Vocabulary
People
Food Chains
Chapter Questions
Meals
100

Something that can eat ANYTHING

What is an Omnivore?

100

The author of The Omnivore's Dilemma

Who is Michael Pollan

100

food which has gone through a series of mechanical or chemical operations performed to change or preserve it


What is Fast Food

100

We do not know what we put into our bodies because we can process anything...

What is the Omnivore's Dilemma

100

The meal that Michael and his family ate in the car

What is McDonalds

200

These were used to transform our agriculture products

What is a GMO

200

The name of the man that took Michael Pollan on his first hunting expedition

Who is Angelo 

200

this type of chain takes product from the field and puts it into our supermarkets

What is the industrial food chain

200

Farmers do not make much money growing corn because of this reason....

Price of corn is higher than the sale price of corn

200

This restaurant was responsible for the death of our little friend Kevin due to a huge E-Coli Outbreak in early 2000's

What is Jack in the Box

300

This is how they refer to a haul (a collection of) agricultural produce

What is a Yield

300

The owner of PolyFace Farms

Who is Joel Salatin

300

produced or involving production without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial agents


What is the industrial organic food chain

300

Joel Salatin calls himself a Grass Farmer because of this reason...

What is all of his animals on the farm eat grass

300

This meal on the dollar menu is many more ingredients than what you think it is....

What is a chicken nugget

400

This is the name of the cow stomach that processes food

What is the Rumen

400

The dude who watched over our friend Poky

Who is George Naylor

400

the most primal form of food chain

what is hunting/gathering

400

The reason why low income family suffer from heart disease/diabetes

What is the low price of cheap fatty foods

400

Michael made this dessert with his produce from PolyFace Farms...

What is PolyFace Egg Souflee

500

Decayed matter used to fertilize soil

What is compost

500

The name of the little boy that died from an E-Coli Outbreak

Who is Kevin

500

able to be maintained (in the context of food, food that comes from a “closed loop, recycling fertility and using renewable energy”)


What is local sustainable food chain
500

The difference between poky feeders and Joel Salatin cows...

What is the diet (Poky=Grain mix, Joel=Grass)

500

Michael named this meal after his spoils from his hunting/gathering trip

What is the Omnivore's Thanksgiving