Corn and Its Production

The most valuable crop produced in the U.S. is

• Wheat

• Soybeans

• Millet

• Corn

• Popcorn

There are _________________ varieties of Corn

• 4

• 6

• 7

• 5

All corn is yellow

• True

• False

Dent corn gets is name because

• The starch in the crown expands during drying

• The starch at the end of the crown shrinks during drying

• There is a loss of starch as the plan matures

• This has nothing to do with the starch in the corn kernal

• The black layer in the corn shrinks

Corn that is resistant to many insects and can be shipped overseas because of its kernel hardness is

• Sweet Corn

• Dent Corn

• Floury Corn

• Flint Corn

• Stone Corn

A corn that is composed primarily of soft starch with a thin covering of hard starch and is good for making flour is

• Dent Corn

• Flint Corn

• Floury Corn

• Sweet Corn

Popcorn

• Has kernels that are smaller than flint corn kernels

• Has kernels that are composed of a hard, flinty starch

• Has kernels that are usually white or yellow, but they may be red, blue, or brown

• Has moisture inside the kernel that when heated becomes steam. This causes pressure that causes the kernel to explode

• All of these answers are true

Sweet corn is picked while still immature

• Because it is easier to harvest when immature

• Because it is the time when the corn is the most attractive to look at and sells better

• To keep animals from eating in the field

• To retain the high sugar content

• It is easier to take from the stalk

Corn whose kernels are enclosed in a husk or pod is called

• Sweet corn

• Husk corn

• Is a very valuable type of corn

• Pod corn

Corn is used for livestock feed because

• A. It is palatable

• B. Is high in Carbohydrate energy

• Both A and B

• Only A

• Only B