A sample Quiz 9 Cool Season Food Legume products and Sorghum & Millet production

 

1.     Match the common and scientific names

       chickpea                  Pisum sativa

sorghum                                   sorghum                   Pennisetum glaucum

pea                         Lens culinaris

millet                millet                       Cicer arietinum

lentil                 lentil                        Sorghum bicolor

 

2.     2.   The average crude protein content of the cool season food legumes is about:     a.  15%,     b. 35%,     c.  5%,       d.  45%,    e.  25%. 

 

3.     3.   What is the name used for cooked split cotyledons of the dry legumes?     a. tempe,     b. tofu,    c. flafel     d. dahl,   e. mush.

 

4.         Which of the following is not a normal food use of one or more of the cool season food legumes?  a. Immature pods used as green vegetable,     b.   Processed into protein supplement meal,     c.  Mature green seeds used as a vegetable,  d.  Mature dry seeds are rehydrated and cooked,   e.  Mature dry seeds are dehulled, split, and cooked into a paste.

 

5.         Which of the cool season food legumes is used to make humus?  a.  Pea,  b.  Lentil,  c.  Faba bean,   d.  Chickpea,   e.  Cowpea.

 

6.         Circle the characteristics below which apply to C-4 plants like sorghum and millet.

Warm climate,  low protein,  cool climate,   efficient water use,   low rate of photosynthesis,  high rate of photosynthesis,   high protein,  inefficient water use.

 

7.     7.  The world's top three sorghum producing regions are:        a. Europe, Africa  & Asia,     b. Oceania, Asia, Africa,      c. NC America, Asia, Africa,      d. NC America, Europe, Africa,    e. S America, Europe, Asia.

 

8.         The two world areas that produce between 85 and 90% of the world=s millet:     a. NC America & Asia,  b. Asia & Africa,   c. S America & Africa   d. Europe & Asia,  e. NC America & Africa.

 

9.         Identify the rainfall zone where most millet is grown:    a. <200mm,     b. 200 - 800mm,   c. 800 - 1200mm,   d. >1200mm,   e. rainfall is not a major determinant of where millet is grown.

 

10.     Which of the following is not a use type for sorghum:  a. Grain,  b.  Forage,   c.  Sweet for molasses   d.  Broomcorn,   e.  Fermentation for alcohol.