Final Exam

Question 1

A soft flexible green stem:

Answer 1

Herbaceous

Question 2

Herbal medicine put on bruises is called a:

Answer 2

Poultice

Question 3

Harvested unsustainably in the desert southwest:

Answer 3

Mesquite

Question 4

Medicine that increases urination is a:

Answer 4

Diuretic(ex: Haircap moss)

Question 5

Was once considered an aphrodisiac:

Answer 5

Tomatoes (aka. Love Apples)

Question 6

Consumed to prevent food poisoning:

Answer 6

Hot Peppers

Question 7

An herbal medicinal tea is called this:

Answer 7

Infusion

Question 8

This prevents unripe fruits from being eaten:

Answer 8

Acid(sour taste)

Question 9

Ancestor of all land plants:

Answer 9

Chara

Question 10

Term for seed leaves:

Answer 10

Cotyledon

Question 11

The stigma and style make up this structure:

Answer 11

Pistil

Question 12

A running stem or rootstock:

Answer 12

Rhizome

Question 13

A fungus and an algae in a mutualistic relationship are called:

Answer 13

Lichen

Question 14

Plants find this useless:

Answer 14

The color green

Question 15

This is helping to destroy the Sonoran Desert Ecosystem:

Answer 15

African grasses are filling up the desert and helping to destroy the ecosystem by being easily burned and causing fires.

Question 16

This is used to make the sugar (glucose):

Answer 16

The color blue

Question 17

Medicine in grease is called:

Answer 17

Ointment

Question 18

Highly carcinogenic native plant:

Answer 18

Bracken Fern

Question 19

This plant holds 99% of its own weight in water:

Answer 19

Sphagnum

Question 20

This plant is efficient at removing formaldehyde fumes:

Answer 20

Common Pothos

Question 21

Waxy layer that prevents water loss and repels rain:

Answer 21

Cuticle

Question 22

Family of plants used as psychoactive by European Witches:

Answer 22

Nightshade

Question 23

How the parsley family can be identified:

Answer 23

Umbel

Question 24

Family of temperate plants which accounts for most deaths:

Answer 24

Parsley

Question 25

Tree that provides many resources for poor people:

Answer 25

The Neem Tree

Question 26

Plant used to scour pots and pans:

Answer 26

Horsetail

Question 27

Color best for being dispersed by birds:

Answer 27

Red

Question 28

Soft serve ice cream texture:

Answer 28

Red-algae(Carrageenan)

Question 29

Tree adapted to elephant/mastodon browsing:

Answer 29

Basswood

Question 30

Term for herbaceous plant that comes up every year:

Answer 30

Perennial

Question 31

A patch of black berries is an example of a:

Answer 31

A Genet

Question 32

This plant is the Manoomin of the Andes:

Answer 32

Araucaria

Question 33

This plant is perhaps our deadliest native plant:

Answer 33

Water Hemlock

Question 34

Bitter taste

Answer 34

Alkaloid

Question 35

A mild stimulant that’s native to Arabia:

Answer 35

Khat

Question 36

A very allelopathic tree species:

Answer 36

Black Walnut

Question 37

Heart poison, found in milkweed:

Answer 37

Cardiac Glycosides

Question 38

Gymnosperm means:

Answer 38

Naked Seed

Question 39

Means ‘common’:

Answer 39

Vulgaris

Question 40

Means ‘flesh’ color:

Answer 40

Incarnata

Question 41

Inflorescence, looks like a firework burst:

Answer 41

Panicle

Question 42

Helicopter seed, winged seed like that of a maple:

Answer 42

Samara

Question 43

Plant family that is very frugal(stingy) with their pollen:

Answer 43

Orchids

Question 44

This means ‘green’ color:

Answer 44

Virens

Question 45

Wild binomial:

Answer 45

Mullein

Question 46

Means ‘yellow’ colored:

Answer 46

Flavus

Question 47

Means “cure-all”, like in the scientific name for American Ginseng:

Answer 47

Panax

Question 48

This man invented the binomial system:

Answer 48

Carl von Linne

Question 49

The source of Methamphetamine:

Answer 49

Ephedra

Question 50

Means naming:

Answer 50

Binomial Nomenclature

Question 51

Why do bog plants have fuzzy leaf undersides, narrow foliage, or thick glossy leaves?

Answer 51

It’s to prevent water loss when the ground is cold or frozen. It stays cold in bogs.

Question 52

Why are basic plant nutrients unavailable to plants in bogs?

Answer 52

Sphagnum absorbs the nutrients. They are a highly efficient nutrient absorber. Very greedy with the nutrients.

Question 53

How did White Cedar get the name ‘arborvitae’(tree of life)?

Answer 53

There were a group of people that had scurvy and they were taken in by Ojibwe people. They were given Cedar Tea. Cedar Tea contains vitamin c and vitamin c prevents scurvy.

Question 54

List two native plants with their medicinal use:

Answer 54

Rose Hip: Helps with vitamin C deficiency

Question 55

List two native plants and their medicinal use:

Answer 55

Goldthread: One of the best plants for oral canker sores