Question 1

Bacteria found in nodules in the roots of legumes can convert atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates,a form usable to plants by a process known as nitrogen _____.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Bacteria found in nodules in the roots...

Question 2

The most widely grown forage legume is

Accepted Answer

A) Pisum sativum 
B) Arachis hypogea 
C) Vicia faba 
D) Glycine max 
E) Medicago sativa 
A) Pisum sativum 
B) Arachis hypogea 
C) Vicia faba 
D) Glycine max 
E) Medicago sativa

Question 3

How is olive oil different from other types of plant based oils?

Accepted Answer

A) it can be used as a fuel for lighting lamps 
B) the oil is extracted from the fruit 
C) it is the most used of all of the plant-based oils 
D) it is extracted from a gymnosperm 
A) it can be used as a fuel for lighting lamps 
B) the oil is extracted from the fruit 
C) it is the most used of all of the plant-based oils 
D) it is extracted from a gymnosperm

Question 4

How has the anthropogenic input of nitrogen had negative effects?

Accepted Answer

A) acid rain is produced 
B) global warming has increased 
C) dead zones caused by algal blooms are increasing 
D) it has contributed to the world population boom 
E) all of these are negative effects caused by anthropogenic inputs of nitrogen 
A) acid rain is produced 
B) global warming has increased 
C) dead zones caused by algal blooms are increasing 
D) it has contributed to the world population boom 
E) all of these are negative effects caused by anthropogenic inputs of nitrogen

Question 5

This legume is native to India,can tolerate drought conditions and has been cultivated for over 3000 years.This legume is

Accepted Answer

A) Vicia fabA. 
B) Pisum sativum. 
C) Phaseolus vulgaris. 
D) Cajanus cajan. 
E) Arachis hypogea. 
A) Vicia fabA. 
B) Pisum sativum. 
C) Phaseolus vulgaris. 
D) Cajanus cajan. 
E) Arachis hypogea.

Question 6

Which of the following forms of nitrogen is most commonly absorbed by plants?

Accepted Answer

A) nitrates 
B) nitrites 
C) ammonium 
D) nitrogen gas 
A) nitrates 
B) nitrites 
C) ammonium 
D) nitrogen gas

Question 7

This legume may have helped the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony survive and produces golf ball-sized tubers.This legume is

Accepted Answer

A) Psophocarpus tetragonolobus 
B) Apios americana 
C) Arachis hypogea 
D) Vicia faba 
E) Glycine max 
A) Psophocarpus tetragonolobus 
B) Apios americana 
C) Arachis hypogea 
D) Vicia faba 
E) Glycine max

Question 8

Which is not one of the many uses of Leucaena leucocephala?

Accepted Answer

A) edible seeds 
B) firewood 
C) making furniture 
D) restoring soil fertility 
E) producing lecithin 
A) edible seeds 
B) firewood 
C) making furniture 
D) restoring soil fertility 
E) producing lecithin

Question 9

The Indian drink,kheer,is made from

Accepted Answer

A) jicama 
B) groundnut 
C) carob 
D) tamarind 
E) tuba-root 
A) jicama 
B) groundnut 
C) carob 
D) tamarind 
E) tuba-root

Question 10

A disease associated with eating Windsor beans is

Accepted Answer

A) hemolytic anemiA. 
B) marasmus. 
C) type 2 diabetes. 
D) hemophilia. 
E) rickets. 
A) hemolytic anemiA. 
B) marasmus. 
C) type 2 diabetes. 
D) hemophilia. 
E) rickets.

Question 11

60% of the soybean genome consists of

Accepted Answer

A) exons. 
B) introns. 
C) transposons. 
D) point mutations. 
E) genes from maizE. 
A) exons. 
B) introns. 
C) transposons. 
D) point mutations. 
E) genes from maizE.

Question 12

Anthropogenic sources of fixed nitrogen are roughly half the amounts contributed by all natural sources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following oils has the lowest levels of saturated fats and highest levels of monounsaturated fats?

