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Plant Biology 117
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Undergraduate 1
05/09/2010

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The process of producing coffee as a beverage began in
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Yemen.
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Which of the following is not found in tea?
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Cannabinoids
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The birth place of iced tea is
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St. Louis, MO.
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Which of the following solvents is not used for decaffeination?
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Ethyl alcohol
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Tea is made from the leaves of
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Camellia sinensis.
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Caffeine is an
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alkaloid.
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Essential oils consist mainly of a group of compounds called
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terpenoids.
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Chocolate comes from seeds of a pod.
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seeds of a pod.
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Theobromine is found in
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chocolate.
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Which of the following contains a compound used to treat asthma?
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Tea
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Coffee is believed to have originated in
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Ethiopia.
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Which of the following compounds give tea most of its antioxidant and anticancer properties?
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Polyphenols
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The dumping of team from British ships, which sparked the American revolutionary war, occurred in
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Boston.
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Essential oils consist mainly of
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terpenes.
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Coffee comes from
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berries of a tree.
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Tea comes from
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leaves of a plant.
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Tea is believed to have originated in
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China.
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Coffee plantations are now mostly found in
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Brazil.
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Tea plantations are now mostly found in
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Sri Lanka.
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Which of the following solvents is used for making instant coffee?
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Water
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Nutmeg is made from
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seeds of a tree.
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Cinnamon is made from
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the bark of a tree.
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Black pepper is made from
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dried berries.
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Saffron is made from
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flowers.
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Parsley is in the same family as
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carrots and parsnip.
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Horseradish is in the same family as
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cabbage and broccoli.
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Which of the following came from schizocarps?
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Anise, cumin, and coriander
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Cloves are from
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flowers.
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Nutmeg comes from
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seeds.
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Tumeric is obtained from
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rhizomes.
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Red peppers comes from
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fruits.
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Carraway spice comes from
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seeds.
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Peppermint comes from
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leaves.
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Spearmint comes from
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leaves.
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Vanilla comes from
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seeds.
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Allspice from
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fruits.
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Ginger comes from
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rhizomes.
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Oregano comes from
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leaves.
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Marjoram comes from
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leaves.
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Cotton fibers come from
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seeds.
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Linen fibers come from
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stems.
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Manila hemp fibers come from
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leaves.
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Hemp fibers come from
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stems.
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A choice hardwood for fine furniture would be
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black walnut.
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Bowling pins are usually made from
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hard maple.
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Wood from ____ ___ is a favorite for violin sounding bards.
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red spruce.
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Which of the following makes good barrels because the wood is durable and impermeable to liquids?
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White oak
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Which of the following is a softwood widely used for home construction?
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White pine
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Kapok fibers come from
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seeds.
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Linen fibers come from
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flax.
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Surface fibers come from
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seeds.
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Bast fibers come from
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stems.
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Soft fibers come from
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stems.
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Hard fibers come from
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leaves.
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Which type of fiber is obtained from phloem?
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Bast fibers
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Angiosperm species such as maple, birch and oak are called
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hardwoods.
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Gymnosperm species such as white pine, red spruce and bald cypress are called
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softwoods.
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A thin sheet of high-quality wood glued to less expensive wood is known as a
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veneer.
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One of the earliest writing surfaces, papyrus, was from
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plant pith.
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_________ is the most common source of dgoxin and digitoxin.
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Foxglove
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Which of the following produces morphone?
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Opium poppy
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Which of the following is not an alkaloid?
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Saponin
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Which of the following compounds is an effective insecticide?
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Nicotine
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Which of the following compounds is used to treat malaria?
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Quinine
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Which of the following compuonds is a cardioactive glycoside?
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Digitoxin
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Which of the following is originally derived from the bark of willow tree?
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Aspirin
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Which of the following plants is used in an herbal remedy to treat depression?
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St. John's wort
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Which of the following plants is used as a nutritional supplement to treat Alzheimer's disease?
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Ginkgo
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Which of the following is used traditionally for bites and stings and to fight colds and flu?
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Echinacea
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The active compound in hemp is
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tetrahydrocannabinol.
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Which of the following plants contain calcium oxalate crystals which if swallowed can cause painful swelling of the mouth and throat?
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Dumbcane
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Which of the following is an arrow poison used by man South American tribes and cuases skeletal muscle paralysis?
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Strychnine
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Which of the following is found in water hemlock which causes violent convulsions that can lead to death?
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Cicutoxin
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Which of the following is a posion found in milkweed which is consumed by the larvae or monarch butterflies?
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Galitoxin
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Which of the following is a powerful nerve toxin that induces muscle spasms and magnifies sensations of sight, smell, touch and hearing?
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Strychnine
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Which of the following is the active alkaloid in poison hemlock?
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Coniine
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Which of the following plants produce toxins that can be found in the smoke from burning leaves and branches?
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Oleander
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Which of the following plants produce grayanotoxins which can be found in honey made from its nectar?
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Rhododendron
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Which of the following plants contains convallotoxin, which is one of the most potent cardiac glycoside known?
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Lily of the valley
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Which of the following plants contain ricin, which is the deadliest plant toxin known?
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Castor bean
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Which of the following plants produces chemicals that not only kill insects but also fights tooth decay?
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Neem tree
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Which of the following plants contains the acidosis-causing compound called temetol, which can be passed on to the milk of lactating cows?
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White snakeroot
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Which of the following plants causes grazing animals to stagger and tremble, and then become paralyzed?
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Locoweeds
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Which of the following compounds is found in a chrysanthemum species?
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Pyrethroids
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Which of the following compounds is an allelopathic chemical produced by black walnut?
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Juglone
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Which of the following compounds is the allergen found in poison ivy?
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Urushiol
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Which of the following allergy teratments uses extracts of the allergy-causing pollen?
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Immunotherapy
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Plants that cause hay fever have _________ on the walls of their pollen that enter the respiratory tract and cause an immune response.
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glycoproteins.
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Which food item below is considered the most important plant food allergen?
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Peanuts
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Which of the following plants causes birth defects in sheep?
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Indian hellebore
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