- 1. Where did corn originate?
A) United States
B) Mexico
C) Brazil
D) Canada
- 2. What is the scientific name for corn?
A) Triticum aestivum
B) Solanum lycopersicum
C) Hordeum vulgare
D) Zea mays
- 3. Corn is a member of which plant family?
A) Fabaceae
B) Asteraceae
C) Poaceae
D) Rosaceae
- 4. What is the term for the practice of planting corn in close proximity to beans and squash?
A) Crop Rotation
B) Vertical farming
C) Companion Planting
D) Three Sisters
- 5. Which country is the largest producer of corn in the Americas?
A) United States
B) Brazil
C) Mexico
D) Argentina
- 6. Which color of corn is the most common in the Americas?
A) Yellow
B) Blue
C) Red
D) White
- 7. What is the term for the process of drying and preserving corn for future use?
A) Curing
B) Pickling
C) Fermenting
D) Dehydrating
- 8. Which of the following is a common pest that affects corn crops?
A) Potato beetle
B) Tomato hornworm
C) Cabbage aphid
D) Corn earworm
- 9. What is the term for the phenomenon where corn kernels explode when heated rapidly?
A) Popping
B) Cracking
C) Splitting
D) Exploding
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