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Assignment:
Complete while watching the movie on corn domestication.
1. Who was the first researcher to find ancestor of maize/corn?
2. What is the name of the ancestor of maize/corn?
3. Describe visual differences between maize and its ancestor?
4. Where did the original ancestor of maize grew? (be specific with location)
5. Related species will have similar esuncle
6. What archeological evidence supported the idea that people near Balsa river were using maize for cooking?
7. How old was the archeological evidence?
8. What are major differences between kernels of maize and teosinte?
9. Name two genes important for maize domestication.
10. What food can be made from teosinte?
11. Which group of plants do maize and teosinte belong to?