13.Which of the following toxins is “borrowed” by Monarch Butterflies from milkw
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13.Which of the following toxins is “borrowed” by Monarch Butterflies from milkweed to defend themselves from their predators like birds?
Cocaine
Anthocyanin
Salicylic acid
Cardiac glycoside
Morphine
14.Codeine is most likely to be a _________.
Alkaloid
Di-terpenoid
Sesqui-terpeniod
Tri-terpenoids
Phenolic
15.Which of the followings is likely to contain the most anthocyanins?
Red tomato
White potato
Green asparagus
Orange carrot
Blueberry
16.Which of the following is not a secondary metabolite?
Steroid
Caffeine
Nicotine
Flavonoid
Lignin
17. What do I mean when I say “Plants are smart” in the class?
Plants know how to run from their enemies
Plants know how to use the light energy
Plants know how to use chemicals to “trick” animals
Plants know how to do photosynthesis
Plants know how to absorb water and nutrients
18. A _____ tree was used as an example in the class to explain the SAR (Systemic Acquired Resistance)?
Pine
Oak
Apple
Willow
Poplar
19. According to the video, there are approximately _____ types of terpenoids found in plants.
Hundreds
Thousands
Tens of thousands
Hundreds of thousands
Millions
20. Which of the following groups give plants a variety of colors?
Alkaloids
Terpenoids
Phenolics
21. According to the video, pine resins are rich in __________.
Alkaloids
Terpenoids
Phenolics
22. Every single cell in a plant contains some types of secondary metabolites.
True
False
23. Some of the __________ are antioxidants.
Alkaloids
Terpenoids
Anthocyanins
All of these
24. Some of the _________ we discussed in the class are psycho-active.
Alkaloids
Terpenoids
Phenolics
All of these
25. Which of the following is a polymer of isoprene?
Lignin
Rubber
Tannin
Salicylic acid
Explanation / Answer
Answer 13. Cardiac glycoside
This chemical is toxic to the mammals and the birds.
Answer 14. Alkaloids
Answer 15. Blueberry
Tomatoes and carrots have caretinoids.
Answer 16. Lignin, it is a component of the sclerenchyma
Answer 17. Plants use chemicals to trick the animals.
Answer 18. Willow, the salicylic acid in them provide such properties.
Answer 19. There is no video attached with the question. Thus, answering in general there are hundreds of terpenoids in plants.
Answer 20. Terpenoids
Answer 21. Terpenoids, oil of terpentine is extracted from pines.
Answer 22. True, a little concentration of secondary metabolite is present in every cell.
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