Vocabulary 1
What is... something with ______________ has good quality or value
Integrity
What type of kernel is used to make popcorn
dented
What is... it collects sunlight for the plant
leaf
Who began cultivating corn more than five thousand years ago?
Native Americans
What is... to provide (a person or organization) with materials, money, staff and other assets necessary for effective operation
resources
What is... to _________ something is to fight or battle it
Combat
The kernels used for popcorn are considered what?
grains
What is... the tough stem that supports the plant
stalk
What is the "Three Sisters"
Where farmers plant squash, corn and beans together to help them all grow better
What is... tending to choose carefully, affecting some things and not others
selective
What is... something that is _________ is good or helpful
favorable
The stage at which corn is harvested, milk or dent, determines whether it is a what?
A vegetable (within the first 2 weeks) or a grain (after 2 weeks)
What is... it releases pollen
tassel
Name three of the states in the "Sun Belt"
Midwest states: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio
What is... to prepare and use (land) for crops or gardening, try to acquire or develop
cultivate
What is... something that is _______________ is good for two or more creatures or things
mutually beneficial
What is the percentage of sweet corn grown in the United States?
1% is sweet corn
99% is field corn
What is... where kernels are fertilized
ear
How did the farmers increase their "yield" in the production of corn
They created a new type of corn plant from fertilizing on variety of corn with pollen from another variety to make a hybrid mix that is stronger and able to produce more seeds. They used the healthiest corn to replant fields to increase their production of corn
What is... to be immune or impervious to something
resistant
What is... the pattern of planting different crops from year to year
rotation
Name 2 things that field corn be used for?
Feed livestock
Fuel for cars
carpets
What is... it conducts pollen to each kernel
silk
What do farmers do to make sure their soil is good and full of nutrients each year
They rotate planting corn and bean every other year
What is... the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
environment