
100

The man, the myth, the legend. He believed that all rational creatures are bound by the same moral law

Immanuel Kant 

100

What is found in most food (and drinks)? 

high fructose corn syrup 

100

What does GMO stand for? 

genetically modified organism

100

(blank) "is an uncomfortable or painful physical sensation caused by insufficient consumption of dietary energy"

Hunger

100

What does a C10 aldehyde smell like? 

oranges (citrus like) 

200
This man focused on utilitarianism and believed that balancing pleasure over pain and happiness over suffering 

Jeremy Bentham

200

What type of crop is corn considered? 

monoculture 

200

What is another name for GMO? 

bioengineered

200

A person is (blank) "when they lack regular access to enough safe and nutritious food for normal growth and development and an active and healthy life"

food insecure 

200

In most foods, when looking on the back you see EDTA. What is its role? 

used as a preservative (prevents lipid oxidation) 

300

Labeled the self-identity ethic. It focuses on values within oneself. Whether that is nature vs nurture. 

Dr. Kirchner

300

Who did corn "beat" according to Michael Pollan in The Omnivores dilemma when struggling to adapt the continents harsh climates 

Wheat 

300

What percent of corn is GMO corn according to the FDA in 2020? 

92%

300
This app was created to limit food waste and provide food at a lower cost 

Too Good To Go 

300

This is found in turkey and it makes you sleepy. It produces melatonin and serotonin. 

Tryptophan

400

This man who believed that all animals feelings should be taken into account when any moral decision making affects them

Peter Singer

400

What is the reason we cannot digest corn? 

our body does not have the enzyme to break down cellulose which is the outer shell of corn

400

GMOs are not just in food, but medicine as well. This medicine was genetically engineered as well to treat diabetes.  

insulin 

400

How many households in 2022 found trouble affording food in the US? 

17 million 

400

This compound is found in food/food packaging but is also used in rocket fuel. 

Perchlorate

500

Who is labeled the father of ethics? 

Socrates

500

where was corn first domesticated? 

Mexico (Southern) 

500

the be considered non-GMO what is the threshold that it cannot go over? 

0.9%

500

Which state had the highest rates of food scarcity

mississippi


500

This process takes nitrogen from the air and hydrogen to produce ammonia under high pressure. 

Haber-Bosch Process