If You Wanted to Convert Excess Grain into the Greatest

question 16

Multiple Choice

If you wanted to convert excess grain into the greatest amount of animal biomass, to which animal would you feed the grain?

• A)chickens
• B)mice
• C)cattle
• D)carp (a type of fish)
• E)mealworms (larval insects)

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