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WorksheetsGrain, Oilseed, and Specialty Crops
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
This crop is the most important crop in the United States.
Corn
Wheat
Soybeans
Tobacco
This crop is original to North America, was used by American Indians in religious rites, and is a stimulant crop.
Corn
Cotton
Tobacco
Tea
This crop is grown in nearly every state, used for grain and as a forage, and is the least economically important grain crop.
wheat
barley
rye
sorghum
This crop ranks second to corn in the amount of bushels produced; used primarily for human consumption
corn
wheat
rye
oats
This crop is the most important grain crop for human food in the world.
Barley
Wheat
Oats
Rice
This crop accounts for 35% of the refined sugar produced in the US.
Sugar Cane
Sugar Beets
Corn
Rice
This crop is grown primarily in the US fro livestock feed and almost equal to corn in food value.
Sorghum
Corn
Barley
Rye
This crop has 75 million acres grown in the US each year; production grosses more than $11 billion/year; used for oil and grain products.
sorghum
soybean
safflower
sunflower
This crop is grown primarily in the south; actually a "pea" and not a "nut"; used for whole product or an oil.
sunflower
peanut
flax
Safflower
The fibers from the stems of this crop are used to produce linen.
Cotton
Tobacco
Flax
Safflower
This crop can be grown in less favorable climates; used for livestock feed and malting.
sorghum
corn
wheat
barley
This crop production mainly occurs in California; oil is used in the production of paint and other industrial products.
Safflower
Sunflower
flax
soybeans
This crop is 4th in acres produced in the US; used in the production of plastics, pesticides, preservatives, paper industry and brewing industry.
oats
corn
rice
sorghum
The 2 types of the crop that are produced are: oil and non oil types; oil can be used for biodiesel.
Safflower
Sunflower
Peanut
Soybeans
This crop originated in Central and South America; has been imported since colonial day, used in the textile industry.
Sugar Cane
Rice
Cotton
Flax
This crop is a grass and grows from sections of stalk called seed pieces; accounts for 65% of the refined sugar in the US.
Sugar Beets
Sugar Cane
Barley
Safflower
