Bean

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/bean

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is Bean known for?Complete plant protein, high dietary fiber, folate, iron, potassium, magnesium, antioxidants
2. What is the primary domestication regions?Mesoamerica and the Andean region
3. What is the key biological process?Biological nitrogen fixation via symbiotic rhizobia bacteria
4. What are beans and why do people grow them?Beans are seeds that grow into plants. People grow them because they are easy to store, give lots of protein and fiber, and help people have enough food.
5. Where did beans first grow and how did they spread around the world?Beans were first grown in places like Mexico and the Andes in South America. Later they were carried to other continents by explorers, so now we eat beans all over the world.

Symbiotic Relationship: A close, long-term interaction between two different biological species, often mutually beneficial.
Nitrogen Fixation: The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen gas into ammonia or related nitrogenous compounds usable by plants.
Crop Rotation: The practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area across a sequence of growing seasons.
Eutrophication: The excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.