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PLNT 1213 EXAM 3 - Dr. Haggard's Class correctly answered to pass
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PLNT 1213 EXAM 3 - Dr. Haggard's ClassBig 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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