Question 12 pts In 1000 A.D., spices were more likely to be moved from east to w

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Question 12 pts

In 1000 A.D., spices were more likely to be moved from east to west _______________.

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Question 22 pts

What is (are) the difference (s) between black and white pepper (the spice)? Select all answers that are correct.

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Question 32 pts

Where did cinnamon originate from?

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Question 42 pts

Where did vanilla originate from?

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Question 52 pts

How would you describe the vanilla plant, which we harvest pods from for our own consumption? Select all correct answers below.

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Question 62 pts

From which part of the crocus is saffron harvested from?

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Question 72 pts

What other spice you can buy at the supermarket is often used as a poor substitute for saffron?

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Question 82 pts

What is unique about the protein structures called cyclotides relative to your typical protein? Select all that apply.

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Question 92 pts

Both kava plants and banana plants are propagated by cloning. Why do kava plants have a reduced flower that rarely produces fruits, while banana has large, conspicuous flowers and fruits?

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Question 102 pts

Which insect group is thought to be one of the first to interact with plants?

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Question 112 pts

This plant contains ricin and was described to be the most poisonous plant by the Guinness Book of World Records.

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Question 122 pts

The compound from this plant is used at low doses to treat topical skin ailments, including acne, warts, and psoriasis.

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Question 132 pts

Extracts from which plants disrupt mitosis via the microtubules, making them useful as cancer medicines? Select all that apply.

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Question 142 pts

Which of the following is NOT used for cancer treatments?

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Question 152 pts

What is the primary (i.e. one answer) reason you don't feel pain if you take aspirin?

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Question 162 pts

From which concentration camp was Eichengrün rescued by the Russians from?

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Question 172 pts

Which plant compound did Eichengrün isolate that was the basis for plastic-like products, including rayon?

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Question 182 pts

Which African country did FDR (President Roosevelt) visit to secure trading rights for natural rubber during World War II, crippling German access to the resource?

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Question 192 pts

From which "weedy" plant were Germans and Russians trying to extract latex from in order to have a natural source of rubber?

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Question 202 pts

Which tire icon was responsible for discovering vulcanization, a process that made natural rubber less brittle and sticky, to a longer lasting product that was air tight and resistant to tearing?

Explanation / Answer

1.

In ancient days, trade between countries was used to occur on ships. In 1000 AD, spices were more likely to be moved from east to west by long voyages on ships.

Option b is the answer

Black pepper is a dried seed with the fruit color being black, when soaked in water, the fruit covering is iost and becomes white pepper.

Options A and d are the answers.

3.

Cinnamon is originated from srilanka.

Option d is the answer

4.

Vanilla is extracted from vanilla oirchids. They are derived from mexico.

Option d is the answer

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