Lima 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/lima-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 the scientific classification?Genus: Phaseolus, Species: lunatus
2. What is the primary centers of domestication?Andean region of South America and Mesoamerica
3. What does a lima bean look like?Lima beans are flat and kidney‑shaped. They can be green, white, pink, or speckled brown. The pods usually hold two to five seeds.
4. Where did lima beans first grow?They first grew in the highlands of Peru about 7,500 years ago. Farmers in that area started planting them long before the rest of the world knew about them.

Fabaceae: The scientific family of flowering plants to which beans, peas, and lentils belong.
Columbian Exchange: The widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World.
Satiety: The feeling of fullness and satisfaction that stops one from eating.