The nature of variations in plants are brought about by those individuals that survive an environment that pass on genes is _______.
Natural selection
Artificial selection
Natural selection
Nature of variations in plants brought about by humans to determine what survives and what doesn’t is __________.
Artificial selection
Natural selection
Artificial selection
many sets of chromosomes [test question]
haploid
diploid
android
polyploid
polyploid
egg and sperm in humans (N) 23 chromosomes
diploid
polyploid
haploid
haploid
2 sets of chromosomes (2N) 46 chromosomes
haploid
diploid
android
r2d2
polyploid
diploid
a molecule composed of DNA. Distinct unit of heredity found on the DNA
molecule.
chromosome
gene
jeans
allele
gene
plants were ______ by these 3 methods:
Ability of plants to inbreed.
Ability of plants to reproduce asexually.
Ability of plants to produce individuals with multiple numbers of chromosomes.
domesticated
grown in wild
manufactured
domesticated
were both sets of genes are identical
homozygous
heterozygous
homozygous
were the set of genes are different.
homozygous
heterozygous
heterozygous
The main purpose is used to establish uniform varieties of plants. [test question]
outcrossing
inbreeding
hybrid vigor
inbreeding
Promotes homozygous plants.
Self-incompatibility promotes genetic diversity.
Refers to fusion of gametes within a single flower.
Fusion of gametes from different but genetically similar plants. [cross pollenating a
tomato seed from one source]
hybrid vigor
outcrossing
inbreeding
inbreeding
Opposite of inbreeding, pollen came from a genetically different plant to produce offspring.
inbreeding
hybrid vigor
outcrossing
outcrossing
crossing genes from 2 plants with some bad genes were the dominant gene is the good gene. Backbone of agriculture industry.
inbreeding
outcrossing
hybrid vigor
hybrid vigor
The origin of agriculture was where? [test question]
Mesopotamia [fertile crescent
theory of sudden discovery [the dump heap hypothesis]
Proposed that over the course of gathering food, refuse was collected, and over course
of several years the refuse produced the plant that you ate. This made us initially create piles of refuse to see what happened. By observing plants coming from refuse we figured out that this was how the plants we ate were formed.
who propagated this theory?
Edgar Anderson
Andrew Jackson
Edgar Allen Poe
Carl Sauer
Edgar Anderson
What are found at archeological sites to determine if agriculture was used.
[test question] (best answer)
Pottery
Pollen grains
roots
refuse
pollen grains
people turned to agriculture when it best suited a change in their lifestyle.
Who proposed this theory?
Edgar Anderson
Carl Sauer
De Canndolle
George Bush
Carl Sauer
[test question] First person who tried to decipher the mystery around plants whose
origins were lost.
Carl Sauer
Edgar Anderson
De Canndolle
De Candolle
Who hypothesized that by finding wild relatives of a plant or crop is likely the place of its
origin?
De Canndolle
Edgar Anderson
Vavilov
Carl Sauer
Vavilov
Where you find the greatest variety of _____ would likely be its place of origin because
that’s where there is the most diversity.
High genetic diversity represents a likely source of origin. This product is only known to be from the Americas. [test question]
coconut
corn
rice
soybean
corn
tobacco, irish potato, & tomato come from the same _____.
Kingdom
family
species
order
family
longest day of the year june 21
summer solstice
autumnal solstice
vernal equinox
summer solstice
sept 23 12 hrs of daylight and 12 hrs of night time.
pecans, hazel, walnut, hickory, and chest nuts come from what type of region?
tropical
temperate
temperate
What was the first domesticated fruit?
banana
orange
apple
orange
family name for citrus fruits?
ericeae
rutaceae
navalceae
rutaceae
name the 3 categories of oranges?
naval
blood
valencia
which category of orange is sterile?
naval
true / false
the reason for grafting trees is to assure uniformity of fruits produced? [test question]
true
lemons are cultivated mostly for the oil in the rinds?
true / false
true
what is the most distinct variety of citrus?
orange
lime
lemon
lime
which has highest vitamin C and is used in cosmetics?
orange
lime
lemon
lime
true / false
grapefruits claim to fame is it originated in the Americas?
true
the family of cucurbitaceae have members called ________.
kermits
curts
curbs
cucurbits
cucurbits
called the faithful wife of corn?
bean
called the unfaithful wife of corn?
pumpkin
The solanacea family are tomato, potato, red & green peppers, egg plants, & tobacco and are commonly called the _____ _____ family because the flower is shaped like a lamp shade.
nightshade
lycopersicon esculentum
transcribed: wolf peach edible
what fruit is this?
tomato
tomato
new world / old world?
new world
flowers of tomato plant are said to be _____ pollinated.
self
buzz
rattled
vibrated
buzz
capsicum annum
used as medicine
red pepper
Musa ripen when exposed to ethylene gas.
what is a musa?
banana
the movie Mutany on the Bounty was a story about this family and genus?
what is the world's most extensive cultivated nut? [test question]
coconut
coconut's husk fiber is called _____.
coir
true / false
the water inside coconuts was used for medicinal purposes in WWII.
true
to kill intestinal worms and as glucose for soldiers
This plant is a bird pollinated plant?
[test question]
ananas
bromeliad
hibiscus esculintis
bromeliad
established pineapple industry in Hawaii?
JD Dole
who is the leader in pineapple production?
hawaii
Okra is in the _____ family
Malvaceae
Hibiscus
bromeileaceae
hibiscus
African name for okra?
gumbo
What family has toxic plants in them?
