History of Food and Agriculture Dirty Dozen Petrochemicals Sustainable Food Terms Agribusiness or Organic 10 20 30 40 50 40 30 20 10 50 40 30 20 10 50.

History of Food and AgricultureDirty Dozen Petrochemicals

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Topic 1 – 10 Points

QUESTION:

•This blue (or purple) member of the dirty dozen is native to North America and is now mostly grown in the U.S. with Michigan as its leading producer.

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•Blueberries

Topic 1 – 20 Points

QUESTION:

•Popeye the Sailor Man fueled off of this dirty dozen member for strength.

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•Spinach

Topic 1 – 30 Points

QUESTION:

•This dirty dozen member tastes great “au gratin”.

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•Potatoes

Topic 1 – 40 Points

QUESTION:

•A famous summer pie can be made out of this dirty dozen member, the scientific name of which is Prunus Persica.

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•Peaches

Topic 1 – 50 Points

QUESTION:

•Over 2,500 varieties of this dirty dozen member are grown in the U.S. and are a member of the rose family.

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•Apples

Topic 2 – 10 Points

QUESTION:

•Petrochemicals are chemicals derived from this chemical mixture.

ANSWER:

•Petroleum

Topic 2 – 20 Points

QUESTION:

•This damaging mixture of herbicides was used heavily in the Vietnam War as part of the U.S. herbicidal warfare program.

ANSWER:

•Agent Orange

Topic 2 – 30 Points

QUESTION:

•Popular in the U.S. in the mid-1900s, this petrochemical was banned in the U.S. in the 1970s for its environmental and human health effects.

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•DDT

Topic 2 – 40 Points

QUESTION:

•This petrochemical is the prime ingredient in the famous weed killer Roundup, which has proven to have detrimental effects on human health.

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•Glyphosate

Topic 2 – 50 Points

QUESTION:

•According to the EPA, this petrochemical group affects the nervous system by disrupting the enzyme that regulates acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter.

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•Organophosphate pesticides

Topic 3 – 10 Points

QUESTION:

•This sustainable food option implies no synthetic pesticides or fertilizers were used when growing the food.

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•Organic

Topic 3 – 20 Points

QUESTION:

•The “L” in the acronym FLOSSN, used when how to buy sustainable foods, stands for this.

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•Local

Topic 3 – 30 Points

QUESTION:

•Though the effects of this are not well understood, it is best to by foods that are “non” this.

ANSWER:

•Genetically modified (or engineered)

Topic 3 – 40 Points

QUESTION:

•The two “S”s in the acronym FLOSSN, used when how to buy sustainable foods, stands for these two words.

ANSWER:

•Seasonal and Sustainable

Topic 3 – 50 Points

QUESTION:

•The exact opposite of the Dirty Dozen, this rhyming, two-word name is used when describing certain foods that have the least amount of pesticide residue.

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•Clean Fifteen

Topic 4 – 10 Points

QUESTION:

•This type of agriculture uses advanced technology and relies heavily on petrochemicals.

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•Agribusiness

Topic 4 – 20 Points

QUESTION:

•This type of agriculture was the first to emerge on the planet.

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•Organic

Topic 4 – 30 Points

QUESTION:

•Outcomes of this type of agriculture include increased yield and production of one crop.

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•Agribusiness

Topic 4 – 40 Points

QUESTION:

•Polyculture is an aspect of this type of agriculture.

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•Organic

Topic 4 – 50 Points

QUESTION:•A strategy of this type of agriculture includes rotating the crops to put different types of essential nutrients back into the ground.

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•Agribusiness

Topic 5 – 10 Points

QUESTION:

•Maize is native to this North American country and was first domesticated there in approximately 8000BC.

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•Mexico

Topic 5 – 20 Points

QUESTION:

•Peru first domesticated this type of bean in about 7000BC.

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•Lima beans

Topic 5 – 30 Points

QUESTION:

•Though very popularly thought of in Greek cuisine, olives were first domesticate in this region of the world somewhere from 6000-4000BC.

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•Southwest Asia

Topic 5 – 40 Points

QUESTION:

•This animal was the first to be domesticated in approximately 7500BC in Southwest Asia.

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•Pigs

Topic 5 – 50 Points

QUESTION:

•The earliest known use of agriculture dates back to 10,000 BC in this fertile, French named region.

ANSWER:

•The Fertile Crescent