WorksheetsBenchmark Unit 1 Corn Quiz
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which answer is NOT a way to produce corn?
The Three Sisters
Small Farms (CSA)
Recycling
Industrial Methods (Hybrid corn)
Which crops are a part of the Three Sisters method?
Peas, Tomatoes, Beans.
Corn, Potatoes, Carrots.
Cucumbers, Broccoli, Squash.
Corn, Squash, Beans.
Corn was first cultivated by the early inhabitants of what is now _____?
Mexico
Virginia
the Midwest
Canada
What was corn used for the MOST in 2017?
food and food products
export
feed and residuals
fuel and ethanol
Which is NOT a reason why growing corn in a monoculture is dangerous?
The concentration on a single crop depletes the soil.
It is a good practice for earning money now.
One disease or pest could wipe out all corn crops.
Profits may be hurt in the future.
Which two crops are rotated to preserve the soil?
Corn and Potatoes
Corn and Peas
Corn and Soybeans
Corn and Carrots
What insult did the farmer give to his daughter in the poem 'A Girl's Garden'?
your brittle hair
your toothpick legs
your paper fingernails
your slim-jim arms
Some people think using corn for fuel is wrong. Which choice is NOT a part of their argument?
Ethanol makes a cleaner-burning fuel
Ethanol is bad for the environment
Production of fuel pollutes the ecosystem
More corn should be used for food
Who is named as the 'discoverer' of crop rotation?
Charles Townsend
Charles Townshead
Charles Townsheep
Charles Townshend
What does the word 'cultivate' mean?
What you exchange for a good
To get the soil ready for planting
To change for the better
To have worldly knowledge
Which IS a part of the structure of a corn plant?
Fluff
Tassel
Oil
Yellow
