Question

select the word that means extra.

the united states department of agriculture (usda) has a program for gleaning, or collecting, surplus fresh produce from farms and farmers markets. in 2011, the usda gleaned about nine hundred thousand pounds of food from these farms and farmers markets, food that would otherwise have been wasted. the collected food was then routed to families in need. the federal government also encourages restaurants to donate wholesome foods to food banks and shelters. these programs help to both prevent food waste and alleviate hunger in local communities.

Explanation:

The task is to find the synonym of "extra" in the provided text. Scanning the passage, the word "surplus" is used to describe the fresh produce that is additional/extra and would otherwise be wasted, matching the meaning of "extra".

Answer:

surplus