Corn: A Modern Marvels Quiz

What is the largest agricultural crop in the United States?

• Rice

• Wheat

• Corn

• Soybeans

What is the name of the company that has been processing sweet corn for over 100 years in Wisconsin?

• Lakeside Foods

• Green Valley Farms

• Harvest Fresh

• Golden Harvest

What is the critical time for processing sweet corn to retain its sweetness?

• 24 hours

• 12 hours

• 5-6 hours

• 48 hours

What percentage of the annual corn crop in the United States goes to feed livestock?

• 50%

• 80%

• 60%

• 70%

What is the name of the company that is a leader in transforming plant sugars into performance plastics?

• NatureWorks

• BioTechPlastics

• EcoPlast

• GreenWorks

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What is the name of the biopolymer produced by NatureWorks from plant sugars?

• Polyethylene

• Polystyrene

• Polylactic Acid (PLA)

• Polypropylene

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What is the cornerstone of today's corn industry that results in better performance than the parent strains?

• Hybridization

• Inbreeding

• Mutation

• Cross-pollination

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What was the wild grass that corn evolved from, which had only a few small kernels and no real cob?

• Barley

• Wheat

• Teosinte

• Rye

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What is the major morphological change between teosinte and corn that was achieved by the Native Americans?

• Separation of flowers from the plant

• Separation of tassel from the ear

• Separation of roots from the plant

• Separation of leaves from the stem

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What is the hypothetical scenario mentioned in the text regarding the existence of corn without human intervention?

• It would become a wild grass again

• It would evolve into a different crop

• It would disappear from the planet within a few years

• It would thrive and reproduce successfully

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