Deck 24: Flowering Plants and Civilization

Question 1

Which of the following families is characterized by having fused petals, stamens fused to the corolla, and a superior ovary that develops into a berry or a capsule?

A) Carrot Family
B) Sunflower Family
C) Orchid Family
D) Nightshade Family
E) Mustard Family

Answer 1

D

Question 2

A family famous for its latex-producing members is the

A) Spurge Family.
B) Cactus Family.
C) Legume Family.
D) Mustard Family.
E) Nightshade Family.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Vavilov recognized ________ centers of origin of cultivated plants.

A) 3
B) 7
C) 8
D) 20
E) 25

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The Near-Eastern region includes the Mediterranean area, northern Europe, and Iran. Plants first cultivated there include ________.

A) bamboo, ginger, soybean, cucumber
B) sorghum, yam, okra, watermelon
C) sunflower, tobacco
D) wheat, garden pea, lentil, onion
E) beans, red pepper, tomato, squash

Question 5

A dichotomous key is used to ________.

A) open a door
B) identify an object or organism unknown to the user of the key
C) classify living organisms based on evolutionary history
D) help scientists discover new species
E) name plants

Question 6

Features used in the key to flowering plant families included all of the following EXCEPT

A) number of flower parts.
B) leaf characteristics.
C) petals separate versus petals fused; petals lacking.
D) superior versus inferior pistils.
E) one or two cotyledons.

Question 7

Which group of useful plant products is associated with the Mint Family?

A) opium, edible oil
B) sugar cane, citronella oil
C) pyrethrin, Jerusalem artichokes
D) oregano, thyme
E) sassafras, cinnamon

Question 8

Which of the following "survival" materials could you use for food?

A) cedar bark
B) chia seeds
C) California bay fruits
D) soaproot leaves
E) jimson weeds

Question 9

Which of the following families is characterized by having four petals, four sepals, six stamens, and a silique or silicle for a fruit?

A) Mustard Family
B) Poppy Family
C) Legume Family
D) Cactus Family
E) Mint Family

Question 10

Members of the Rose Family characteristically

A) have less than ten stamens.
B) become multiple fruits.
C) have the stamens attached to the petals.
D) have numerous stamens attached to the rim of a cup.
E) have bilaterally symmetrical flowers.

Question 11

The most widely distributed family, which also has the second largest numbers of individuals, is the

A) Sunflower Family.
B) Grass Family.
C) Poppy Family.
D) Orchid Family.
E) Carrot Family.

Question 12

Which of the following families is characterized by having numerous stamens, petals often irregular in number, and few to many pistils with superior ovaries?

A) Spurge Family
B) Lily Family
C) Nightshade Family
D) Pumpkin Family
E) Buttercup Family

Question 13

N. I. Vavilov followed up work on the origin of cultivated plants by a Swiss botanist named

A) Alphonse de Candolle.
B) Hans Yodeler.
C) Carl Linnaeus.
D) Theophrastus.
E) Wilhelm Schmidt.

Question 14

Which group of useful plants belongs to the Laurel Family?

A) gourds, cantaloupes
B) manroots, cucumbers
C) chia, sage, thyme
D) New Zealand flax, saffron
E) cinnamon, sassafras, camphor

Question 15

Plants first cultivated in South and Central America were rapidly transplanted to Europe by European explorers. Modern Italian dishes, such as pizza and pasta with marinara sauce would not be possible without these plants, first cultivated in this region.

A) lentils, watermelon, nutmeg
B) sunflower, tobacco
C) tomato, common bean, lima bean, red pepper
D) potato, coffee, cinnamon
E) olives, chickpeas, carrot

Question 16

Asparagus, soaproot, and sansevieria are all members of the

A) Carrot Family.
B) Lily Family.
C) Sunflower Family.
D) Mustard Family.
E) Buttercup Family.

Question 17

Which of the following plants could be used as a good source of fructose sugar?

A) soaproot
B) sagebrush
C) orchids
D) Jerusalem artichokes and dahlias
E) peppermint

Question 18

Which group of flavoring substances is associated with the Carrot Family?

A) anise, caraway
B) sassafras, cinnamon
C) basil, marjoram
D) horehound, menthol
E) carob, peanut

Question 19

Vavilov's work was based on known distribution of cultivated plants. Since the 1950's, ________ and his students have used molecular techniques to investigate, and modify, Vavilov's conclusions.

