Deck 13: Legumes

Question 1

Soybeans cannot be eaten raw because of the presence of a trypsin inhibitor.What does trypsin do?

A)mediates the production of ATP
B)important in the breakdown of proteins
C)it is important in the production of HDL
D)binds oxygen to hemoglobin
E)activates several hormones

Answer 1

B

Question 2

How has the anthropogenic input of nitrogen had negative effects?

A)acid rain is produced
B)global warming has increased
C)dead zones caused by algal blooms are increasing
D)it has contributed to the world population boom
E)all of these are negative effects caused by anthropogenic inputs of nitrogen

Answer 2

E

Question 3

This legume is native to India,can tolerate drought conditions and has been cultivated for over 3000 years.This legume is

A)Vicia fabA.
B)Pisum sativum.
C)Phaseolus vulgaris.
D)Cajanus cajan.
E)Arachis hypogea.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following was the legume used by Gregor Mendel in his experiments?

A)Vicia fabA.
B)Pisum sativum.
C)Phaseolus vulgaris.
D)Cajanus cajan.
E)Arachis hypogea.

Question 5

Rhizobium and other nitrogen fixing bacteria can reduce atmospheric nitrogen to

A)ammoniA.
B)ammonium.
C)nitrate.
D)nitrite.
E)all of thesE.

Question 6

This legume has a flower stalk that elongates downward pushing its immature fruit into the soil.This legume is

A)Vicia fabA.
B)Pisum sativum.
C)Phaseolus vulgaris.
D)Cajanus cajan.
E)Arachis hypogea.

Question 7

Which of the following species is incorrectly matched with its common name?

A)Pisum sativum - garden pea
B)Arachis hypogea - peanut
C)Vicia faba - lead tree
D)Glycine max - soybean
E)Medicago sativa - alfalfa

Question 8

Legumes are high in protein thanks to

A)their ability to extract nitrogen from organic matter in the soil.
B)large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer used in their cultivation.
C)their association with nitrogen fixing bacteria.
D)their ability to remove nitrogen from the atmosphere.

Question 9

A disease associated with eating Windsor beans is

A)hemolytic anemiA.
B)marasmus.
C)type 2 diabetes.
D)hemophilia.
E)rickets.

Question 10

Which of the following is a health benefit derived from the consumption of isoflavones?

A)lower LDL levels
B)reduced risk of osteoporosis
C)inhibition of tumor formation
D)reduced symptoms of menopause
E)all of these are health benefits derived from the consumption of isoflavones

Question 11

Which of the following oils has the lowest levels of saturated fats and highest levels of monounsaturated fats?

A)olive oil
B)sunflower oil
C)peanut oil
D)canola oil
E)coconut oil

Question 12

The average amount of protein in beans is _______ percent.

A)5
B)10
C)15
D)20
E)25

Question 13

The base oil for biodiesel fuel is ______ oil.

A)sunflower
B)lesquerella
C)soy
D)tung
E)olive

Question 14

Nitrifying bacteria convert ______ to _______.

A)nitrate - nitrite.
B)ammonium - nitrate.
C)ammonium - nitrite.
D)nitrate - ammonium.
E)nitrite - ammonium.?

Question 15

What is one disadvantage of planting hybrid seed?

A)seed must be purchased anew each time there is a planting
B)hybrid plants are less vigorous
C)yields are less than with non-hybrid plants
D)hybrid plants are more susceptible to diseases
E)all of these are disadvantages to planting hybrid seed

Question 16

_____ oil is a replacement for petroleum in the production of inks.

A)Sunflower
B)Lesquerella
C)Soy
D)Tung
E)Olive

Question 17

The development and popularity of the peanut is due mostly to the efforts of

A)Barbara McClintock.
B)Charles Darwin.
C)George Washington Carver.
D)Engelbert Kaempfer.

Question 18

How is olive oil different from other types of plant based oils?

