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What are 4 benefits of vegetarian diets?

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-Lower in Fat
-Higher in Fiber
-Higher in Phytochemicals
(Which lower risk of cancer and heart disease)
-Higher in fruits/vegetables
(Lower risk of hypertension)

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Vitamin B12 Function: (2)
Deficiency: (3)
Food Source: (5)

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Function: DNA Synthesis and Nerve Cell Communication
Deficiency: Pernicious Anemia, muscle weakness, neurological disturbance
Food Source: (Animal Products ONLY) Eggs, Dairy, fortified grains, rice/almond/soy milk, supplements

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Vitamin D Function: (3)
Deficiency: (2)
Food Source: (2)

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Function: Involved in bone formation by regulating calcium absorption, also in metabolism and excretion
Deficiency: Soft, weak bones. Greater risk for cancer and chronic diseases
Food Sources: Fortified Milk, Soy Milk

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Calcium Function: (4)
Deficiency: (1)
Food Source: (6)
What to avoid: (4)

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Function: Strengthen Bones, Muscle Contraction, Nerve Transmission, Blood Pressure Regulation
Deficiency: Osteoporosis: Porous, brittle bones
Food Source: Milk, cheese, yogurt, dark green veggies, nuts and beans
What to avoid: Soda, Animal Protein, Salt, lack of exercise

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What is iron and what is its function? Which type of iron is harder to absorb?

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The oxygen-carrying component in red blood cells. It functions to oxygenate tissues. Non-heme iron (plant protein) is harder to absorb

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List 7 sources of Iron

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Whole grains, fortified cereal, raisins, winter squash, legumes, iron cookware, and blackstrap molasses

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Function of Zinc: (4)
Deficiency: (2)
Food Sources: (5)

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Function: Acts as co-enzyme for many reactions, DNA synthesis, cell repair, and growth and development
Deficiency: Loss of taste and appetite, poor immune response
Food Sources: Dairy, legumes, whole grains, nuts, seeds

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What is a good tip for getting zinc in your diet?

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Add lemon juice or vinegar to your dishes but don’t take calcium supplements at the time you are having the meal

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5 components of the optimal vegetarian diet:

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  • Nuts and seeds: antioxidants, calcium, zinc, monounsaturated fats
  • Legumes: Protein, zinc, calcium, fiber
  • Omega-3 fats: Canola/walnut oil, soy, flaxseed
  • Calcium fortified OJ or soy/rice milk
  • Green leafy veggies: collard, kale, mustard, turnip/beet greens for B/C vitamins and beta carotene
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What is organic farming based off of? What is its philosophy?

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  • Based off of minimal use of off-farm inputs (synthetic fertilizers and pesticides)
  • Philosophy is to work with natural processes to conserve resources, maintain biodiversity, minimize waste and environmental impact
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6 Rules of USDA National Organic Program

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  • Annual inspections by registered certification agencies
  • Animals must have organic diet
  • Sick animals must be treated
  • Most document all soil inputs
  • Farmers must develop soil fertility and pest control plans
  • Must have buffer zone between them and conventional farms
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5 Non-Organic farming practices

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  • Use of antibiotics or growth hormones
  • GMO’s, irradiation, synthetic pesticides
  • Petroleum-based fertilizers
  • Animal feed containing manure or parts of slaughtered animals/urea
  • Animal Confinement
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How do organic farmers maintain soil fertility? (6)

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  • Green Manure
  • Fish Slurry
  • Blood meal
  • Bone Meal
  • Cover crops
  • Crop Rotation
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How do organic farmers control pests PHYSICALLY? (5)

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  • Crop rotation
  • Hand-picking
  • Drip-irrigation
  • Caulking/barriers
  • Sulfer and copper Compounds
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How do organic farmers control pests BIOLOGICALLY? (2)

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  • Lady bugs, birds, bats, spiders

- Microbial Pesticides: Contain a microorganism as the active ingredient

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Why does organic food cost more? (5)

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  • Not a mass-market item
  • Shorter Shelf Life
  • More labor intensive practices
  • Methods used are not subsidized by taxpayers
  • Consumers are paying full cost of growing food
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3 ways organic growing is better

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  • Organic Pesticides are less harmful to mammals
  • Risk of bio-accumulation is less
  • Reduce your risk of exposure to synthetic pesticides
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What is the main benefit of soil fertility in organic farming?

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-Gives organic produce higher amounts of micronutrients like vitamin C, iron, and magnesium

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How is organic farming better for the environment? (5)

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  • Fewer green house gas emissions
  • Less fossil fuel use
  • Decreased soil erosion
  • Maintains native insects, birds
  • Reduces contamination of groundwater
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5 ways to reduce pesticide exposure

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  • Trim fat from meat
  • Scrub produce and discard outer leaves
  • Avoid waxed fruits
  • Support farmer’s markets
  • Keep eating produce
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Name the two keys to success for organic farming

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  • Absence of subsidies and incentives for non-sustainable agricultural practices
  • Policies that support sustainable practices
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What is the role of the USDA?

