Unit 5. Agronomy
Corn - answer Which crop is also known as maize and often associated with Native
Americans in history?
Durum - answer A type of wheat used primarily for pastas is _____.
Sorghum - answer A major crop that is drought-tolerant and requires fewer inputs than
other major field crops is _____.
Rice - answer Which U.S. crop accounts for only a small part of the world's total
production but is a major export crop for the U.S.?
Rye - answer Which crop is closely related to barley and wheat?
Soybeans - answer Devastation in China due to WWII caused an increase in U.S.
production of _____.
Peanuts - answer George Washington Carver was a botanist who researched and
developed
uses for _____.
Canola - answerWhich crop is a fairly recent oilseed crop to agricultural production and
widely grown in Canada?
Cotton - answerThe processing of which crop changed drastically with Eli Whitney's
invention in 1793?
Flax - answerWhich crop is used to make linen?
Be cleared or capable of being cleared - answerLand for field crop production must
_____.
Wind - answerWhich climate factor can injure tender crops and erode soil?
Corn - answerWhich crop is used to make ethanol?
Food products - answerWhat is the primary use for wheat?
Soybeans - answerWhich crop has products that include biodiesel, tofu and lip balm?
Apparel - answerA majority of the cotton grown is used for
Corn - answer Which crop is also known as maize and often associated with Native
Americans in history?
Durum - answer A type of wheat used primarily for pastas is _____.
Sorghum - answer A major crop that is drought-tolerant and requires fewer inputs than
other major field crops is _____.
Rice - answer Which U.S. crop accounts for only a small part of the world's total
production but is a major export crop for the U.S.?
Rye - answer Which crop is closely related to barley and wheat?
Soybeans - answer Devastation in China due to WWII caused an increase in U.S.
production of _____.
Peanuts - answer George Washington Carver was a botanist who researched and
developed
uses for _____.
Canola - answerWhich crop is a fairly recent oilseed crop to agricultural production and
widely grown in Canada?
Cotton - answerThe processing of which crop changed drastically with Eli Whitney's
invention in 1793?
Flax - answerWhich crop is used to make linen?
Be cleared or capable of being cleared - answerLand for field crop production must
_____.
Wind - answerWhich climate factor can injure tender crops and erode soil?
Corn - answerWhich crop is used to make ethanol?
Food products - answerWhat is the primary use for wheat?
Soybeans - answerWhich crop has products that include biodiesel, tofu and lip balm?
Apparel - answerA majority of the cotton grown is used for
