The document discusses corn and soybeans, which are the top two crops grown in Illinois. It provides details on their botanical characteristics, uses, production levels in various states, and role in the agriculture industry. Corn is a monocot that needs fertilizer while soybeans are a legume that adds nitrogen to soil. Crop rotation between the two replenishes the soil and provides farmers with renewable resources.

1. STS Biology - Unit 8 Illinois Renewable Resource Corn and Soybeans Plants

5. Seed Plants Cycads, ginkos, pines, spruce Extinct Monocot Dicot Seed Ferns 1 st seed plants Gymnosperms “ naked” seed Conifer: gametes in cones, not fruits Angiosperms Flowering plants Oaks, corn, tulips Seed(s) contained in fruits Male cone Female cone

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13. Leaf Structure

14. Stomates

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21. Stems Dicot Stem Monocot Stem

26. Flower Anatomy Filament Stamen Anther Pistil Style Stigma Petal Ovary Ovule Receptacle Sepal

31. Bee Pollination

32. Butterfly Pollination

33. Bat Pollination

34. Moth Pollination

41. corn products corn bran corn flour corn germ corn gluten corn gluten meal corn grits corn meal corn oil corn protein corn starch corn straw corn syrup masa sweetcorn soybean products miso natto soy protein soy sauce soybean meal soybean oil soybeans soymilk tempeh tofu Products

42. Ethanol Production Capacity Ranked by State (Largest to Smallest Production Capacity as of December 2004) Sources: Renewable Fuels Association , Washington, DC. Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE. This table was updated on December 6, 2004. Typically, there is one month between updates. Rank State Ethanol Production Capacity (Million Gallons Per Year) 1 Iowa 1,171.5 2 Illinois 816.0 3 Minnesota 533.1 4 Nebraska 515.0 5 South Dakota 422.0 6 Wisconsin 212.0 7 Kansas 144.5 8 Missouri 100.0 9 Indiana 95.0 10 Tennessee 65.0 11 Michigan 45.0 12 North Dakota 33.5 13 Texas 30.0 14 Kentucky 24.0 15 New Mexico 15.0 16 California 6.4 17 Wyoming 5.0 18 Idaho 4.0 18 Ohio 4.0 19 Colorado 1.5 20 Washington 0.7 United States Total 4,243.2

43. Total Energy Consumption Ranked by State 2000 (Highest to Lowest Rank) Sources: State Energy Data Report. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC. Nebraska Energy Office, Lincoln, NE. This table was updated on March 24, 2004. Typically, there are two years between updates. Rank State Energy Consumption (Trillion Btu) 1 Texas 11,588.6 2 California 8,518.7 3 Pennsylvania 4,779.9 4 New York 4,620.0 5 Illinois 4,417.9 6 Ohio 4,001.8 7 Louisiana 3,965.2 8 Florida 3,943.8 9 Michigan 3,121.9 10 Indiana 2,777.6 11 Georgia 2,769.9 12 New Jersey 2,706.6 13 North Carolina 2,501.9 14 Virginia 2,303.6 15 Washington 2,173.8 16 Tennessee 2,025.9 17 Alabama 1,977.3 18 Kentucky 1,868.2 19 Wisconsin 1,799.7 20 Massachusetts 1,722.8 51 Vermont 164.6 United States Total 98,216.2

48. Nitrogen Fixation