A)it can be used as a fuel for lighting lamps
B)the oil is extracted from the fruit
C)it is the most used of all of the plant-based oils
D)it is extracted from a gymnosperm

Question 19

Which of the following oils is not correctly paired with the type of oil it is?

A)sunflower - nondrying
B)soy - drying
C)castor bean - nondrying
D)sunflower - semidrying
E)tung - drying

Question 20

Which of the following is not a soy product?

A)tofu
B)tempeh
C)edamame
D)dal
E)all of these are soy products

Question 21

Which of the following forms of nitrogen is most commonly absorbed by plants?

A)nitrates
B)nitrites
C)ammonium
D)nitrogen gas

Question 22

The Indian drink,kheer,is made from

A)jicama
B)groundnut
C)carob
D)tamarind
E)tuba-root

Question 23

What is the food storing part of a leguminous seed?

A)the pod
B)the cotyledons
C)the seed coat
D)the germ

Question 24

60% of the soybean genome consists of

A)exons.
B)introns.
C)transposons.
D)point mutations.
E)genes from maizE.

Question 25

Olive oil is derived from fruits unlike most plant oils that come from seeds.

Question 26

Which leguminous tree has been nicknamed "Jack's beanstalk" because of its amazing growth rate?

A)winged bean
B)leucaena
C)groundnut
D)lesquerella

Question 27

The most unsaturated oils have the slowest drying time.

Question 28

The best plant sources of protein are the legumes.

Question 29

Which is not one of the many uses of Leucaena leucocephala?

A)edible seeds
B)firewood
C)making furniture
D)restoring soil fertility
E)producing lecithin

Question 30

How is alfalfa an important tool in biotechnology?

A)its cells readily incorporate novel genes
B)it is easy to cross alfalfa with almost any other plant
C)its DNA hybridizes with animal DNA
D)its cells clone easily

Question 31

Henry Ford once built a car that had a plastic body made from ________ oil.

A)peanut
B)sunflower
C)olive
D)soy
E)castor bean

Question 32

Anthropogenic sources of fixed nitrogen are roughly half the amounts contributed by all natural sources.

Question 33

_____ oil is a drying oil used by ancient Egyptians to waterproof coffins.

A)Canola
B)Linseed
C)Palm
D)Sunflower
E)Soy

Question 34

Which of the following types of oil can form a thin waterproof,elastic film?

A)drying
B)semidrying
C)nondrying
D)all of these types of oil can form a thin waterproof,elastic film

Question 35

This legume is grown mainly in Mesoamerica and is a tropical vine.The part eaten is the tuberous roots.This legume is

A)jicama
B)groundnut
C)carob
D)tamarind
E)tuba-root

Question 36

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus is a potentially valuable legume because

A)it grows rapidly and produces versatile wood.
B)the oil can be used for producing ink and a lubricant.
C)all parts of the plant are edible and nutritious.
D)it can grow in a wide variety of climates.
E)it can fix nitrogen without Rhizobium.

Question 37

Which legume is considered the "Cinderella Crop"?

A)peas
B)lentils
C)green beans
D)soybeans

Question 38

The most widely grown forage legume is

A)Pisum sativum
B)Arachis hypogea
C)Vicia faba
D)Glycine max
E)Medicago sativa

Question 39

What soybean product is made from curds of soy milk?

A)soy sauce
B)textured vegetable protein
C)tofu
D)miso

Question 40

This legume may have helped the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony survive and produces golf ball-sized tubers.This legume is

A)Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
B)Apios americana
C)Arachis hypogea
D)Vicia faba
E)Glycine max

Question 41

_______ are legumes which have a higher protein content than lean beef.

Question 42

____________ is a non-polluting fuel developed from vegetable oils that can substitute for petroleum derived products.

Question 43

Bacteria found in nodules in the roots of legumes can convert atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates,a form usable to plants by a process known as nitrogen _____.

Question 44

_______ _______ is a popular American food made from grinding up the seeds of a legume,and was originally invented as a health food.