The Omnivore's Vocabulary Dilemma
Across
- 2. corn seed with added genes from different organisms that are not other corn plants
- 7. the fact that omnivores eat anything; there is no internal instinct not to eat something specific, so how do they know what to eat?
- 8. tall, hallow, concrete tubes that store corn inside before it is sent somewhere else
- 10. (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) a place where many animals are placed and raised to be slaughtered
- 13. genetically modified organism
- 15. animals or plants that are grown in natural or healthy conditions, even though they might not be fed organic grain or fertilizer
- 16. a check given to a person from the government
- 18. DNA changed in a lab
- 19. (agri-farm) massive farm/food business that deals with food
- 20. a place where corn and soybeans get broken down through many steps like grinding and soaking in acid
Down
- 1. a species that only eats plants
- 3. species that can eat anything like plants or meat
- 4. food that is grown local in your area; grown in conditions that are probably healthy
- 5. system that supplies most of our food, and how food gets from farm to plate
- 6. a second stomach that cows have that breaks down grass through a bacteria so cows receive proteins and carbohydrates
- 9. a plant or animal who's parents have different characteristics
- 11. a species that only eats meat
- 12. an item, generally from agriculture, that can be bought and sold
- 14. "high fructose corn syrup" corn broken down into a syrup that is as sweet as sugar
- 17. being 30 pounds or more overweight for your body type