The Third Plate

Level 2 CPE 

Suggested Performance Indicators: 1.8.2, 1.8.4, 1.8.5, 3.1.3, 3.2.1, 3.3.2, 4.1.2, 4.2.2, 4.2.4, 4.2.6, 6.1.2, 7.2.3, 9.1.3, 12.1.1, 12.1.3, 13.2.5

CPE Type: 720 for Printed/Paper Tests, 740 for Web-based/Online Tests

Upon successful completion, the users will be able to:

1. Briefly estimate the relative amounts of farmland used for growing grains versus fruits and vegetables.

2. Identify the plant that often grows in land deficient in the following nutrients: sulfur or carbon.

3. List the three nutrients deemed indispensable for plant growth.

4. Define the brix measurement in fruits and vegetables.

5. Describe two health advantages of organic fruits and vegetables as compared to conventional produce.

6. Explain how carbohydrates are associated with plant yield.

7. Identify two elements that Perdue fed to its chickens to make their flesh have a yellow hue.

8. Discuss two reasons why 85 percent of the world’s fish stock is at risk for exploitation or depletion and three solutions being tried to prevent it.

9. Describe the significance of the ocean sunlight zone.

10. Discuss two benefits of crop rotation and name two crops used after a rice harvest.

11. Briefly discuss the significance of wheat as a U.S. crop.