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Undernourished parents often raise children who are undernourished because the parents Cannot afford to feed their children properly TERM 2 Food security has to do with DEFINITION 2 The ability of a population to obtain food on a day-to-day basis TERM 3 Famines are most often serious when there is DEFINITION 3 No room to expand agriculture TERM 4 People can suffer malnourishment if they consume large amounts of ___ instead of ___. DEFINITION 4 Fat and sugar; vitamins and proteins TERM 5 Vitamin A deficiencies are associated with DEFINITION 5 Blindness
What are two common diseases that result from protein deficiencies? Marasmus and kwashiorkor TERM 7 The three crops that humans rely on for the majority of nutrients and calories are DEFINITION 7 Wheat, rice and maize(corn) TERM 8 Most humans rely on just a few of the world's animal and plant species for food because only a few DEFINITION 8 Food types are what we are accustomed to eating TERM 9 Most of the livestock grown in North America are DEFINITION 9 Confined in CAFOs TERM 10 Which of the following does not describe the status of the world's wild fisheries? DEFINITION 10 Fish farming has allowed wild fish to recover worldwide
The first genetically modified animal for human consumption is a salmon with extra growth hormones. Which of the following is not concern about this animal? These are all worries about the GM salmon TERM 17 Chronically undernourished people's diets do not provide 2,220 kcal per day on a long-term basis. true or false DEFINITION 17 True TERM 18 The Harvard food pyramid recommends 6- servings of bread, rice , cereal and pasta true or false DEFINITION 18 False TERM 19 Agricultural cropland is shrinking worldwide. true or false DEFINITION 19 true TERM 20 Buying shade grown coffee and cocoa has a minimal effect on local ecosystems where they are grown. true or false DEFINITION 20 true
Agricultural (farm) subsidies are especially effective in helping preserve small "family farms" true or false false
