Name: ______
Wheat Quiz
Matching:
__ graham flour__ bromated flour
__ pastry flour
__ bleached flour
__ whole grain flour
__ germ flour
__ all-purpose flour
__ semolina flour
__ hard red winter wheat
__ hard red spring wheat / a. Treated with agents to whiten it and increase gluten
b. Endosperm is finely ground & bran and germ are coarsely ground
c. Slightly higher gluten content than cake flour, used for fine, light textured products
d. Has a maturing agent to help develop gluten
e. Made from endosperm only
f. Made from endosperm and germ only
g. Made from Durum wheat and has highest protein content, is important for making noodles
h. Includes the bran, endosperm and germ
i. Brownish, mellow high-protein wheat used for bread and hard baked goods. Sometimes added to other flours to increase protein in pastry flour or pie crusts.
j. Brownish, high-protein wheat used for bread and hard baked goods. Bread flour and high gluten flours are commonly made from it.
Multiple Choice:
1. Three important factors related to planting wheat are the ______.
a. harvest date, acreage to be planted, and equipment availability
b. planting date, acreage to be planted, and equipment availability
c. planting date, seedbed preparation, and seeding rate and depth
d. seedbed preparation, integrated pest management, and seeding rate and depth
2. Which of the following is a common pest that wheat plants are subject to?
a. rust
b. scab
c. powdery mildew
d. all of the above
3. The point when mature kernels fall from the wheat head is called ______.
a. tillering
b. shattering
c. dropping
d. jointing
4. Which nutrient do wheat plants require the greatest amount of?
a. magnesium
b. calcium
c. nitrogen
d. sulfer
5. ______is a combination of two types of protein found in the wheat grain and gives flour
its elastic quality.
a. husk
b. gluten
c. endosperm
d. middlings
Short Answer:
1. Explain 2 challenges that might be faced by an individual with a gluten allergy or intolerance.
2. List 5 growth stages of a wheat plant.