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You have probably gone to the grocery store and seen food labeled as organic. Perhaps it was a label on a gallon of milk or a carton of eggs. Maybe it was one of those tiny stickers waiting to be peeled off a piece of fruit. There are many different foods that can be organic, including fruits, vegetables, and meats. Usually these foods are right next to non-organic foods; one shelf of bananas is labeled bananas, while the other is labeled organic bananas. The organic version is usually more expensive.
A machine is spraying pesticide on rows of corn.
Organic food has been around for much longer than the label. Organic farming is actually the original form of agriculture. However, it was not until 1940 that the phrase organic farming first appeared. During World War II, chemicals used in warfare as ammunition and nerve block were found to be useful as fertilizers and pesticides. Farmers could now grow crops more efficiently. These artificial fertilizers helped the crops grow, while the artificial pesticides killed off insects and other threats to the crops. This soon became the popular way to farm.
The difference between organic food and non-organic food is simply in how it is produced. Organic farmers do not use the artificial chemicals used by other farmers. In non-organic farming artificial fertilizers are applied to the soil to help the crops grow, but in organic farming natural fertilizers, such as manure, are used to help the crops grow. In non-organic farming crops are sprayed with pesticides to protect them from pests and disease; organic farmers instead use insect predators, mating disruption, traps, and barriers to protect crops from pests and disease. Finally, non-organic farmers remove weeds using artificial herbicides. Organic farmers remove weeds by hand or through crop rotation, flame weeding, and other techniques.
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Which of the following are important to include in an objective summary of the text? Select all that apply.
Organic food is food that is produced without artificial chemicals.
It is difficult to know whether it’s best to eat organic or inorganic food.
All farms used to be organic until chemicals were invented that helped crops grow faster.
Non-organic foods are cheaper than organic foods.
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You have probably gone to the grocery store and seen food labeled as organic. Perhaps it was a label on a gallon of milk or a carton of eggs. Maybe it was one of those tiny stickers waiting to be peeled off a piece of fruit. There are many different foods that can be organic, including fruits, vegetables, and meats. Usually these foods are right next to non-organic foods; one shelf of bananas is labeled bananas, while the other is labeled organic bananas. The organic version is usually more expensive.
A machine is spraying pesticide on rows of corn.
Organic food has been around for much longer than the label. Organic farming is actually the original form of agriculture. However, it was not until 1940 that the phrase organic farming first appeared. During World War II, chemicals used in warfare as ammunition and nerve block were found to be useful as fertilizers and pesticides. Farmers could now grow crops more efficiently. These artificial fertilizers helped the crops grow, while the artificial pesticides killed off insects and other threats to the crops. This soon became the popular way to farm.
The difference between organic food and non-organic food is simply in how it is produced. Organic farmers do not use the artificial chemicals used by other farmers. In non-organic farming artificial fertilizers are applied to the soil to help the crops grow, but in organic farming natural fertilizers, such as manure, are used to help the crops grow. In non-organic farming crops are sprayed with pesticides to protect them from pests and disease; organic farmers instead use insect predators, mating disruption, traps, and barriers to protect crops from pests and disease. Finally, non-organic farmers remove weeds using artificial herbicides. Organic farmers remove weeds by hand or through crop rotation, flame weeding, and other techniques.
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Which of the following are important to include in an objective summary of the text? Select all that apply.
Organic food is food that is produced without artificial chemicals.
It is difficult to know whether it’s best to eat organic or inorganic food.
All farms used to be organic until chemicals were invented that helped crops grow faster.
Non-organic foods are cheaper than organic foods.
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To create an objective summary of the text, the following points should be included:
1. **Organic food is food that is produced without artificial chemicals.**
2. **All farms used to be organic until chemicals were invented that helped crops grow faster.**
The other options, while potentially valid points, do not align as closely with the factual content presented in the text:
- **It is difficult to know whether it’s best to eat organic or inorganic food.** (This is an opinion rather than a fact presented in the text.)
- **Non-organic foods are cheaper than organic foods.** (While the text mentions that organic foods are usually more expensive, it does not focus on the comparison of costs.)
Thus, the first two options are the most relevant for an objective summary.
1. **Organic food is food that is produced without artificial chemicals.**
2. **All farms used to be organic until chemicals were invented that helped crops grow faster.**
The other options, while potentially valid points, do not align as closely with the factual content presented in the text:
- **It is difficult to know whether it’s best to eat organic or inorganic food.** (This is an opinion rather than a fact presented in the text.)
- **Non-organic foods are cheaper than organic foods.** (While the text mentions that organic foods are usually more expensive, it does not focus on the comparison of costs.)
Thus, the first two options are the most relevant for an objective summary.
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