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Exam 1 RS
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Plant Sciences
Undergraduate 1
09/11/2008

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Cereal grains are mostly _____________.
Definition
Cereal grains are mostly carbohydrates.
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Cereal grains are __ - __% protein.
Definition
15-20%
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Cereal grains are _% triglycerides.
Definition
5%
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Cereal grains are historically valuable because...?
Definition
They are storable and do not rot.
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Food is stored in the _________ tissue.
Definition
Endosperm tissue.
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The magic percentage of moisture below which things do not rot? Why?
Definition
15%, because below that, the microorganisms that cause rot can't survive.
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Amino acids are _______ chains. There are __ in all, but only _ are essential.
Definition
Protein chains. 20 in all, 8 essential.
Term
The fruit on cereal grains are _______, which are:
Definition
Caryopsis, which are small, dry fruits.
Term
Some differences between monocots and dicots.
Definition
Cotyledon (1, 2), flower parts (3, 4-5), leaf type (parallel, netted)
Term
Cereal grains are in the grass family, which are monocots/dicots.
Definition
Monocots
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The three major cereals and their latin names:
Definition
Rice (oryza sativa), wheat (triticum aestivum), corn (zea mays)
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Rice has _ essential amino acids.
Definition
all 8
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Rice has _-_ tillers.
Definition
8-12
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Wheat is low in ____.
Definition
Lysine
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Wheat has _-_ tillers.
Definition
12-20
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Corn is low in _____ and _____.
Definition
Lysine and tryptophan.
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Corn has _ tillers.
Definition
Term
3 other cereal grains:
Definition
Barley, oat, rice
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Barley, oat, and rice are monocot/dicot.
Definition
Dicot
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Legumes are monocot/dicot
Definition
Dicots
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Legumes are high in ____ and ___ but low in ______.
Definition
High in proteins and fats. Low in carbohydrates.
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The three main cereal grains produce ____ million metric tons annually.
Definition
600 million
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Soybeans produce ___ million metric tons annually.
Definition
130 million
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3 other legumes are:
Definition
Bean, peanut, pea.
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Legumes are low in which dietary essential amino acid?
Definition
Methionine
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Potatoes produce ___ million metric tons.
Definition
200 million
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Potatoes are ____, a type of underground stem.
Definition
Tuber.
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Potatoes are very high in __________, but low in ______ and _____.
Definition
Carbohydrates, low in proteins and fats.
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Potatoes have a water content of over __%
Definition
50%
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_____ is a swollen root of a tropical shrub.
Definition
Cassava
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Some varieties of cassava make the toxin _____.
Definition
Cyanide.
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____ million metric tons of sugar are produced annually.
Definition
100 million
Term
The "grocery store" sugar is what?
Definition
Sucrose, a disaccharide of fructose and glucose
Term
Name the two sources of sugar.
Definition
Sugar cane. Sugar beet.
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__ million metric tons of sugar cane are produced annually.
Definition
50 million
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Sugar cane is a monocot/dicot that grows in what climate?
Definition
Dicot. Temperate.
Term
Sugar beet produces __ m. metric tons annually.
Definition
40
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Sugars in honey are 50% ____ and 25% each of ____ and _____.
Definition
Sucrose. Glucose/fructose.
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Triglycerides are ___ and ____.
Definition
Fats and oils
Term
Fats are ____ at room temperature, while oils are _____.
Definition
Solid/liquid
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Triglycerides are _ fatty acids attached to a ______.
Definition
3 fatty acids attached to a glycerol
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Types of oils and their production. __ mmt for soybean. __ mmt for palm and coconut. __ mmt for sunflower. ___ mmt for rapeseed.
Definition
30. 27. 13. 5.5
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Essential oils are:
Definition
Oils with an essence
Term
Essential oils are/aren't triglycerides
Definition
Are not.
Term
Plant parts and their spices. Nutmeg? Mace? Cinnamon? Capsicum peppers? Vanilla?
Definition
Seed. Aril. Bark. Fruit. Fruit extract.
Term
Perfume essences come mostly from which part of the plant?
Definition
Flower parts
Term
Define the doctrine of signatures.
Definition
Plants shaped like body parts were considered good for the health of that body part.
Term
Withering worked on what plant in the 1770s?
Definition
Digitalis.
Term
4 notable drug plants.
Definition
Morphine, cocaine, ergotine, aspirin
Term
The four major non-alcoholic beverages.
Definition
Tea, coffee, cola, chocolate
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Two alcoholic beverages made through natural fermentation.
Definition
Beer. Wine.
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Two alcoholic beverages made through distillation.
Definition
Brandy. Whiskey.
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Two alcoholic beverages made from grains.
Definition
Beer. Whiskey.
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Two alcoholic beverages made from wet fruits.
Definition
Brandy. Wine.
Term
Yeast requires ____ as food and a source of _____, usually _____.
Definition
Sugar. Enzymes. Barley.
Term
Why don't alcoholic beverages made from wet fruits need enzymes?
Definition
Wet fruits have plenty of sugar and do not need to break down starch.
Term
Four pre-paper writing surfaces.
Definition
Clay tablets, animal skins, papyrus, paper mulberry inner bark.
Term
Paper was invented in China by who and when?
Definition
By Lun in 105 AD
Term
Paper is made how?
Definition
Mixed fibers in water and strained through silk.
Term
Modern sources of fiber. (3)
Definition
Cotton, linen (flax), wood
Term
Rubber is a New/Old World plant.
Definition
New World
Term
The monomer for rubber.
Definition
Cis-Isoprene
Term
Rubber comes from a tropical tree, with ____ _____ embedded where?
Definition
Latex vessels. In the bark.
Term
How is rubber harvested?
Definition
The tree is tapped.
Term
The cotton gin was invented when and by who?
Definition
1793 by Eli Whitney
Term
Which country leads the world in cotton production, with 50 mmt?
Definition
USA
Term
Tobacco comes from which part of the plant?
Definition
Leaf
Term
Tobacco was what for the original 13 colonies?
Definition
Economic base
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How big is the seed of the tobacco plant?
Definition
Exceedingly small.
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