Chaper 11 Plant Fibers Flashcards
_________________-a thread or a filament from a plant tissue.
Fiber
___________________- elongated, thick walled, dead plant cells.
Sclerenchyma fiber cells
_______________________- The process after retting. This is the beating and scraping of the fibers to remove the remaining unwanted tissue, such as the xylem, which adheres to the fibers
Scutching
_____________________- The cotton hairs.
Staple
Eli Whitney invented the ________________
Cotton Gin
______________________-plant tissue that conducts the transport of food throughout the plant.
Phloem
Ancient Egyptians wrapped their mummies in what fiber?
Linen
What color fiber does cellulose produce?
White
Which is not a way of extracting bast fibers from stems?
Ginning
Which fiber do we get from the agave leaves?
Sisal
____________________-the process of removing seed fibers. Derived from the word engine, “gin” means machine.
Ginning
What surface fiber do we get from the palm family?
Coconut
About how many pairs of jeans can we get from one cotton bale?
325
____________________- plant tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals throughout the plant.
Xylem
What color are fibers that contain a lot of lignin?
Brown
The Declaration of Independence is made out of what fiber?
Hemp
Name 3 things in this classroom that are made of plant fibers.
Paper pencil and books
What are the 3 stages of extracting bast fibers in order from start to finish?
retting scotching hacklng
Name 3 surface fibers we talked about in class.
Cotton coconuts and kappok
How long are coconuts soaked in water during the retting process?
10 mouths
Name one item made of Abaca fiber?
Tea bags
What is the difference between Linter and Lint?
linter is short thick fiber
Lint is long soft flbers
What tree is covered in spines and produces a surface fiber?
Kappok
Give one example of something made from jute fiber.
Canvass
