The Structure of a Corn Plant
What is the other term for Corn?
Maize
Plant such as corn is called ________
Producer
Corn as today known as wild grass called?
Teosinte
CSAs harvested corn by _________
hand
Corn is first cultivated thousand of year ago by the early inhabitants of what is now__________
What do you call the food making process of the plant by getting energy from the Sun?
Photosynthesis
CSA Stand for Community Supported _____________
Agriculture
A typical corn plant can grow as tall as _____ feet and have as many as _________ leaves.
10 feet - 20 leaves
What do call animals and humans that eat plants and other animals in order to obtain energy?
Consumers
A method in which farmers planted 3 types of plants altogether.
Three Sisters Method
What do you call people who are part of the CSA.
Shareholders
It is a soft hair-like structure of a corn is called _____
silk
In the Future of the Crop Article, how many percentage was the Corn usage in 2017 for Biofuel or Ethanol?
33%
Most of the corn has still grown in the Midwest or ___________
Corn Belt
How much money does people need to contribute each year to become shareholders of CSA?
$300- $500
A single ear can yield anywhere from ___________ kernels.
500- 1000 kernels
What were the title of 2 sides from the debate about Corn should be used for food or fuel?
Clean-burning corn is America's Future and Keep Corn on the Cob not in my car
A method of planting crop each year.
Crop Rotation
Corn requires a lot of ___________ in order to grow.
Nitrogen