Why Corn Matters

List at least 4 of the 8 Components of a Food Label

Answer explanation

1. Serving Size

2. Calories

3. Fat

4. Cholesterol

5. Sodium

6. Carbohydrates

7. Proteins

8. Vitamins and Minerals

The Common name of Corn is

Answer explanation

Maize- Zea Mays

Plants need all these to grow EXCEPT what?

• Soil

• Water

• Air

• Pesticides

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List some foods that contain corn or corn byproducts

Answer explanation

Rice Crispie Treats

Chewy

Pringles

Starburst

Twizzlers

Reese's

Nutri Grain Bars

Which of these are NOT a characteristic of Sweet Corn?

• Plants are taller and bear more leaves

• Have a natural sweetness

• Starchy Food that comes in kernels

• Fewer Calories, Less carbohydrates, proteins and fat

Answer explanation

Sweet Corn appear rather spindlier and shorter.

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What part of the corn plant is this?

• Silk

• Leaf

• Stalk

• Male Tassel

This helps Maize (corn) pollinate.

What is another name for Tassel in Maize (corn)?

• stalk

• face

• female inflorescence

• male inflorescence

Where was corn first domesticated

• Meso America

• Mexico

• North America

• Hawaii

This is the earliest ancestor of corn

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