Corn: A Special Plant

The largest crop grown in the US is

• wheat

• barley

• corn

• soybeans

Corn has been used for all BUT which of these

• shoes

• roofing

• fuel

• dolls

The

Native American Planting System

is called

• Soil Rotating

• The Three Sisters

• Agriculture

• Corn Harvesting

Which of these is NOT a part of the Native American Planting System

• corn

• barley

• squash

• beans

This vertical plant stands straight so that beans can curl underneath

• squash

• wheat

• barley

• corn

This crop helps restore the soil

by adding nitrogen to the soil

• beans

• barley

• wheat

• squash

The leaves of this crop keep moisture

in the soil while keeping pests away

• wheat

• corn

• barley

• squash

The scientific term for plants and/or animals helping each other

• partnership

• symbiosis

• cultivation

• photosynthesis

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

In the US,

the majority of corn is grown in

• The East Coast

• The Midwest

• Mexico

• Canada

Which of these states

is NOT a part of the Corn Belt

• Ohio

• Montana

• Iowa

• North Dakota