Quiz 13

Which of the following statements about the direction of agricultural trade between Mexico and the US are correct? Check all that apply

- Corn is mostly exported from the US to Mexico - Fruits and vegetables are mostly exported from Mexico to the US

Nixtamalization is a traditional way of processing corn that results in which of the following nutritional benefits? Check all that apply

- Increased dietary fiber availability - Ability of the body to access the Vitamin B3, or niacin, present in corn - Reduced toxins - Increased iron and calcium content

Which of the following statements about the genetic differences between teosinte and corn are correct? Check all that apply

- Teosinte and corn differ in only a small number of genes - The genes that differ between teosinte and corn are regulatory genes, or genes that regulate the transcription of other genes

According to the concept of food security:

A country can be food-secure even if it does not produce any food domestically as long as it can purchase enough food on the global market to feed its population

Tamales were originally developed as:

A food to be eaten on the go

Which of the following happened after implementation of NAFTA?

NAFTA eliminated barriers to trade but did not eliminate subsidies to corn grown in the US

The video about the domestication of corn points to which of the following foods as a potential reason that led to domestication of teosinte?

Pop corn

In the Introduction to Eating NAFTA, Prof. Galvez expresses which concern about the future of traditional Mexican cuisine?

She is concerned that traditional Mexican food will become a luxury, no longer available to the average Mexican citizen

Genetic and archeological evidence indicates that corn was originally domesticated in:

Southwestern Mexico