A) Alphonse de Candolle
B) Jack Harlan
C) Carolus Linnaeus
D) George Beadle
E) Norman Borlaug

Question 20

The Poppy Family is the source of several drugs, including

A) belladonna.
B) atropine.
C) candellila.
D) colchicine.
E) codeine.

Question 21

The family whose members include many that have an inflorescence in which a single female flower is elevated on a gynophore is the

A) Mint Family.
B) Nightshade Family.
C) Spurge Family.
D) Carrot Family.
E) Pumpkin Family.

Question 22

Which of the following plants contain chemical compounds that alter consciousness and have been used ritually by native peoples?

A) mustard and cabbage
B) lettuce and carrots
C) sunflower and soybean
D) peyote and poppy
E) watercress and apple

Question 23

A characteristic of the Rose Family is the presence of milky latex in the tissues.

Question 24

Members of the Lily Family usually have flowers with parts numbering in fours or multiples of four.

Question 25

The members of which of the following families all have minute seeds that must become associated with a specific mycorrhizal fungus in order to develop?

A) Grass Family
B) Mint Family
C) Orchid Family
D) Rose Family
E) Cactus Family

Question 26

Which of the following drugs is produced by members of the Lily Family?

A) atropine
B) colchicine
C) morphine
D) santonin
E) belladonna

Question 27

Which of the following families has the stamens and pistil fused into a single structure?

A) Mint Family
B) Orchid Family
C) Grass Family
D) Nightshade Family
E) Pumpkin Family

Question 28

Sunflowers consist of a single large pistil surrounded by numerous petals.

Question 29

The grass family includes 9 of the 10 most important food plants in the world. Five of these are ________.

A) common bean, lentil, soybean, pea, lentil
B) sunflower, artichoke, lettuce, chicory, tarragon
C) wheat, rice, corn, barley, sugar cane
D) oregano, thyme, rosemary, mint, catnip
E) white potato, tomato, red pepper, eggplant, henbane

Question 30

The ________ family has the largest number of known species.

A) orchid
B) grass
C) sunflower
D) pea
E) buttercup

Question 31

Several important dye plants are members of the Legume Family.

Question 32

Which of the following flavoring or aromatic substances is produced by members of the Mint Family?

A) anise
B) sassafras
C) cinnamon
D) bay
E) menthol

Question 33

The original name of the Mustard Family, Cruciferae, came from the fact that flowers of the family have petals in the form of a cross.

Question 34

A sunflower is actually an ________ composed of a large number of tiny individual flowers called ________.

A) inflorescence / florets
B) peduncle/ bracts
C) bracts/ florets
D) gynophore/ male flowers
E) glumes/ florets

Question 35

One of the most important families in terms of edible fruits is the Spurge Family.

Question 36

Well-known hallucinogenic drugs are produced by members of the Sunflower Family.

Question 37

Potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplants all belong to the

A) Rose Family.
B) Buttercup Family.
C) Poppy Family.
D) Nightshade Family.
E) Pumpkin Family.

Question 38

Ordinary white (Irish) potatoes can, under certain circumstances, be very poisonous to humans.

Question 39

Poinsettia, cassava, and Para rubber all belong to the

A) Sunflower Family.
B) Grass Family.
C) Rose Family.
D) Legume Family.
E) Spurge Family.

Question 40

Members of the Cactus Family often have sepals that are colored just like the petals.

Question 41

N. I. Vavilov authored the well-known book, Origin of Cultivated Plants.

Question 42

Cherries, peaches, plums, and apples belong to the legume family.

Question 43

Many commercially important stone fruits and berries are members of the Spurge Family.

Question 44

Many plant families contain both edible and poisonous species.

Question 45

Aromatic oils are found in the leaves and stems of members of the Lamiaceae (mint family).

Question 46

Sugar cane is a member of the grass family.

Question 47

Members of the Buttercup, Rose, and Cactus Families all have numerous stamens.

Question 48

The tomato and white potato are members of the same family.

Question 49

The Mustard, Legume, and Poppy Families all have members that are used to produce natural dyes.

Question 50

Flowers of members of primitive families have few parts and those parts that are present are often united to one another.

Question 51

The source of true vanilla flavoring is an orchid.

Question 52

The mustard family contains members which have flowers with four petals arranged to form a cross.

Question 53

The liqueurs kummel and anisette are made from members of the Laurel Family.