Flowering Plants And Civilization Ch.24 Test Bank Answers

Stern's Introductory Plant Biology, 14e (Bidlack)

Chapter 24 Flowering Plants and Civilization

1) Vavilov recognized ________ centers of origin of cultivated plants.

A) 3

B) 7

C) 8

D) 20

E) 25

2) 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.

3) 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

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

5) 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

6) 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

7) 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.

8) 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

9) 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

10) 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

11) 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

12) 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

13) The Poppy Family is the source of several drugs, including

A) belladonna.

B) atropine.

C) candellila.

D) colchicine.

E) codeine.

14) 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.

15) Asparagus, soaproot, and sansevieria are all members of the

A) Carrot Family.

B) Lily Family.

C) Sunflower Family.

D) Mustard Family.

E) Buttercup Family.

16) 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.

17) 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

18) 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

19) 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

20) 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.

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.

22) Poinsettia, cassava, and Para rubber all belong to the

A) Sunflower Family.

B) Grass Family.

C) Rose Family.

D) Legume Family.

E) Spurge Family.

23) Potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplants all belong to the

A) Rose Family.

B) Buttercup Family.

C) Poppy Family.

D) Nightshade Family.

E) Pumpkin Family.

24) 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

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

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

A) atropine

B) colchicine

C) morphine

D) santonin

E) belladonna

27) 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

28) 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

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

30) The ________ family has the largest number of known species.

A) orchid

B) grass

C) sunflower

D) pea

E) buttercup

31) 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

32) 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.

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

34) Several important dye plants are members of the Legume Family.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

46) The source of true vanilla flavoring is an orchid.

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

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

49) Sugar cane is a member of the grass family.

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

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

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

53) Many plant families contain both edible and poisonous species.