Malvaceae
Bromeiliaceae
anacardiaceae
anacardiaceae
this toxic plant is native to southeast Asia and has become naturalized in the wild due to animals leaving the seed behind?
hint: could develop allergy to fruit
mango
mangifera
native to brazil and cultivated throughout the tropics. Natives will eat the fruit and discard the nut. this nut is toxic until it is roasted. What nut is this?
cashew
anacardia
toxicodendron
poison ivy
worn on the heads of romans? part of the Laurel family
laurus nobilus
what is a chinese goose berry?
kiwi
from what and where is the kiwi named after?
New Zealand and it's native bird
Persea Americana is an alligator pear or ______.
avocado
the oils in this make up 30% of its weight?
avocado
This nut is hand picked from nature not cultivated. What nut and genus is this?
brazil
passiflora
Graminae family is also called the _____ family.
poacea
there are 6 species of poa that are important to us match the common name with genus: [test question]
which of the 6 species of poa come from southern mexico?
[test question]
oat
corn
wheat
rye
barley
rice
corn
most distinctive plant of the 6 poa, most recently cultivated, grown 1st as animal feed?
corn
oat
rice
wheat
rye
barley
oat
from northern india, out ranks wheat in the number of tons produced, it is a sacred plant and symbol of fertility in the orient?
corn
oat
rye
barley
rice
wheat
rice
originated in the fertile crescent, will germinate at almost freezing temps, penetrate soil upto 6 ft. with roots?
wheat
rye
barley
rice
corn
oat
rye
1st grown bhy the Menonites in PA but the credit is given to the russians for establishing this crops industry?
corn
barley
wheat
oat
rye
rice
wheat
2 types are dents and flints for animal feed?
avena
zea mays
hordeum
secale
triticum
oryza
zea mays
what is zizania aquatic?
wild rice
True / False
Indians would bring a canoe to harvest the rice by bending the plant over the boat with a cane and tapping the flower to
harvest seeds. [test question]
true
Planting a single grain of all of the 6 important species of poa, except corn, would produce many stems that will produce flowers.
Each stem is referred to as a _______.
filler
tiller
killer
stiller
tiller
how many species of the graminae or poa family are edible?
25
35
40
6
35
Humans choose a plant that had these 4 qualities to suit our needs. name them?
Simultaneous maturation {tillers that matured at same time}
Same height tillers
Made stems shorter
Larger seeds
botanist that devoted his life to studying of corn.
Hugh Iltis
What is sorghum bicolor commonly called?
milo
millet
legume
milo
starchy content variety of corn that pops. Close to actual corn we eat.
grain sorghum
are the choices for making flatbread? {test question}
corn and sorghum
corn and millet
sorghum and beans
corn and sorghum
has the longest shelf life of any grain?
corn
sorghum
millet
faba
millet
Is a type of fruit found in the bean family?
legume
2nd most important family of plants to humans?
fabaceae
All regions of the world grew a type of these?
legumes
matching
new world wheat - peas
europe wheat - lentils
middle east corn - common bean
asia rice - soybeans
New world grew - corn - common bean
Europe grew - wheat – peas
Middle east – wheat –lentils
Asia – rice – soybeans
True / False
bananas are N2 fixing bacteria?
false
beans are
what is the oldest legume in history?
we make a type of soup with these.
lentils
these are used as a rotational crop?
legumes
king of the legumes?
soy beans
glycine max
soybean
what does TVP stand for?
textured vegetable protein
what is TVP made from?
soybean
Vigna?
hint: name of a band
black eyed peas
another name for common bean?
lunatus
vulgaris
arachis hypogea
vulgaris
lunatus?
hint: comes from Peru
lima bean
These 2 are the edible beans from the Americas [test question]
vulgaris and lunatus
what is a arachis hypogea?
peanut
True / False
Peanut oil is used because it tolerates heat better than any other oil.
[test question]
true
trifoliums are a genus name a common species?
clover
new or old world?
hemp
old
new or old world?
peanuts
new
new or old world?
pumpkins
new
new or old world?
tobacco
new
new or old world?
tomato
new
new or old world?
coffee
old
new or old world?
melons
old
new or old world?
okra
old
new or old world?
olive
old
new or old world?
wheat
old
new or old world?
rye
old
new or old world?
figs
old
new or old world?
corn
new
new or old world?
beans
new
new or old world?
cotton
new
new or old world?
sweet potato
new
new or old world?
squash
new
new or old world?
red pepper
new
new or old world?
chocolate
new
new or old world?
sorghum
old
new or old world?
lettuce
old
new or old world?
beets and turnips
old
new or old world?
apples
old
new or old world?
grapes
old
new or old world?
onions
old
new or old world?
bananas
old
new or old world?
peas
old
new or old world?
spinach
old
new or old world?
black pepper
old
new or old world?
sugar cane
old
new or old world?
coconut
old
new or old world?
rice
old
new or old world?
soy beans
old
new or old world?
tea
old
new or old world?
oranges
old
What is a fagus nut?
beech
pecan
acorn
walnut
beech nut
Juglands are?
walnuts
beech nuts
pecans
hazel nut
walnuts
Acorns are ?
carya
juglands
fagus
quercus
corylus
quercus
pecans, hazel, coconuts, walnut, hickory nut, chest nut are all temperate nuts?
True / False
False
coconuts are tropical
What is a prunus armeniacea?
beech nut
almond
walnut
acorn
almond
This a a single seed cucubit found in the cucurbitaceae family native to LA?
