BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

CLASSIFICATION OF VITAMINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
You find an organism called Glycine max. What do you know?
A
It is an apple
B
It is part of the animal kingdom
C
It is part of the glycine genus
D
It is probably pretty neat.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -5.8 Soy. Soy (Glycine max) belongs to the species of legume. Soy is commonly found in East Asia and has numerous benefits.

Detailed explanation-2: -Genus name comes from the Greek word glykys meaning sweet in allusion to the sweetness of the roots and leaves of some species.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Legume’s Latin Name From the Greek “glykys” (meaning sweet), Linnaeus named this genus Glycine. The word max came from Linnaeus’s book Species Plantarum, where he first described and classified the soybean under the name Phaseolus max.

Detailed explanation-4: -Next, Glycine max is classified in the family Fabaceae. This family is characterized by flowering plants, and is more commonly known as the legume family (think peas!). Soybeans fall under the genus Glycine because it belongs to the bean family. Finally, Glycine max is the species, or scientific name, of this organism.

Detailed explanation-5: -Many important crops such as rice (Oryza sativa), potato (Solanum tuberosum) and soybean (Glycine max) are classified as C3 plant.

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