A sample quiz 5 on maize products and bean production

Each question is worth 2.5 points

1. Match the common and scientific names

    pasta wheat                   Glycine max  

    lima bean                       Phaseolus vulgaris  

    corn or maize                 Zea mays

    common bean                Phaseolus vulgaris

    soybean                        Triticum durum

2.  Identify the product produced from maize which has replaced sucrose as the sweetener in most U.S. soft drinks.  a.  glucose corn syrup,  b.  aspartamine syrup,   c.  high fructose corn syrup,    d.  galactose corn syrup,   e.  lysine syrup.

3. The essential amino acid which is deficient in maize protein is:    a. lysine,    b. cystine,   c. methionine, d.  arginine, e.  leucine

4. The predominant fatty acid in corn oil is:   a. oleic,   b. linoleic,   c.  linolenic,    d. stearic, e.  palmitic

5.  The average percentage protein in maize is about: a. 2%, b. 20%,  c. 40%, d. 5%,  e.  10%

6.  The livestock class which consumes the most corn in the US is: a.  cattle, b.  hogs,          c.  laying hens, d.  goats, e. sheep

7.  Beans grow best in what area: a.  high altitude tropics and temperate zones,   b.  lowland tropical zones, c. humid tropical zones, low altitude temperate zones,  e.  moist maritime zones

8.  The ways beans are classified as types are: use, color, size, shape, and growth habit.  Choose one of these ways and list the categories within.

9.   From the list below select the worlds top bean producing country.

a.  United States,   b.  India,   c.  China,  d.  Brazil,   e.  Mexico.

10.  The number one bean producing state in the US is:  a. Minnesota,   b. Idaho,   c. Michigan d. North Dakota,  e. Nebraska