1 Victorian era women grew which of the following plants as a socially acceptable hobby? A) marijuana B) orchids C) tulips D) potatoes E) saffron 2 Which of the following is the term used to describe the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a flower?A) volatility B) stimulation C) pollination D) coevolution E) disaccharide 3 Which of the following terms correctly describes the change of a biological object triggered by the change of another biological object? A) Coevolution B) Pollination C) Monosaccharide D) Tulipmania E) Liposuction 4 Which of the following is a term used to describe the set of flower traits associated with a given group of pollinators?A) Domestication syndrome B) Pollination syndrome C) Transgenic syndrome D) Mutualistic coevolution E) Floral syndrome 5 Which of the following is a term used to describe plants that grow non-parasitically on other plants?A) Epiphyte B) PseudospermC) Stigma D) Anther E) Corm 6 Which of the following is considered to be the most popular garden plant in the world?A) Orchid B) Tulip C) Rose D) Gladioulus E) Chrysanthemums Plants and Civilizations Exam 2 Practice Questions Page 2 7 The name for the genus of orchids that inspired Darwin's early book on flower pollination A) CatasetumB) ColeomagillaC) PhalaenopsisD) RhododendronE) Solanaceae8 The tulip was first grown on a large scale in which country? A) Turkey B) Italy C) Holland D) Russia E) China 9 The virus that caused tulips to vary in color and caused much of the “Tulipmania craze” is commonly called: A) anthocyanin braking potyvirus B) tulip breaking potyvirus C) tulip bulb potyvirus D) greater fool potyvirus E) aphid bulb potyvirus 10 The olfactory bulb transmits chemical signals directly to the __________. A) nose B) adrenal cortex C) limbic systemD) medulla oblongata E) olfactory epithelium 11 The sense of smell is also referred to as: A) olfaction B) refraction C) enfleurage D) expression E) ambergris 12 The prelude to the downfall of the tulip trade was a shift to what? A) a futures market B) trading actual bulbs C) internet trading D) growing orchids E) growing tulips from seeds 13 The Proustian Effect refers to: A) the way certain smells are linked to certain memories B) the group of feelings elicited by individuals who read books by Marcel Proust C) Proust's influence on world literature D) the way people reacted when they smelled the cologne of Marcel Proust E) one of the ways that essential oils are extracted from plant material 14 The type of scent that might be used in the offices of a wastewater treatment plant is: A) billboard B) thematic C) ambient D) signature E) nitriloside Plants and Civilizations Exam 2 Practice Questions Page 3 15 Shade grown coffee: A) is grown as an understory tree. B) produces smaller berries.C) provides a more diverse habitat than sun grown coffee. D) uses fewer pesticides than sun grown coffee. E) All of the above are correct about shade drown coffee. 16 The main pest of coffee in Latin America is a species of beetle called the______________. A) coffee root maggot B) mountain pine beetle C) coffee berry borer D) boll weevil E) coffee tip moth 17 Coffea Arabica originated in the highlands of __________. A) Peru B) Ireland C) Ethiopia D) Ceylon E) China 18 The coffee bean is not actually a bean. Instead it is: A) A legume B) A drupe C) A kind of nut D) An unfertilized ovary E) A seed 19 Why is there less need for pesticides in a shade grown coffee system? A) Insect pests that feed on coffee are resistant to pesticides so spraying the crop is pointless B) There are no pests that feed on shade grown coffee and therefore no need to spray the crop C) Predation by birds, spiders, ants, and wasps help to keep insect pests in check without the addition of pesticides D) The alkaloids in coffee leaves make them unpalatable to pest insects. E) Shade grown systems do not provide enough sunlight to allow the main coffee pests to survive and reproduce. 20 In order to keep their monopoly on coffee production during the Middle Ages, Arabic coffee producers would: A) Boil their coffee beans before sale. B) Roast their coffee beans before sale. C) Grind their coffee beans before sale. D) Ensure that the coffee beans were produced from unfertilized flowers. E) Dye their coffee beans bright red. 21 Coffee originated in: A) Kazakhstan B) Columbia C) Ethiopia D) Ecuador E) South America 22 Why is Coffea arabica considered to be more of a “wimpy plant” than other varieties of coffee? A) It contains less secondary compounds (e.g. caffeine) that can potentially deter herbivores from feeding on the plant. B) It produces less total yield/harvest when compared to other varieties C) It needs a more basic (alkaline) soil than other varieties so its potential competitive range is decreased. D) It is completely domesticated and could not live without human help.E) Both A and B are correct about Coffea Arabica.Plants and Civilizations Exam 2 Practice Questions Page 6 38 Banana plants are often called trees, but their main (or upright) stem is actually a _____________ made up of the rolled bases of leaves.A) heterozygote B) Cavendish C) inflorescence D) pseudostem E) tuber 39 If there are both diploid and triploid edible bananas why are most commercially produced bananas triploids? A) Triploid bananas are significantly more disease resistant. B) Triploids bananas generally have higher yields and bigger fruit. C) Triploid bananas are fertile and can be crossed with other bananas. D) Triploid bananas grow lower to the ground and are easier to harvest. E) Triploid bananas need significantly less water, fertilizer, and insecticides making them cheaper to produce 40 Seedling apples are considered to be extreme heterozygotes. This means: A) that each apple may produce 100s of seeds several times each year. B) that all apple seeds will produce trees that are genetically very similar to the parent. C) that apples must be grown as an understory tree or they will not produce any fruit. D) that they cannot be used to make applejack because they contain nosugars needed for the fermentation process. E) Apple seeds will produce trees that are very different from their