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Specialty Crops

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What crop produces granulated sugar?

a)

sugar cane

b)

sugar beet

c)

sorghum

d)

rice

2.

What crop produces cane sugar?

a)

sugar cane

b)

sugar beet

c)

sorghum

d)

rice

3.

How long does sugar cane take to grow?

a)

6-10 months

b)

10-12 months

c)

12-16 months

d)

18-24 months

4.

Sugar cane is harvested by burning the leaves and using a picker to get the canes.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

What are peanuts?

a)

fruit

b)

legume

c)

nut

d)

vegetable

6.

Peanuts must have ______ or less moisture before they are fully dried.

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

15%

d)

20%

7.

What is another name for sorghum?

a)

forage

b)

milo

c)

legume

d)

silage

8.

What can sorghum be used for?

a)

food

b)

feed

c)

fuel

d)

all of these

9.

What crop makes shirts, towels, and Q-tips?

a)

milo

b)

peanut

c)

potato

d)

cotton

10.

What is the botanical name for how potatoes grow?

a)

stolon

b)

rhizome

c)

tuber

d)

root

11.

What causes potatoes to turn green?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

water

d)

sunlight

12.

What are cotton seeds used for?

a)

animal feed

b)

new plants

c)

fuel

d)

human food

13.

How do peanuts grow?

a)

above ground

b)

under ground

14.

What specialty crops are grown in Nebraska?

a)

sugar beets

b)

potatoes

c)

sorghum

d)

all of these

15.

What part of the potato do new sprouts come from?

a)

ear

b)

nose

c)

eye

d)

arm