Foundations and Science Flashcards
What term refers to the defense mechanism and communication system of plants?
Select one:
a. Primary metabolites
b. Secondary metabolites
c. Terpenes
d. Phenylpropanoids
b. Secondary metabolites
What constituent is the main one found in essential oils?
Select one:
a. Primary metabolites
b. Secondary metabolites
c. Terpenes
d. Phenylpropanoids
c. Terpenes
Who published key studies on the spasmolytic and sedative qualities of essential oils?
Select one:
a. Hildebert Wagner
b. Karl Blossfeldt
c. Ernst Haeckel
d. Paul Belaiche
a. Hildebert Wagner
Who determined the activity of over forty essential oils?
Select one:
a. Hildebert Wagner
b. Karl Blossfeldt
c. Ernst Haeckel
d. Paul Belaiche
d. Paul Belaiche
Lipophilic refers to what?
Select one:
a. Water soluble
b. Nonpolar
c. Polar
d. Amino acid synthesis in plants
b. Nonpolar
Who is considered to be the first physician in the Western Hemisphere to write medical texts?
Select one:
a. Hildegard von Bingen
b. Aristotle
c. Hippocrates
d. Hildebert Wagner
a. Hildegard von Bingen
German chamomile EO is a highly effective what?
Select one:
a. Antiviral
b. Antibacterial
c. Antifungal
d. Anti-inflammatory
d. Anti-inflammatory
Which essential oil has received wide distribution as a nail fungus remedy and is added to shampoo?
Select one:
a. German chamomile
b. Tea Tree oil
c. Monarda fistulosa
d. a. Rosa centifolia
b. Tea Tree oil
Cells are made of what percentage of water?
Select one:
a. 25%
b. 40-50%
c. 75%
d. 80-85%
d. 80-85%
Only _____ amino acids build 10,000 different proteins in the body.
Select one:
a. 10
b. 15
c. 20
d. 25
c. 20
EOs work on cancer cells by inhibiting what enzyme? Select one: a. HMG CoA reductase b. NF-kappa beta c. CYP 450 d. Cytosol
a. HMG CoA reductase
What group of enzymes are associated with liver detoxification?
Select one:
a. HMG CoA reductase
b. NF-kappa beta
c. CYP 450
d. Cytosol
c. CYP 450
What is the main active ingredient of lemongrass?
Select one:
a. Coumarone
b. Citral
c. Menthol
d. Linalool
b. Citral
What is the theory that living organisms are governed by different principles than nonliving entities? Select one: a. Physicalism b. Vitalism c. Organicism d. Biological phenomena
b. Vitalism
The main component of what herb is methyl chavicol?
Select one:
a. Lavendar
b. Basil
c. Spruce tree
d. Jasmine
b. Basil
What other plant also is composed of methyl chavicol?
Select one:
a. Lavendar
b. Tea Tree
c. Rose
d. Tarragon
d. Tarragon
Secondary metabolites are what for a plant?
Select one:
a. Not necessary for immediate survival
b. Metabolic processes
c. Plant propagation
d. Immune system
a. Not necessary for immediate survival
EOs are what part of the plant? Select one: a. Secondary metabolites b. Metabolic processes c. Plant propagation d. Immune system
a. Secondary metabolites
What part of the cell pacakages secreted proteins for use? Select one: a. Nucleus b. Vacuole c. Golgi apparatus d. Plastids
c. Golgi apparatus
Secondary metabolites in plants most closely mimic what in the body? Select one: a. Nerve receptors b. Lymph cells c. Enzymes d. Neurotransmitter
d. Neurotransmitter
What type of protein temporarily binds a ligand in order to create a chemical reaction? Select one: a. Nerve receptors b. Lymph cells c. Enzymes d. Neurotransmitter
c. Enzymes
According to Schnaubelt, what percentage of prescriptions filled in the US are plant derived?
Select one:
a. 15
b. 25
c. 50
d. 65
b. 25
Phase I liver detoxification enzymes are called what?
Select one:
a. Lipids
b. Reductase inhibitors
c. Pancreatic secretions
d. Cytochrome P450
d. Cytochrome P450
_____________ are specific areas of the cell, housing specific physiological processes separated by enclosing biological membranes or biomembranes.
Select one:
a. Organelles
b. Enzymes
c. Plastids
d. Plants
a. Organelles
What is the connection between animate and inanimate nature; it is the means by which self-sustaining or self-nourishing cell-like structures generate organic molecules from simple inorganic molecules?
Select one:
a. Chlorophyll
b. Photosynthesis
c. Prokaryotes
d. Eukaryotes
b. Photosynthesis
