Hunger food Paul flash cards

Set: Hunger food Paul

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	Term	Definition
	organic:	Raised or conducted without the use of drugs, hormones, or synthetic chemicals
	antibiotic	A substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of other microorganisms
	free-range	animals, especially poultry, that range freely for food, rather than being confined in an enclosure
	hormone	Any of various similar substances found in plants and insects that regulate development
	BSE	bovine spongiform encephalopathy or Mad Cow Disease
	CJD	Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a brain wasting disease
	scrapie	A usually fatal disease of sheep and goats
	coliform	Of or relating to the bacilli that commonly inhabit the intestines of humans and other vertebrates, especially the colon bacillus
	PETA	People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
	Eric Schlosser	Author of, "Fast Food Nation"
	FAO	The Food and Agriculture Organization
	cash crop	A crop, such as tobacco, grown for direct sale rather than for livestock feed
	feedlot:	A plot of ground on which livestock are fattened for market
	GMO	Genetically-Modified Organism
	moratorium	A suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
	Monsanto:	Chemical and biotechnology firm
	hybrid	The offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock
	pathogen	viruses and bacteria that cause disease
	pemmican	dried and powdered meat and fat dish
	BMI	Body Mass Index

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