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Title: Food insecurity in poor countries is caused not by _____ but by _____.
Post by: sarahnguyen on Mar 4, 2018
Food insecurity in poor countries is caused not by _____ but by _____.
 a. lack of available food on an international level; diminished local food supplies
  b. famine; lack of clean water
  c. political instability; lack of available food on an international level
  d. population growth; famine
  e. diminished local food supplies; natural disasters

Q. 2

Describe/summarize the four major stages of catabolism.

Q. 3

What percentage of people in poor countries do not have enough to eat?
 a. 12
  b. 14
  c. 16
  d. 18

Q. 4

Why would a bioterrorism agent that shut down the electron transport chain be of urgent concern for Homeland Security?

Q. 5

How many pounds of edible foods are lost per year by food retailers and producers, as estimated by the USDA?
 a. 96 million
  b. 110 million
  c. 96 billion
  d. 110 billion

Q. 6

Why might someone who eats a diet that contains inadequate amounts of niacin and riboflavin experience fatigue and feel tired?

Q. 7

Farmer McDonald allows volunteers from a local organization to collect any produce that gets left behind during harvest from his fields. These volunteers are participating in:
 a. gleaning.
  b. perishable food rescue.
  c. nonperishable food collection.
  d. backyard harvest.


Title: Food insecurity in poor countries is caused not by _____ but by _____.
Post by: mariabbas on Mar 4, 2018
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