The Omnivore's Dilemma - Sections 4-7 Test Study Guide

Flavonoid

a substance in fruit and vegetables that may help protect people against some types of cancer or heart disease

Amputation

the surgical removal of a body part

Epidemic

a problem that seriously affects many people at once

Ethanol

a colorless alcohol made from grain and sugar that easily changes to a gas

Gluttons

greedy eaters

Gorge

fill one self with food

Monoculture

the growth of a single crop or livestock species in a field or farming system at a time

Industrial

relating to large-scale business or industry

Automated

a process in a factory or office operated by machines or computers in order to reduce the amount of work done by humans

Barracks

buildings used to house a specific group of people

Purebred

an animal bred from parents of the same breed or variety

Sauntered

walked in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort

Section 4 Topic

“Adding Value” to food to make money, Corn making people fat, Increase in amount of food/Government and Public Health

Section 5 Topic

Organic food sold like industrial food. “Free Range” chickens being raised like industrial chickens. DIfference beween organic and industrial food.

Section 6 Topic

How Grass Farmers produce multiple types of products. Working on a local farm. Polyface farming vs industrial farming.

Section 7 Topic

Benefits of eating locally grown food and why it’s tastier and healthier than industrial food.

Compare and Contrast Paragraph Structure

Compares two things

Descriptive Paragraph Structure

uses sensory language to decribe

Narrative Paragraph Structure

sequence of events

Expository Paragraph Structure

data, information

Sufficient Evidence

RELEVANT and CREDIBLE evidence. facts, data, examples, or testimony. WITHOUT LEAVING DOUBT

Sound Reasoning

LOGICAL arguments. Using valid reasoning. Evidence DIRECTLY SUPPORTS CLAIM. Each point BUILDS UPON THE NEXT.