Mod 2

Question 1

Flowers depend on what for pollination?

Answer 1

Insects

Question 2

An herb should be collected at its maximum potency, which is just before
___________.

Answer 2

flowering

Question 3

True or False: Good compost should be made at low temperatures.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

True or False: All parts of hemlock are safe and children can touch it without
any ill effect.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Which of the following plants can be grown near peppermint in small
quantities to increase the essential oil content in the peppermint?

Answer 5

Stinging nettle

Question 6

Perennial plants live for more than _______ years.

Answer 6

2

Question 7

Herbs should not be collected from roadsides or polluted areas because they
may absorb _____ substances like lead and cadmium, which would result in
a contaminated preparation.

Answer 7

toxic

Question 8

True or False: The dryer the mix, the faster the compost.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Garlic and onions should be harvested when the …

Answer 9

leaves have turned yellow and begun to wither.

Question 10

Bark should be collected in which season?

Answer 10

Spring

Question 11

True or False: The highest quality dried herbs are obtained by drying in the
shade with good air circulation.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Temperature determines how fast you can make compost. For fast compost,
you want the temperatures to reach _____ to _______ degrees.

Answer 12

120-160

Question 13

A good herb to use in clothing drawers and other areas where clothes are
stored to repel moths is __________.

Answer 13

lavender

Question 14

In humid areas, herbs must be stored in a dry situation because _________
will spoil the medicinal quality of the herbs.

Answer 14

mold

Question 15

Collecting bark should be done in what kind of weather to ensure it separates
easily from the tree with little damage?

Answer 15

rainy

Question 16

True or False: For perennial plants, collect only well developed roots that are at least two years old.

Answer 16

true

Question 17

If a flower is gathered past its prime which of the following may not be as concentrated?

Answer 17

active constituents

Question 18

True or False: If a client is poisoned with a plant, call the poison control center to see if you should induce vomiting if the client is conscious. Then take them to the hospital with a sample of the plant.

Answer 18

true

Question 19

True or False: True roots are the organ of the plant that draws nourishment and moisture from the soil and transports it to the rest of the plant.

Answer 19

true

Question 20

Match the herb to the correct companion planting use:
Borage 
chives
dill
garlic
hyssop

Answer 20

straw
apples
cabbages
roses
increase

Question 21

Match the herb to the correct companion planting use:

Answer 21

compost

Question 22

True or False: Rhizomes are horizontal creeping stems that produce roots form the nodes and buds in the leaf axils.

Answer 22

true