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Corn Identification
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100

What is the term for the process or period of gathering crops?

HARVEST

100

This part of the corn plant grows underground delivering water and nutrients to the plant. What is the name of the plant part?

Roots

FUN FACT: Corn plants have 2 sets of roots. One that grows above ground to keep the plant from tipping over called the brace roots and the seconds are the roots underground that deliver the water.

100

Field corn or dent corn is America's #1 crop. Why is it called dent corn?

The corn has matured. Field corn is ready to harvest when it has changed to a golden brown color and the seed is fully developed and dried down.

100

Corn is used as a sweetener in many foods. What is an example of something humans consume that contain corn syrup?

sodas, juice, candy, packaged goodies, condiments, ice cream, breakfast foods, fruits jellies, etc

Fun fact: High fructose corn syrup is made from corn.  It is the most common sweetener in processed foods. 

100

Corn takes about 4 months to grow. How many days would that be?

120 days

200

What is the term for an engine fuel alternative made primarily from fermented corn?

ETHANOL!

200

What is the leaf like structure that wraps around the ear of the corn to protect it?

HUSK

200

True or False: Corn is believed to be one of the first agricultural crops grown in ND

TRUE

More than 300 years ago the women Native American tribes such as Mandan, Arikara & Hidatsa raised corn along with beans, squash & tobacco in their garderns

200

Most consider corn to be a vegetable, but did you know that corn can be both a vegetable and a grain for human FOOD? We refer to corn as a grain when we talk about the dried kernels that are used to make other FOODS. What are 2 examples of food that corn grain is used to make?

corn meal, corn flakes, popcorn, tortillas, chips, taco shells, cereals etc.

200

In 2005, the United States produced 42% of the worlds corn. What is the decimal for 42%?

0.42%

300

What is the term for a unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards?

ACRE


Fun Fact: an acre is equivalent to a football field

300

What is the male part of the plant that produces pollen needed for reproduction?

TASSEL

300

ND grows 3 different types of corn. Can you name all 3 kinds?

POPCORN

SWEET CORN

FIELD CORN

300

Some of the North Dakota corn is used for FEED and  is fed to Livestock. What are some livestock that eat corn FEED?

Cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens

300

A corn plant can be 5-12ft tall. What is the difference between the shortest corn plant and the tallest corn plant?

12-5 = 7

400

What is the term for a unit of volume used in dry measure and equal to 4 pecks, 2,150.42 cubic inches or 35.24 liters?

BUSHEL

FUN FACT: a bushel of corn weighs 56 lbs.

400

What is the female part of the plant and structure that contains the kernels?

EAR


Fun Fact: Each ear of corn has an average of 80 kernels and 16 rows!

400

ND is the #________ producer of corn in the whole United States?


Hint: it's greater than 10 but less than 20

18

400

Most of the corn grown in ND is used to make ethanol. Ethanol is referred to as what "F" word that we get from corn?

FUEL


Fun Fact: Ethanol burns cooler and cleaner than gasoline and ethanol is made at 5 plants around ND.

400

An acre of land can produce 11,500 pounds of sweet corn. How many pounds of sweet corn can 2 acres produce?

11,500 + 11,500 = 23,000

500

What is the term for something that is capable of being decomposed by biological agents, especially bacteria?

BIODEGRADEABLE


FUN FACT: Today each of you will receive a recipe so that you can make your own biodegradable corn plastic at home!

500

What is the carbohydrate portion of the SEED that creates energy for the seed to grow and provides energy in the form of corn starch for animal and human food, ethanol and polymers used in bioplastics?

Endosperm

500

Some of the corn grown in ND gets loaded into ships to be exported to other countries and then used to make mainly livestock feed. How many days does it take a grain ship to travel from the United States to China?

35 days!

500

ND corn is used to make many different products. These different uses are broken down into four categories and they all start with the letter "F". 

Can you name all four categories ND corn is used in?

FOOD, FIBER, FEED, FUEL

500

Each ear of corn has an average of 80 kernels and 16 rows. How many kernels are in each row?

 80 divided by 16 = 5