Potatoes
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- Q1What is the scientific name for the potato plant?Solanum melongenaSolanum dulcamaraSolanum lycopersicumSolanum tuberosum60s
- Q2What is a potato?The seed of the plant.A swollen part of the root.The fruit of the plant.A swollen part of the stem.60s
- Q3The plant evolved tubers to .......provide an easy source of food for humans.cope with the long dry seasons where the plants originally grew.be camouflaged in the stony ground it grew in.cope with high winds by anchoring the plant in the ground.60s
- Q4When a new plant grows from a potato .......it will always be different from the original plant.it will have smaller potatoes than the original plant.it will be a clone of the original plant.it will have bigger leaves than the original plant.60s
- Q5Which one of these plants is not in the same genus to the potato plant?Woody nightshadeAubergineTomatoSweet potato60s
- Q6The scientific classification and naming system uses Latin words because .......it helps to confuse the general public.helps everyone know they are talking about the same species.people are too lazy to find an alternative.it can keep the true identity of the plant secret.60s
- Q7What temperature does the ground need to be before the potato will start growing?6 degrees or above12 degrees or above18 degrees or above0 degrees or above60s
- Q8Roughly how far apart should you plant potatoes?3 cm300 cm30 cm13 cm60s
- Q9Which of these methods will increase your crop of potatoes?Earth up around the stem of the plant as it grows.Plant the potatoes on a steep slope.Run around the plant three times on Tuesdays.Spread the earth out away from the plant as it grows.60s
- Q10When humans take advantage of genetic mutations to breed varieties of a plant with specific characteristics such as bigger fruits, disease resistance or better taste. It is know as.....Choice breeding.Choice growing.Selective breeding.Selective growing.60s
- Q11What causes potatoes to turn green and poisonous?Dirty waterSunlightNightshadeManure60s
- Q12Which continent do potatoes originate from?AfricaSouth AmericaAsiaEurope60s
- Q13The earliest evidence of potatoes being farmed is by the shores of .........Lake TintincacaLake TiticacaLake TiktokcacaLake Tiptopcaca60s
- Q14At the moment, roughly what date is the earliest evidence of humans eating potatoes?1,000 BP33,000 BP16,500 BP6,000 BP60s
- Q15Who brought potatoes to Europe?SpanishBritishIncasIrish60s
