Chapter 11

Question 1

a thread or a filament from a plant tissue.

Answer 1

Fiber

Question 2

elongated, thick walled, dead plant cells.

Answer 2

Sclerenchyma fiber cells

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

Scutching

Question 4

The cotton hairs.

Answer 4

Staple

Question 5

Eli Whitney invented the ________________

Answer 5

Cotton gin

Question 6

plant tissue that conducts the transport of food throughout the plant.

Answer 6

Phloem

Question 7

Ancient Egyptians wrapped their mummies in what fiber?

Answer 7

Linen

Question 8

What color fiber does cellulose produce?

Answer 8

White

Question 9

Which is not a way of extracting bast fibers from stems?

Answer 9

ginning

Question 10

Which fiber do we get from the agave leaves?

Answer 10

sisal

Question 11

the process of removing seed fibers. Derived from the word engine, “gin” means machine.

Answer 11

Ginning

Question 12

What surface fiber do we get from the palm family?

Answer 12

coconut

Question 13

About how many pairs of jeans can we get from one cotton bale?

Answer 13

325

Question 14

plant tissue that transports water and dissolved minerals throughout the plant.

Answer 14

xylem

Question 15

What color are fibers that contain a lot of lignin?

Answer 15

brown

Question 16

The Declaration of Independence is made out of what fiber?

Answer 16

hemp

Question 17

Name 3 things in this classroom that are made of plant fibers.

Answer 17

table, pencil, book

Question 18

What are the 3 stages of extracting bast fibers in order from start to finish?

Answer 18

retting, scutching, hackling

Question 19

Name 3 surface fibers we talked about in class.

Answer 19

Coconut, kapok, cotton

Question 20

How long are coconuts soaked in water during the retting process?

Answer 20

10 months

Question 21

Name one item made of Abaca fiber?

Answer 21

tea bags

Question 22

What is the difference between Linter and Lint?

Answer 22

liner= short fiber
lint= long fiber

Question 23

What tree is covered in spines and produces a surface fiber?

Answer 23

kapok tree

Question 24

Give one example of something made from jute fiber.

Answer 24

Canvass, tote bags

Question 25

Give the common name of the new world cotton that became popular in to grow and produce in Egypt.

Answer 25

Egyptian cotton

Question 26

Why is linen so expensive?

Answer 26

Have a lot of manual labor

Question 27

What fiber would be used to make plant baskets?

Answer 27

Coconut fiber

Question 28

What is the difference between xylem and phloem tissue?

Answer 28

Xylem= water

Phloem=food

Question 29

What are the 2 hard fibers we talked about in class?

Answer 29

Sisal and Abaca

Question 30

What fiber is used to make canvases?

Answer 30

Jute