Food Crops
Harvested for human consumption
What is a Food Crop
What is another word for corn?
Maize
How long ago was wheat cultivated?
10,000 years ago
Where is rice believed to originate from?
Asia
During fall, what do farmers do to the corn fields?
They turn them into corn mazes
A food crop is harvested for human consumption and fall into two categories of
Fruits and Vegetables
How long ago was corn cultivated?
10,000 years ago
True or False - "Wheat is the most widely used grain in the world?"
True
Rice is the primary food source for ___ of the worlds population
1/2
What percent does wheat provide in our daily calorie and protein intake?
20%
Broccoli and Apple
True or False - "Are most corn plants today GM"
Yes
What is the #1 commercial grown crop?
Wheat
What are the places that consume the most rice?
Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South America are the places that consume rice the most
True or False "Pharos in Ancient Egypt were buried with wheat?"
True
Is a tomato a fruit?
Yes, the fruit has seeds. This also means that squash plants and even corn and beans are fruits!
Why has corn been GM?
They have been modified to be resistant to herbicides, and have a specific protein in them that help them kill of insects that eat them. Also, cron was modified to be drought resistant.
The main wheat species is _______
Triticum L
The main rice we know (white) is believed to be known as / classified as ____
Oryza Sativa
When was the first seed of wheat found in a tomb?
1840
What are the world's most popular grains that fall under food crops?
Rice
Wheat
Corn
True or false "Corn is used to make ethanol, which is second generation of biofuel?"
False - First Generation of Biofuel
How many days does it take to grow and harvest wheat?
120 days
When talking about different variety of rice, Wild rice is referring to rice from ____ and ____; both are considered to be domestic and wild rice
Genera Zizania & Porteresia
The world record for the tallest corn plant is ____ft tall!
48