PLS170 Chapter 20

T or F: The legume family consists exclusively of crop plants with oil and protein rich seeds.

False

T or F: The presence of trypsin inhibitor in soybean makes them particularly nutritious in the uncooked form.

False

Explores brought the peanut from __________________ to Europe in the 16th century; it was then introduced into ___________________and later brought to North America.

South America; Africa

T or F: Nitrogen fixing capabilities of legume roots is important for natural and agricultural ecosystems.

True

The most widely grown forage legume for animal feed is ____________________.

alfalfa

Legume seeds are _________________.

easily dried and stored, close to animal meat in nutritional quality, rich in oils and proteins *ALL OF THESE*

After pollination in the _______ flower, the stalk pushes the fertilized ovary into the soil where it matures into a fruit.

peanut

George Washington Carver developed more than 300 food and industrial uses for this legume and encouraged the cultivation in the South United States. Which legume?

peanut

What features characterize the legume plants?

the seeds have two cotyledons, they all belong to one single family, Fabaceae, the roots are associated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria *ALL OF THESE*

Legumes have been cultivated for ______________of years and are second only to _____________________ as food for human consumption.

thousands; cereals