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what part of the potato are buds
stems
In class, I do a demonstration with a potato slice and an iodine solution, and it turns purple/blue (see picture). The same thing happens to a solution of starch dissolved in water: it turns blue. If someone would spit on the solution, stir and then add the Iodine solution, what would happen?
The solution would not turn purple, due to enzymes in the saliva, digesting the starch.
What human desire does the potato satisfy?
control
Where is the potato plant originally from?
Peru and the Andean region
Why didn’t Europeans initially accept the potato
they thought it was poisonous
how many types of potatoes does the US grow
7
how many native varieties of potatoes are there in Peru
over 3000
Today's potato farmers fear fungal and other disease, because the potato is grown in a way that results in a lack of genetic _____
Variability
Who has more calories: sweet potato or potato
neither they have about the same
who has more protein: sweet potato or potato
about the same
who has more fiber: sweet potato or potato
sweet potato has 3.3 g
who has more vitamin a: sweet potato or potato
sweet potato has 107% daily value
who has more calcium: sweet potato or potato
sweet potato has 3% of the daily value