Across
- 5. refers to a farm that only grows one crop
- 6. a corn-based fuel
- 10. a corn-based blend of 55% fructose and 45% glucose that tastes like sugar and is the most valuable corn-refined food product
- 11. when restaurants make portions dramatically larger for only a small upcharge to make consumers eat more
- 12. a tall silo-like structure that houses corn and soybeans before they are transported
- 13. a condition in corn-fed cattle that causes a potentially fatal buildup of gas in their rumen as a result of their diet
- 14. an organ inside a cow that is designed to consume and digest grass
- 15. Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation, a large-scale industrial animal farm
- 17. stands for genetically modified organism, refers to food or corn seed that was developed in a lab
- 19. a place where corn is broken down and turned into sweeteners and starches
- 20. a group of chemicals made by plants that have a positive effect on human health
Down
- 1. grown on small farms that raise many different crops and animals; it's not processed, and doesn't travel far
- 2. when plants use energy from the sun to synthesize energy
- 3. where most of our food comes from today, the chain starts in a monoculture farm and ends up in a grocery store or fast food restaurant
- 4. the problem of how omnivores can eat anything, but don't know what to eat
- 7. agricultural companies that make things like hybrid or GMO seeds for farmers
- 8. grown on large industrial farms, but only with natural fertilizers and natural bug/weed control, sold in the same manner as industrial
- 9. the oldest food chain, consisting of hunting, growing, or foraging your own food
- 16. an extremely potent pesticide used in potato farming
- 18. a sugar substitute made from cornstarch, can be turned into fructose