Chapter 24 – Flowering Plants and Civilization
Chapter 24
Flowering Plants and Civilization
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Vavilov recognized _______ centers of origin of cultivated plants.
2. N. I. Vavilov followed up work on the origin of cultivated plants by a Swiss botanist
named
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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.
4. The Near-Eastern region includes the Mediterranean area, northern Europe, and Iran. Plants
first cultivated there include ____________________.
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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.
6. A dichotomous key is used to ______________________.
7. Features used in the key to flowering plant families included all of the following EXCEPT
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8. Which group of useful plants belongs to the Laurel Family?
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9. Which of the following plants could be used as a good source of fructose sugar?
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10. Which of the following “survival” materials could you use for food?
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11. Which group of useful plant products is associated with the Mint Family?
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12. Which group of flavoring substances is associated with the Carrot Family?
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13. The Poppy Family is the source of several drugs, including
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14. A family famous for its latex-producing members is the
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15. Asparagus, soaproot, and sansevieria are all members of the
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16. Members of the Rose Family characteristically
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17. Which of the following families is characterized by having numerous stamens, petals
often irregular in number, and few to many pistiles with superior ovaries?
18. Which of the following families is characterized by having four petals, four sepals, six
stamens, and a silique or silicle for a fruit?
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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?
20. The most widely distributed family, which also has the second largest numbers of
individuals, is the
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21. The family whose members include many that have an inflorescence in which a single
female flower is elevated on a gynophore is the
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22. Poinsettia, cassava, and Para rubber all belong to the
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23. Potatoes, tomatoes, and eggplants all belong to the
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24. A sunflower is actually an ________________ composed of a large number of tiny
individual flowers called ____________.
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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?
26. Which of the following drugs is produced by members of the Lily Family?
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27. Which of the following flavoring or aromatic substances is produced by members of the
Mint Family?
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28. Which of the following families has the stamens and pistil fused into a single structure?
29. The grass family includes 9 of the 10 most important food plants in the world. Five of
these are _____________.
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30. The _____________ family has the largest number of known species.
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31. Which of the following plants contain chemical compounds that alter consciousness and
have been used ritually by native peoples?
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True / False Questions
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.
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34. Several important dye plants are members of the Legume Family.
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35. A characteristic of the Rose Family is the presence of milky latex in the tissues.
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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.
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38. Ordinary white (Irish) potatoes can, under certain circumstances, be very poisonous to
humans.
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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.
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42. The Mustard, Legume, and Poppy Families all have members that are used to produce
natural dyes.
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43. The liqueurs kummel and anisette are made from members of the Laurel Family.
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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.
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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.
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49. Sugar cane is a member of the grass family.
50. The tomato and white potato are members of the same family.
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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.