Issues in Animal Science Flashcards

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1
Q

Those with money and satisfied choices dictating food options for those with neither

A

Gentrification

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2
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How many % of the population (adults) believe chocolate milk comes from brown cows

A

7%

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3
Q

How many Americans live in food insecurity

A

10.5% or 13.7 million

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4
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Less than ___ of the population produces the food for the other ___

A

2%, 98%

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5
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The average American is more than ______________ removed from a family farm

A

three generations

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6
Q

IARC

A

International Agency for Research of Cancer

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7
Q

Type 1 carcinogen

A
  • tanning
  • smoked fish
  • margarita
  • sun
  • birth control
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8
Q

T/F Everything we do has inherit risk

A

True

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9
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T/F Humans are terrible at doing a risk assessment

A

True

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10
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Note: Relative risk tells nothing about actual risk

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11
Q

Salmon only grow when the water is _____

A

warmer

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12
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Benefit of growth hormone in salmon

A
  • faster growth means less labor
  • higher feed conversion
  • no difference in nutritional content
  • reduces pressures on wild-caught salmon
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13
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Possible solutions to limit the risk of these salmon escape into the wild

A

locate in warm waters or salt water

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