It’s Quiz time!

Direction: Read and

understand the questions
carefully. Choose the letter of
the correct answer.
1. Cassava is a starchy tuber that comes
from a South American shrub of the same
name. It is a good source of nutrients
EXCEPT _____.
A. Carbohydrates
B. Minerals
C. Potassium
D. Vitamins
2. What is the scientific name of the
cassava?
A. Colocasia esculenta
B. Dioscorea alata
C. Ipomoea batatas
D. Manihot esculenta
3. Cassava grows best in areas with a mean
temperature of 25-29 °C, and soil temperature
of about ___ °C; below 10 °C the plant stops
growing.
A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50
4. The following are the three methods of
planting cassava EXCEPT____.
A. Diagonal
B. Horizontal
C. Slanting
D. Vertical
5. Which of the following symptoms in NOT
included in the cassava brown streak disease?
A. Venial necrosis.
B. Brown streaks on the stem.
C. Mottling of leaves.
D. Necrotic dry rot on the roots.
6. Cassava anthracnose disease is a major economic
disease of cassava in the tropics. Its infection can
lead to a significant loss in planting materials and
total field crop failure caused by bugs. Which of the
following shows its symptoms?
A. Roots become knotty
B. Distortion and twisting of leaves
C. Presence of mites on the underside of leaves
D. Sunken pale brown spots/ lesions on the stem
True/False
Direction: Write TRUE if the
statement is correct. Otherwise,
FALSE if it is incorrect.
7. According to Philippine Statistics
Authority about the Major Vegetables and
Root Crops Quarterly Bulletin (April-June
2022), The production of cassava went up by
0.9 percent and Southern Mindanao is the
major producer for this quarter with 265.39
thousand metric tons, accounted for 38.0
percent of the total cassava production
ANSWER: FALSE. NORTHERN
MINDANAO
8. Cassava can be
cultivated under both
irrigated and rainfed
conditions. TRUE
9. In preparation of cassava
planting materials, its stem is
healthy if it is free from insects,
pests and diseases and its
diameter is less than 1.5 cm.
FALSE. NOT LESS THAN 1.5
10. The most difficult operation in
cassava production is harvesting. This is
so because cassava is a highly perishable
crop and begins to deteriorate as early as
4-6 days after harvest.
FALSE. 1-3 days