Bioenergy Farm Game Quiz

Only corn grain can be easily made into fuel.

Corn is the most commonly planted crop in the United States.

Corn stover is used directly to feed people.

Corn is currently the most profitable bioenergy crop.

Corn has deep roots.

Switchgrass is not native to the United States.

Switchgrass yields per acre are lower than those of corn, but cost of production is also lower.

Switchgrass can grow well on land not suitable for corn.

Switchgrass’s very deep root system helps take CO2 out of the atmosphere and store it in the soil.

Miscanthus has yields that are less than corn and switchgrass.