plants

Question 1

yucca/cassava/manioc

Answer 1

tubers must be boiled due to cyanide / fiber, shampoo, food / Amazon lowlands and throughout Latin Amer., earliest know domestication El Salvador

Question 2

Nopal (cactus)

Answer 2

Central and Northern Mexico / used with eggs / 114 known species

Question 3

Potato

Answer 3

5th most important worldwide / Peru-Andes / in Peru they keep over 5,000 varieties / some varieties poisonous / doubled food production in Europe

Question 4

Quinoa

Answer 4

Andes (origins-Lake Tit.) / Peru and Bolivia count for 98% of world cultivation / food, shampoo, medicinal 2006-2008 rep. as super food

Question 5

Soy Beans

Answer 5

throughout Latin Amer. / Argentina-Brazil 2 & 3rd world producer / China-Korea-Japan / food and energy / envi. problems w/ production (methods)

Question 6

Pumpkin

Answer 6

Mexico (Oaxaca valley) / food, medical

Question 7

Coffee (Arabica)

Answer 7

Ethiopia / Brazil / successful in Volcanic soil

Question 8

Jicama

Answer 8

Mexico org. / imp. in Philippines / root food / vine poisonous / 3 x protein as potato / soaps and moisturizers

Question 9

Papaya

Answer 9

Mesoamerica / diffused throughout tropics / berry and herb / fresh fruit and cosmetics / Brazil is largest producer

Question 10

Chia Seeds

Answer 10

3500 BC earliest known / Tiotihuacans & Toltecs / preservative affects / outlawed by Spanish

Question 11

Tomato

Answer 11

Red-western S. Amer / domesticated in mesoamer. / China and US leading prod.

Question 12

Chile

Answer 12

S. American org. / diffusion north by birds /

Question 13

Avacado

Answer 13

meso & cent. Amer. / US Florida /

Question 14

Agave

Answer 14

Mexico and Cent. Amer. / SE Asia / roper fibers /

Question 15

Peach Palm

Answer 15

Amazon Basin-Costa Rica / 200 cal per fruit / boiled and salted / heart of palm / safety net for corn