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PLNT 1213 EXAM 3 - Dr. Haggard's Class

Big Three - correct answer ✔✔Wheat, Rice, Maize

These make up 60% of the calories consumed on Earth



Maize Scientific Name - correct answer ✔✔Zea mays



Maize Center of Origin - correct answer ✔✔Mesoamerica (Mexico)



Maize Family - correct answer ✔✔Poaceae



Maize Principle Use - correct answer ✔✔Carbohydrates; also an important oil and bioenergy crop in the
US



Maize Fun Fact - correct answer ✔✔Can self or cross pollinate



Maize Center of Production - correct answer ✔✔40% in Sub Saharan Africa



Rice Scientific Name - correct answer ✔✔Oryza sativa



Rice Center of Origin - correct answer ✔✔India/China



Rice Principle Use - correct answer ✔✔Carbohydrates



Rice Center of Production - correct answer ✔✔Asia



Rice Fun Fact - correct answer ✔✔Rice that makes its own provitamin A is called golden rice

, Wheat Scientific Name - correct answer ✔✔Triticum aestivum



Wheat Principle Use - correct answer ✔✔Carbohydrates



Wheat Fun Facts - correct answer ✔✔Provides more calories than any other crop

Staple for 35% of worlds population

Wheat is self pollinated

Can be grazed (dual purpose wheat)

Most widely grown cereal grain globally (IDRC)



Potato Scientific Name - correct answer ✔✔Solanum tuberosum



Potato Center of Origin - correct answer ✔✔South America (Andes)



Potato Principle Use - correct answer ✔✔Carbohydrates



Potato Fun Fact - correct answer ✔✔Shoots contain the toxin solanine (especially in green potatoes and
new sprouts)



Sorghum Scientific Name - correct answer ✔✔Sorghum bicolor



Sorghum Center of Origin - correct answer ✔✔Africa (Ethiopia)



Sorghum Principle Use - correct answer ✔✔Carbohydrate



Sorghum Fun Fact - correct answer ✔✔When affected by drought or frost, accumulates prussic acid



Sorghum Center of Production - correct answer ✔✔US

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