The US Government Subsidizes Agriculture in All of the Following Ways

question 27

Multiple Choice

The U.S. government subsidizes agriculture in all of the following ways EXCEPT

• A) guaranteeing a minimum price for many commodities.
• B) providing subsidized crop insurance.
• C) paying farmers to leave some land fallow.
• D) subsidizing crops sold abroad.
• E) strictly regulating the flow of immigration to the United States.

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Definitions:

Leptin

is a hormone produced by fat cells that regulates food intake and energy expenditure by signaling satiety to the brain.

Growth Factors

Natural substances capable of stimulating cellular growth, proliferation, healing, and cellular differentiation.

Melatonin

A hormone produced by the pineal gland that regulates sleep cycles.

Pineal Gland

Gland—either at the skin surface (fish, amphibians) or in the third ventricle of the brain (mammals)—that produces melatonin.