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To promote conventional agriculture and weaken organic standards

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Neither organic or conventional food production is sustainable, so how should the world eat sustainably?

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Develop a system that mimics cycles found in nature and is designed around natural behaviors of animals (using photosynthesis instead of fossil fuels for energy)

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4 things about Cattle

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  • Portable fences
  • Graze intensively for a short period of time
  • Spread and fertilize seed
  • Stimulate new growth of diverse grassland
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4 things about Chickens
- Portable coop follows after cattle - Grass sheared so chickens graze easier - Spread manure and eliminate parasites - Cows give feed to them and they keep the cows healthy
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4 things about Pigs | 3 in winter, 1 in spring
Winter: -Cattle in barn -Layers of wood chips, straw, and corn are added to manure -Heat created, corn ferments Spring: -Pigs root through compost for fermented corn, aerating it and making it sterile
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How does organic livestock upkeep benefit humans?
Our bodies have developed to need nutrients from a natural food chain and these processes derive less fat and cholesterol
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What is Life Cycle Assessment?
Quantification of the environmental impact of using a certain animal as a food source
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What 5 things does Life Cycle Assessment take into account?
- Respiration - Food production - Waste Production - Environmental Controls (G.G Emissions, Energy Use, Land requirements, etc.) - Transportation
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What are fortified blended foods?
Cereals made with legumes (soy, beans, lentils) and fortified with micronutrients
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What is Biotechnology? Give examples (2)
Any technique that involves modifying living organisms or parts of them for specific use Examples: Cross Breeding/Selective Breeding Genetic Engineering
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What is DNA?
Genetic code of DNA specifying the amino acid sequence of all proteins synthesized by an organism
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What is a gene?
A sequence of proteins that codes for a specific trait
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What are 3 advantages of genetic engineering?
Precision, speed, involving distantly related organisms
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List 3 examples of genetic engineering
Insect-resistant plants Herbicide tolerant plants Golden Rice
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What are 4 challenges to Biotechnology?
- Lack of capacity in some countries to regulate and assess risks/benefits - High investment costs - Potential negative impacts and need for public awareness - Intellectual property management
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What are 5 concerns of genetic engineering?
- Decrease in biodiversity - Pesticide-resistant insects - Increased use of herbicides - Unintended harm to other organisms - Food allergies
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List the 5 processes involved in the carbon cycle
``` Photosynthesis energy Metabolism Decomposition Limestone and Shell Formation Combustion ```
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List the 4 processes involved in the nitrogen cycle
Fixation Protein Building Decomposition Combustion
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Describe the Greenhouse Gas Effect...(5 things)
- A layer of gasses act as a shield over Earth - Solar radiation travels through the atmosphere to warm earth's surface - Earth radiates infrared radiation back into the atmosphere - Most is absorbed by greenhouse gasses and reflected to earth - Increase in gasses causes the earth's temp to increase
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How is the Ocean changing?
- Oceans are getting warmer, they absorb most of the heat that reaches the earth from the sun - Oceans act as a carbon sink, absorbing 30% of carbon dioxide emissions - Ocean salinity has decreased as arctic ice melts
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Name 4 types of extreme weather increase
- Flooding from intense rainfalls - Droughts and desertification - Heat Waves - Hurricanes/cyclones/typhoons
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What are 4 ways habitats are being disrupted?
- Alteration os species in trees of rainforests - Change of plaints in the plains - Animals migrating away from the equator - Plants growing at higher elevation, blooming earlier
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How does agriculture contribute to gas emission?
- CO2, Burning fossil fuels to make pesticides and fertilizers - CO2, Conversion of forests to make land for grazing and growing crops - Methane Emissions from cattle and pig manure and urine - NO2 emissions from manure and fertilizers
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How will lower crop yield affect consumers?
- Food prices will rise | - Lessened calorie availability will increase childhood malnutrition by 20%
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What is the IPCC? What do they aim to do?
InterGovernmental Panel on Climate Change, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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What are the costs (2) and benefits (1) of doing nothing to fight climate change?
``` Costs: -Disproportionate impact on the poor -Huge economic and environmental impact Benefit: -Coal, oil, and gas industries continue to thrive ```
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What 4 ways can governments help institute change?
- Regulate fuel efficiency standards - Set high prices for fossil fuels and subsidies for efficiency - Inform/Educate people on how to make changes - Support research for new technology
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What are the three types of International Aid?
- Bilateral Aid: One country aiding another - Multi-lateral Aid: United Nations Programs - Non-government organizations: Private organizations with no government affiliation
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What are 4 goals of USAID?
- Enhance US military security - Enhance US economic prosperity - Promote democracy abroad - Promote relief from poverty
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What is USAID?
U.S. Agency for International Development
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What are 2 examples of Non-government organizations that provide foreign aid?
- Doctors without Borders | - C.A.R.E.
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What are 4 complications of foreign aid?
- Corruption - Lack of infrastructure - Shift away form eating local foods - Cultural Food Differences
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List 4 keys to success in foreign aid
- Improve basic health - Invest in Education - Improve electricity and clean water/sanitation - Promote gender equality
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