Deck 18: Materials: Cloth, Wood, and Paper

Question 1

Fibers used in making rope are_______ fibers.

A)textile
B)cordage
C)filling
D)mineral

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following terms is not matched correctly?

A)bast fibers - secondary phloem
B)hard fibers - vascular bundles
C)surface fibers - seed hairs
D)soft fibers - seed coats
E)leaf fibers - monocot leaves

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Denim jeans were originally made from

A)linen.
B)ramie.
C)hemp.
D)jute.
E)cotton.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following is a type of basket for keeping bees?

A)rattle-lid
B)cat-heads
C)hollow lid
D)feather
E)skep

Question 5

The RSW1 gene codes for the production of

A)Bt toxin.
B)polyester.
C)cellulose.
D)herbicide resistance.
E)sclerenchyma fibers.

Question 6

The very next process after cotton is picked is

A)finishing.
B)coiling.
C)ginning.
D)sizing.
E)retting.

Question 7

Flax fibers originate from

A)stems.
B)leaves.
C)seeds.
D)roots.
E)more than one of thesE.

Question 8

Flax fibers are extracted using the ________ process.

A)finishing.
B)coiling.
C)ginning.
D)sizing.
E)retting.

Question 9

Gossypium spp.are the source of

A)linen.
B)cotton.
C)wool.
D)rayon.
E)sisal.

Question 10

Which of the following substances was not used in the standard method in 18^th century England for bleaching cotton fibers?

A)lye
B)sour milk
C)cow dung
D)egg whites
E)all of these substances were used to bleach cotton fibers

Question 11

The most valuable fibers for making cloth,rope,and paper are

A)pure cellulose.
B)a combination of cellulose and lignin.
C)pure lignin.
D)a combination of cellulose,lignin,and pectin.
E)pure pectin.

Question 12

A process that employs microbes to extract fibers from materials is

A)ginning.
B)decortication.
C)retting.
D)coiling.
E)plaiting.

Question 13

In cotton production _______ makes cotton fabric softer and increases its sheen.

A)mercerization.
B)decortication.
C)ginning.
D)coiling.
E)sizing.

Question 14

The capsules of cotton plants are more commonly called

A)pods.
B)drupes.
C)follicles.
D)bolls.
E)schizocarps.

Question 15

Which of the following is not true about ramie?

A)it is a bast fiber.
B)chlorine is used to bleach the fibers
C)the ramie plant is a member of the nettle family
D)ramie fibers are long,strong,and lustrous
E)ramie fibers are brittle

Question 16

Which of the following is a true statement about Bt cotton?

A)It is an insect toxin produced by the gene Cry1Ac.
B)It is effective against several bollworm pests of cotton.
C)It has greatly reduced the use of chemical pesticides.
D)In India,use of Bt cotton increased yields dramatically.
E)All of these are true statements about Bt cotton.

Question 17

The fibers of cotton are extensions from the

A)vascular bundles.
B)root hairs.
C)seed coats.
D)leaf petioles.
E)secondary xylem.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is not true about Eli Whitney's invention?

A)It reduced the need for slave labor.
B)It is a device for separating seeds from fiber.
C)It made economically possible the use of short lint cotton.
D)The main part of the invention is a roller studded with spikes covered by a metal mesh.

Question 19

The term,muslin,refers to

A)linen.
B)cotton.
C)wool.
D)rayon.
E)sisal.

Question 20

In this basket-making technique,warps radiate out from the center to create the framework of the basket.This basket-making technique is

A)plaiting.
B)coiling.
C)ginning.
D)twining.
E)retting.

Question 21

Softwood is mostly:

A)vessels
B)tracheids
C)bast
D)fibers

Question 22

Rayon,essentially,is made from

A)wood.
B)cotton.
C)hemp.
D)flax.
E)jutE.

Question 23

The first plant used in the Chinese invention of paper was:

A)sedge
B)flax
C)mulberry
D)rice

Question 24

The tree with the densest wood is

A)Ochroma pyramidale
B)Swietenia mahagoni
C)Guaiacum officinale
D)Pseudotsuga menziesii
E)Quercus alba

Question 25

Which of the following is often used for furniture veneers?

