Lab - Monocots - grasses
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Can you list some members of the grass family other than corn
wheat, barley, oats, Kentucky bluegrass, foxtail, barnyard grass
Grasses belong to a subclass of plants termed monocots. monocots are called such because their seeds contain ________ cotyledon.
ONE
Use of corn in Livestock feed
Corn silage, cracked corn, dry corn, powdered/crushed corn, grains, sweet feeds
Use of corn in Human food
Popcorn, corn syrup, corn flower, processed meat filler
Corn in industrial use
Ethanol
What is the silk scar?
Where the kernel is attached to the silk
What is the outermost layer of the skin on corn
Peri carp Testa Aleuerone
What is the shaded area on the page
The embryo
What is the dark yellow in a live corn
the endosperm, where the energy is stored and used carbohydrates
What is the black layer in the bottom of the embryo
an indicator the corn has reached full maturity
what is the lighter colored yellow in a live corn
Soft (starch) endosperm
What is the dot in the center of the embryo?
The lateral seminal roots
What is the growing point of the corn kernel
The plumule
What is the difference between the Coleoptile and the Coleorhiza?
The Coleoptile is distal and protects the plumule while the Coleorhiza is proximal and protects the radical
Grasses form a special fruit and seed structure called?
Caryopsis or kernel
E
Endosperm
C
Pericarp
A
Coleoptile
B
Radical
D
Embryo
When a corn germinated, what is the first part we see?
Radical
What does a radical become after germination forming into a regular plant
the root
What type of corn do we make with popcorn
pop-corn
What type of corn do we eat on a cobb
dentcorn