Question 1

The first plants cultivated in the Fertile Crescent were:

Accepted Answer

A) olives and dates. 
B) peas and olives. 
C) barley and peas. 
D) wheat and barley. 
E) wheat and lentils. 
A) olives and dates. 
B) peas and olives. 
C) barley and peas. 
D) wheat and barley. 
E) wheat and lentils.

Question 2

__________ is obtained from bark.

Accepted Answer

A) Black pepper 
B) Cloves 
C) Ginger 
D) Cinnamon 
E) Nutmeg 
A) Black pepper 
B) Cloves 
C) Ginger 
D) Cinnamon 
E) Nutmeg

Question 3

Which of the following crops was NOT first cultivated in the New World and later carried to the Old World?

Accepted Answer

A) pumpkins 
B) peas 
C) tobacco 
D) maize 
E) common beans 
A) pumpkins 
B) peas 
C) tobacco 
D) maize 
E) common beans

Question 4

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the development of agriculture?

Accepted Answer

A) the development of cities 
B) the diversification of lifestyles 
C) an increase in the population 
D) an increase in the birth rate 
E) a decrease in the death rate 
A) the development of cities 
B) the diversification of lifestyles 
C) an increase in the population 
D) an increase in the birth rate 
E) a decrease in the death rate

Question 5

Which of the following crops was NOT initially cultivated in the New World?

Accepted Answer

A) maize 
B) common beans 
C) barley 
D) lima beans 
E) peanuts 
A) maize 
B) common beans 
C) barley 
D) lima beans 
E) peanuts

Question 6

The southern corn leaf blight of 1970 was caused by an organism of the genus:

Accepted Answer

A) Fusarium. 
B) Cochliobolus. 
C) Verticillium. 
D) Secale. 
E) Phytophthora. 
A) Fusarium. 
B) Cochliobolus. 
C) Verticillium. 
D) Secale. 
E) Phytophthora.

Question 7

Up until the 1970s, maize production in the United States increased dramatically as plant breeders made full use of the plant's genetic diversity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The first plants cultivated in the Fertile Crescent were:

__________ is obtained from bark.

Which of the following crops was NOT first cultivated in the New World and later carried to the Old World?

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the development of agriculture?

Which of the following crops was NOT initially cultivated in the New World?

The southern corn leaf blight of 1970 was caused by an organism of the genus:

Up until the 1970s, maize production in the United States increased dramatically as plant breeders made full use of the plant's genetic diversity.

Botany: an Introduction

The Molecular Composition of Plant Cells

The Plant Cell and the Cell Cycle

The Movement of Substances Into and Out of Cells

The Flow of Energy

Respiration

Photosynthesis, Light, and Life

Sexual Reproduction and Heredity

The Chemistry of Heredity and Gene Expression

Recombinant Dna Technology, Plant Biotechnology, and Genomics

The Process of Evolution

Systematics: the Science of Biological Diversity

Prokaryotes and Viruses

Fungi

Protists: Algae and Heterotrophic Protists

Bryophytes

Seedless Vascular Plants

Gymnosperms

Introduction to the Angiosperms

Evolution of the Angiosperms

Early Development of the Plant Body

Cells and Tissues of the Plant Body

The Root: Structure and Development

The Shoot: Primary Structure and Development

Secondary Growth in Stems

Regulating Growth and Development: the Plant Hormones

External Factors and Plant Growth

Plant Nutrition and Soils

The Movement of Water and Solutes in Plants

The Dynamics of Communities and Ecosystems

Global Ecology

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Exam 21: Plants and People

The first plants cultivated in the Fertile Crescent were:

__________ is obtained from bark.

Which of the following crops was NOT first cultivated in the New World and later carried to the Old World?

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the development of agriculture?

Which of the following crops was NOT initially cultivated in the New World?

The southern corn leaf blight of 1970 was caused by an organism of the genus:

Up until the 1970s, maize production in the United States increased dramatically as plant breeders made full use of the plant's genetic diversity.

Botany: an Introduction

The Molecular Composition of Plant Cells

The Plant Cell and the Cell Cycle

The Movement of Substances Into and Out of Cells

The Flow of Energy

Respiration

Photosynthesis, Light, and Life

Sexual Reproduction and Heredity

The Chemistry of Heredity and Gene Expression

Recombinant Dna Technology, Plant Biotechnology, and Genomics

The Process of Evolution

Systematics: the Science of Biological Diversity

Prokaryotes and Viruses

Fungi

Protists: Algae and Heterotrophic Protists

Bryophytes

Seedless Vascular Plants

Gymnosperms

Introduction to the Angiosperms

Evolution of the Angiosperms

Early Development of the Plant Body

Cells and Tissues of the Plant Body

The Root: Structure and Development

The Shoot: Primary Structure and Development

Secondary Growth in Stems

Regulating Growth and Development: the Plant Hormones

External Factors and Plant Growth

Plant Nutrition and Soils

The Movement of Water and Solutes in Plants

The Dynamics of Communities and Ecosystems

Global Ecology

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