The Legume Family
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Draw a bean flower and label its parts.
Standard, wings, keel; stamens and pistil.
2
List 6 cultivated legumes and their uses.
Mung bean, chickpea, bean, soy, lentil — food; peanut — food and oil; clover — fodder.
3
Why is it useful to grow another crop after legumes?
The soil is richer in nitrogen, so less fertilizer is needed.
4
One plant has 12 pods with 6 seeds each; how many seeds in all? (12 × 6)
72
5
How many legume species are in the Red Book of Uzbekistan (per the textbook) and why so many?
About 60; the family is very large and many are rare, localized species.