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Intensive Farming (U3 W5)

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Question 1
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Choose the sentence that shows the author's claim about intensive farming.

Question 2
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Read this sentence from the passage.

"This technique produces food more quickly and more cheaply than ever before."

The Greek root techn- means "art, scinece, skill." What does technique mean as it is used in this sentence?

Question 3
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Read this sentence from the passage.

"It is the best way for agronomists meet the challenge of feeding our world."

The Greek root agro- means "land management." What does agronomists means as it is used in this sentence?

Question 4
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Question 5
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Read this sentence from the passage.

"Based on his logic, Lister came to believe patients caught infection from bacteria."

The Greek root log means "thoughts, word, speech." What does logic mean as it is used in this sentence?

Question 6
6.

Read this sentence.

"Lister tested his theory using carbolic acid to see whether it prevented infections."

The Greek root theoria means "to look at, to consider." What does theory mean as it is used in this sentence?

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Question 7
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Select the letters to choose which heading each sentence supports in the passage. One heading will be used more than once.

Question 8
8.

Which two ideas are not found under the heading Lister's Legacy?

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Question 9
9.

Choose the bubbles to place the steps of the "scrubbing in" process in the order they appear in the passage.

scientific method
technical farming
someone who sells land for farms
someone who develops farm practices
Choose the sentence that shows why intensive farming is a good way to feed people.
With intensive farming, a filed that once grew food for ten people can now feed one hundred.
This increase points out that intensive farming is a valuable method of producing food.
Farmers on these large farms often use new varieties of plants.
Scientists have developed plants that can produce more food.
One example is corn that grows more corncobs.
Some plants have been created so that they do not spoil quickly.
These plants can be shipped long distances and stay fresh.
reasoning
speaking
experiment
way of thinking
C, E, I, J
C, D, H, K
why carbolic acid helps prevent many deaths
how doctors wash their hands before surgery
how Lister learned bacteria causes infections
why nurses put on doctor's gowns and gloves
D, G, J, M
D, F, I, O