Food Quiz

Rye

1. What is the botanical name of rye?

Avena sativa

Secale cereale

Sorghum bicolor

Zea mays

 

2. What is the name of the poisonous fungus that can affect rye?

Morchella

Amanita muscaria

Ergot

Mycorrhiza

 

3. How much percent of the world grain production belongs to rye?

1 percent

4 percent

7 percent

12 percent

 

4. Which country is the biggest producer of rye?

USA

India

China

Russia

 

5. Which is NOT a species of Lepidoptera (butterfly) whose larvae feed on rye?

Dental Moth (Streptococcus mutans)

Flame Moth (Axylia putris)

Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens)

Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)

 

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