Grain Grading and Standards Quiz

How many green garlic bulbets in a sample of wheat allows it to be graded garlicky?

• 5 or more

• 8 or more

• 6 or more

• 3 or more

Which special grade do soybeans have if they have pink or purple seed coats?

• Purple Mottled or stained

• Purple Plumule

What percentage of Waxy corn allows corn to be given the special grade of waxy corn?

• 95%

• 80%

• 75%

• 90%

Test Weight is NOT a grading factor for soybeans.

• True

• False

Sprout can be present in __ kernels.

• Corn

• Soybeans

• Wheat

• All Grains

Stress cracks are found in which part of the corn kernel?

• Endosperm

• Germ

When wheat is given the special grade of 'Ergoty', it contains __ % ergot.

• .05%

• 1%

• .04%

• 3%

When using hand sieves to determine FM in corn you move the sieves back and forth __ amount of times.

• 20

• 5

• 30

• 15

Which step listed below is the first step to using a mechanical dockage tester?

• Thoroughly clean the dockage tester.

• Turn on the tester and pour the sample into the hopper.

• After the sample has cleared the last sieve, turn the tester off.

• Remove the FM.

When kernels are presenting characteristics of germ they will be: discolored by heat or mold.

• True

• False