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Authored by Lisa Thompson

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10th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Choose 2 of the 5 major types of Corn and explain how they were developed.

Through selective breeding and genetic modification

By natural selection and spontaneous mutation

Through cross-pollination and hybridization

By importing and exporting different corn varieties

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which journal published the genome sequences from 26 different strains of corn?

Nature

Science

Cell

The Lancet

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who mapped the first corn genome in 2009?

Barbara McClintock

Doreen Ware

Rob Martienssen

W. Richard McCombie

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the new collection reveal about the corn genome?

It has remained unchanged over time.

It shows no signs of environmental adaptation.

It has been shuffled over time.

It indicates a decrease in corn production.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What have different strains of corn experienced according to the text?

Similar environments and diseases.

The same selective pressures.

Different environments and selective pressures.

No selective pressures at all.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where was CSHL Adjunct Professor and USDA research scientist Doreen Ware pictured?

In a laboratory at CSHL.

In a cornfield at CSHL's Uplands Farm.

At the University of Minnesota.

Online at the Maize Pangenome website.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many metric tons of corn were grown in the US from 2018 to 2019?

Over 300 million metric tons.

Exactly 366 million metric tons.

Less than 366 million metric tons.

More than 366 million metric tons.

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