A)yellow pine
B)Douglas fir
C)red oak
D)mahogany
E)all of these

Question 26

A soggy mass of xylem fibers is known as:

A)parchment
B)veneer
C)plywood
D)pulp

Question 27

This softwood tree species was used to make masts for sailing ships but was mostly wiped out by overharvesting and a fungal disease.This softwood tree species is

A)Swietenia mahagoni
B)Pinus strobus
C)Pseudotsuga menziesii
D)Quercus alba
E)Pinus contorta

Question 28

A durable wood useful for flooring,cabinets,furniture,and whiskey barrels is:

A)slash pine
B)white oak
C)Douglas-fir
D)loblolly pine
E)plywood

Question 29

Which plant oil is the base for linoleum and oilcloths?

A)cottonseed
B)linseed
C)hemp
D)soybean

Question 30

This leaf fiber derives from Agave spp and is used for making rope and floor mats.This leaf fiber is

A)Manilla hemp.
B)hemp.
C)kapok.
D)coir.
E)sisal.

Question 31

In order to replant a single Mahogany tree seedling,what must be done?

A)eliminate herbivores that would feed on the seedling
B)clear large areas of the forest to allow for more light
C)import Monarch butterflies from California to be pollinators
D)reestablish companion plants like myrtle trees
E)relocate indigenous Indian populations

Question 32

A thin sheet of a highly desired wood that is glued to a less expensive wood is termed a:

A)plywood
B)veneer
C)sapwood
D)heartwood
E)hardwood

Question 33

All of the following statements about resin is true except one.Choose the exception.

A)They are polymerized terpenes.
B)They are insoluble in water.
C)They have a protective function.
D)When fossilized,they become rosin.
E)Most resin is extracted from confers.

Question 34

Commercial sources of cork are from the bark of:

A)Pseudotsuga menziesii
B)Pinus strobus
C)Quercus alba
D)Quercus suber
E)Quercus rubra

Question 35

A principal goal of processing wood for pulp in paper making is to:

A)remove bark from trees
B)dissolve away the lignin
C)cut wood into thin short fragments
D)wash away chemicals
E)dissolve away the cellulose

Question 36

Bamboo has traditionally been used for making:

A)furniture
B)baskets
C)building materials
D)paper
E)all of the above

Question 37

The ancient Egyptians utilized the _____ of papyrus in the making of paper.

A)phloem fibers
B)xylem fibers
C)xylem vessels
D)pith
E)leaves

Question 38

Due to human activities,_______ percent of the world's forests have been lost.

A)20
B)40
C)60
D)80

Question 39

Modern paper is mostly a mat of:

A)phloem cells
B)xylem cells
C)pith cells
D)bark cells
E)parenchyma cells

Question 40

_______ cloth is made from the secondary phloem of Broussonetia papyrifera.

A)Ramie
B)Tapa
C)Amate
D)Kapok
E)Coir

Question 41

Manila hemp is a member of the cannabis family.

Question 42

Today the resonators in marimbas and xylophones are usually metal;however in the original instruments the resonators were made from _______.

Question 43

In plaiting,splints are the primary materials.

Question 44

______ is the process of scraping away by hand or machine unwanted tissues from hard fibers.

Question 45

______ is the wood of choice for concert-quality clarinets,oboes and flutes.

Question 46

_______ and Douglas-fir are generally used for plywood.

Question 47

The use of chlorine to bleach cotton fibers replaced the standard method that included using buttermilk.

Question 48

_____ cloth was the indigenous fabric of Polynesia.

Question 49

Arundo donax is best known as the source of ______ used in woodwind instruments.

Question 50

High quality cotton is made from short lints.

Question 51

______ is the source of the seed fiber coir.

Question 52

Hackling is a process in linen production which involves pounding to free fibers.

Question 53

Viscose is associated with the production of _______.

Question 54

The older,nonfunctional xylem of the trunk is known as ________,and is often dark in color.

Question 55

Which of the following is made from bast fibers?

A)linen
B)cotton
C)sisal
D)coir

Question 56

Bamboo and kenaf have been suggested as a source of _______ for paper production.

Question 57

Botanically speaking,_______ is secondary xylem tissue.

Question 58

Wood with a specific gravity of 1.25 is less dense than wood with a specific gravity of 0.91.

Question 59

Gymnosperm resins are the source of the _______ used by musicians and baseball players.

Question 60

Burlap sacks are made from flax fibers.

Question 61

The three basic techniques of basketry are: twining,coiling and _______________.