Question 1

In rice cultivation,what is winnowing?

Accepted Answer

A) draining of the fields to prepare for harvesting. 
B) harvesting the plant using sickles 
C) separating the grain from the chaff 
D) freeing the grain from the outer bracts 
A) draining of the fields to prepare for harvesting. 
B) harvesting the plant using sickles 
C) separating the grain from the chaff 
D) freeing the grain from the outer bracts

Question 2

The many colors of Indian corn result from pigments in the pericarp and

Accepted Answer

A) cotyledons 
B) coleoptile 
C) aleurone layer 
D) coleorhiza 
A) cotyledons 
B) coleoptile 
C) aleurone layer 
D) coleorhiza

Question 3

Which of the following is an incorrect match between the wheat species and its common name?

Accepted Answer

A) Triticum monococcum - einkorn wheat 
B) Triticum turgidum - emmer wheat 
C) Triticum durum - bread wheat 
D) all of these wheat species are incorrectly matched with their common names 
A) Triticum monococcum - einkorn wheat 
B) Triticum turgidum - emmer wheat 
C) Triticum durum - bread wheat 
D) all of these wheat species are incorrectly matched with their common names

Question 4

White flour is processed

Accepted Answer

A) chaff. 
B) germ. 
C) endosperm. 
D) bran. 
E) more than one of thesE. 
A) chaff. 
B) germ. 
C) endosperm. 
D) bran. 
E) more than one of thesE.

Question 5

The bracts surrounding a grass grain are called

Accepted Answer

A) lemmA. 
B) chaff. 
C) palea. 
D) glumes. 
E) awns. 
A) lemmA. 
B) chaff. 
C) palea. 
D) glumes. 
E) awns.

Question 6

The oldest forms of domesticated wheat are ______ and emmer.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The oldest forms of domesticated wheat are...

Question 7

This type of maize has a core of soft starch surrounded by hard starch and a large percentage of water in endosperm cells.This type of maize is

Accepted Answer

A) flint 
B) dent 
C) waxy 
D) popcorn 
E) flour 
A) flint 
B) dent 
C) waxy 
D) popcorn 
E) flour

Question 8

A major aim of current wheat breeding programs is resistance to _______ disease.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A major aim of current wheat breeding...

Question 9

What part of the maize plant prevents seed dispersal?

Accepted Answer

A) the tassel 
B) the husk 
C) the silk 
D) the fruits 
A) the tassel 
B) the husk 
C) the silk 
D) the fruits

Question 10

Which of the following is not a characteristics of the Poaceae?

Accepted Answer

A) leaves alternate 
B) culms are hollow at the node 
C) leaves exhibit netted venation 
D) fibrous root systems 
E) many have horizontal stems 
A) leaves alternate 
B) culms are hollow at the node 
C) leaves exhibit netted venation 
D) fibrous root systems 
E) many have horizontal stems

Question 11

The embryo of a grain is referred to as the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The embryo of a grain is referred...

Question 12

Wheat is native to the North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following essential vitamins are not missing in whole-grain wheat?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B3 
C) B12 
D) C 
A) A 
B) B3 
C) B12 
D) C

Question 14

Which of the following species of wheat is tetraploid?

Accepted Answer

A) Triticum aestivum 
B) Triticum durum 
C) Triticum monococcum 
D) Triticum turgidum 
A) Triticum aestivum 
B) Triticum durum 
C) Triticum monococcum 
D) Triticum turgidum

Question 15

This variety of rice is the oldest variety and is not sticky when cooked.This variety of rice is

Accepted Answer

A) indicA. 
B) javanica. 
C) japonica. 
D) amaroo. 
E) wild ricE. 
A) indicA. 
B) javanica. 
C) japonica. 
D) amaroo. 
E) wild ricE.

Exam 12: The Grasses

In rice cultivation,what is winnowing?

The many colors of Indian corn result from pigments in the pericarp and

Which of the following is an incorrect match between the wheat species and its common name?

White flour is processed

The bracts surrounding a grass grain are called

The oldest forms of domesticated wheat are ______ and emmer.

This type of maize has a core of soft starch surrounded by hard starch and a large percentage of water in endosperm cells.This type of maize is

A major aim of current wheat breeding programs is resistance to _______ disease.

What part of the maize plant prevents seed dispersal?

Which of the following is not a characteristics of the Poaceae?

The embryo of a grain is referred to as the ________.

Wheat is native to the North America.

Which of the following essential vitamins are not missing in whole-grain wheat?

Which of the following species of wheat is tetraploid?

This variety of rice is the oldest variety and is not sticky when cooked.This variety of rice is

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