Chapter 11 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.
table, pencil, book
What are the 3 stages of extracting bast fibers in order from start to finish?
retting, scutching, hackling
Name 3 surface fibers we talked about in class.
Coconut, kapok, cotton
How long are coconuts soaked in water during the retting process?
10 months
Name one item made of Abaca fiber?
tea bags
What is the difference between Linter and Lint?
liner= short fiber lint= long fiber
What tree is covered in spines and produces a surface fiber?
kapok tree
Give one example of something made from jute fiber.
Canvass, tote bags
Give the common name of the new world cotton that became popular in to grow and produce in Egypt.
Egyptian cotton
Why is linen so expensive?
Have a lot of manual labor
What fiber would be used to make plant baskets?
Coconut fiber
What is the difference between xylem and phloem tissue?
Xylem= water
Phloem=food
What are the 2 hard fibers we talked about in class?
Sisal and Abaca
What fiber is used to make canvases?
Jute
