Wheat By: Lauren Walker and ally glover(: Q: What will you Learn about wheat today? So many questions and only 10 slides to answer them.

Q:What is Wheat? Wheat is a grain that is commonly used every day. Wheat is one of the most important crops in the world Wheat is apart of the grass family. Wheat is well adapted to harsh environments and is mostly grown on wind-swept areas too dry and too cold for rice and corn. Wheat was first domesticated in southeast turkey A:

Q:How many types of wheat are there? Another type is spring wheat that is planted in colder areas in the spring and harvested in the summer. There are only 2 different types of wheat One is winter wheat that is planted in the fall and harvested in the next spring

Q:How many other kinds of wheat are there? Common: This wheat is mostly called bread wheat. It has red, brown,white,purple, or blue seeds or kernals.. Durum: The seeds are white, red, brown, or purple. This is used in pasta. And It is mostly grown in Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and southern Canada. Club wheat: The seeds are white or red. This is mostly grown in the Pacific Northwest area of the United States There's also "common wheat,Club wheat and durum wheat."

Q: What are somethings wheat is used for? Wheat is used to make breads, rolls, crackers, cookies, biscuits, cakes, doughnuts, muffins, pancakes, waffles, noodles, pie crusts, ice cream cones, macaroni, spaghetti, puddings, pizza, Most cereals, And much much more. Wheat is also used a lot in animal feed. Wheat straw is used for livestock bedding Also used to make baskets, hats, and fertilizer.

Q: What are some fun Facts about wheat *There are about 50 kernels in a head of wheat and 15,000-17,000 kernels in a pound * Some varieties of wheat grow as tall as seven feet * Wheat is grown from a seed or kernel * A bushel of wheat yields about 42 pounds of white flour or 60 pounds of whole wheat flour. * In 2004, world wheat production was approximately 624 million tons.

Q: What does wheat look like? The kernel: The stem:

Q: What causes the different color kernels? Various fungal and bacterial organisms can affect quality and color of spring wheat and durum kernels. Kernel discolorations are particulary noticeable in durum wheat, although similar discolorations also are caused by the same disease organisms in spring wheat. Wheat grains--->

This is an example of colored wheat. Q:More pictures? You can buy wheat at the store also. More colored kernels

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