Question

The term corn in U.S.A is used for
A)Maize
B)Wheat
C)Wheat,Oats and Rye
D)Both A and B

Answer 1

Corn is one of the most popular cereal grains in the world. It is the seed of a plant in the grass family, native to Central America, but grown in countless varieties all over the world.

Complete answer:
Maize, also known as corn, is a cereal grain that was first domesticated around 10,000 years ago in southern Mexico by indigenous peoples.The leafy stem of the plant produces pollen inflorescences and separate ovuliferous inflorescences, called ears, which produce kernels or fruit seeds.

Maize has become a staple food in many parts of the world, with overall maize production exceeding that of wheat or rice. Maize is also used for corn ethanol, animal feed and other maize products, such as corn starch and corn syrup, in addition to being eaten directly by humans.

The six major types of maize are tooth corn, flint corn, pod corn, popcorn, flour corn and sweet corn.Sugar-rich varieties known as sweet corn are usually grown for human consumption as kernels, while field corn varieties are used for animal feed, various corn-based human food uses (including grinding into cornmeal or dough, pressing into corn oil, and fermentation and distillation into alcoholic beverages such as bourbon whiskey) and chemical feedstocks. Maize is also used for the production of ethanol and other biofuels.

The term corn is used in the U.S.A. for maize. The U.S. is the only place in the world that has soil, water, climate, soil and topography to produce corn in the quantity it produces. It is the largest producer of maize in the world.

Corn crop is mainly used for biofuels, about 40 percent of U.S. corn is used for ethanol and about 36 percent of U.S. corn is used for animal feed, plus grains left over from ethanol production are fed to cattle, pigs and chickens. Much of the rest of it is being exported.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A)

Note: Total world production in 2014 amounted to 1.04 billion tonnes. Maize is the most widely grown grain crop in the Americas, with 361 million metric tons grown in the United States alone in 2014. Genetically modified maize accounted for 85 percent of the maize planted in the United States in 2009.