Unit 7 Article: Raising Beef

How would giving up meat help your health?

• lowers your blood sugar

• lowers your cholesterol

• reduces your need for protein

Livestock-based food production produces ___________ of global greenhouse emissions.

Which of the following animals requires the most resources for production?

• Beef

• Pork

• Chicken

• Fish

Which US departments did the researchers get data from?

•  Agriculture, Interior, and Energy

• Agriculture, Interior, and Land

• Agriculture, Land, and Energy

What is one of the main reasons to give up beef according to the passage?

• Beef requires more resources than other meats

• Beef is cheaper than other meats

• Beef is more delicious than other meats

• Beef is easier to cook than other meats

What did the researchers from Bard College, the Weizmann Institute of Science, and Yale University focus on in their study?

• Animals in the U.S. food production system

• Global fish consumption

• Vegan diets

• The cost of organic farming

According to the passage, which food source requires the least resources on a calorie-to-calorie basis?

• Potatoes

• Beef

• Pork

• Chicken

What is the environmental impact of beef compared to other protein categories?

• Beef requires 28 times more land and 11 times more water

• Beef requires the same resources as chicken

• Beef has no environmental impact

• Beef is the most sustainable protein source

In this article, the word “elucidates” means:

• makes clear

• confuses

• covers

The main idea of this article is

•   raising livestock is harmful to the environment

• raising cattle produces too many greenhouse gases

• beef production uses more resources and causes more

      environmental damage than other food sources.