Exam 18: Materials: Cloth, Wood, and Paper

Bamboo has traditionally been used for making:

Bamboo and kenaf have been suggested as a source of _______ for paper production.

Arundo donax is best known as the source of ______ used in woodwind instruments.

A process that employs microbes to extract fibers from materials is

The most valuable fibers for making cloth,rope,and paper are

High quality cotton is made from short lints.

_______ cloth is made from the secondary phloem of Broussonetia papyrifera.

This leaf fiber derives from Agave spp and is used for making rope and floor mats.This leaf fiber is

Which of the following is not true about ramie?

Rayon,essentially,is made from

A soggy mass of xylem fibers is known as:

In this basket-making technique,warps radiate out from the center to create the framework of the basket.This basket-making technique is

Which of the following substances was not used in the standard method in 18^th century England for bleaching cotton fibers?

Which of the following is made from bast fibers?

Which of the following is often used for furniture veneers?

Burlap sacks are made from flax fibers.

______ is the wood of choice for concert-quality clarinets,oboes and flutes.

In cotton production _______ makes cotton fabric softer and increases its sheen.

Botanically speaking,_______ is secondary xylem tissue.

Wood with a specific gravity of 1.25 is less dense than wood with a specific gravity of 0.91.