Accepted Answer

A) olive oil 
B) sunflower oil 
C) peanut oil 
D) canola oil 
E) coconut oil 
A) olive oil 
B) sunflower oil 
C) peanut oil 
D) canola oil 
E) coconut oil

Question 14

Which of the following was the legume used by Gregor Mendel in his experiments?

Accepted Answer

A) Vicia fabA. 
B) Pisum sativum. 
C) Phaseolus vulgaris. 
D) Cajanus cajan. 
E) Arachis hypogea. 
A) Vicia fabA. 
B) Pisum sativum. 
C) Phaseolus vulgaris. 
D) Cajanus cajan. 
E) Arachis hypogea.

Question 15

Which of the following is not a soy product?

Accepted Answer

A) tofu 
B) tempeh 
C) edamame 
D) dal 
E) all of these are soy products 
A) tofu 
B) tempeh 
C) edamame 
D) dal 
E) all of these are soy products

Question 16

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus is a potentially valuable legume because

Accepted Answer

A) it grows rapidly and produces versatile wood. 
B) the oil can be used for producing ink and a lubricant. 
C) all parts of the plant are edible and nutritious. 
D) it can grow in a wide variety of climates. 
E) it can fix nitrogen without Rhizobium. 
A) it grows rapidly and produces versatile wood. 
B) the oil can be used for producing ink and a lubricant. 
C) all parts of the plant are edible and nutritious. 
D) it can grow in a wide variety of climates. 
E) it can fix nitrogen without Rhizobium.

Question 17

How is alfalfa an important tool in biotechnology?

Accepted Answer

A) its cells readily incorporate novel genes 
B) it is easy to cross alfalfa with almost any other plant 
C) its DNA hybridizes with animal DNA 
D) its cells clone easily 
A) its cells readily incorporate novel genes 
B) it is easy to cross alfalfa with almost any other plant 
C) its DNA hybridizes with animal DNA 
D) its cells clone easily

Question 18

Rhizobium and other nitrogen fixing bacteria can reduce atmospheric nitrogen to

Accepted Answer

A) ammoniA. 
B) ammonium. 
C) nitrate. 
D) nitrite. 
E) all of thesE. 
A) ammoniA. 
B) ammonium. 
C) nitrate. 
D) nitrite. 
E) all of thesE.

Question 19

What is the food storing part of a leguminous seed?

Accepted Answer

A) the pod 
B) the cotyledons 
C) the seed coat 
D) the germ 
A) the pod 
B) the cotyledons 
C) the seed coat 
D) the germ

Question 20

_____ oil is a replacement for petroleum in the production of inks.

Accepted Answer

A) Sunflower 
B) Lesquerella 
C) Soy 
D) Tung 
E) Olive 
A) Sunflower 
B) Lesquerella 
C) Soy 
D) Tung 
E) Olive

Exam 13: Legumes

Bacteria found in nodules in the roots of legumes can convert atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates,a form usable to plants by a process known as nitrogen _____.

The most widely grown forage legume is

How is olive oil different from other types of plant based oils?

How has the anthropogenic input of nitrogen had negative effects?

This legume is native to India,can tolerate drought conditions and has been cultivated for over 3000 years.This legume is

Which of the following forms of nitrogen is most commonly absorbed by plants?

This legume may have helped the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony survive and produces golf ball-sized tubers.This legume is

Which is not one of the many uses of Leucaena leucocephala?

The Indian drink,kheer,is made from

A disease associated with eating Windsor beans is

60% of the soybean genome consists of

Anthropogenic sources of fixed nitrogen are roughly half the amounts contributed by all natural sources.

Which of the following oils has the lowest levels of saturated fats and highest levels of monounsaturated fats?

Which of the following was the legume used by Gregor Mendel in his experiments?

Which of the following is not a soy product?

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus is a potentially valuable legume because

How is alfalfa an important tool in biotechnology?

Rhizobium and other nitrogen fixing bacteria can reduce atmospheric nitrogen to

What is the food storing part of a leguminous seed?

_____ oil is a replacement for petroleum in the production of inks.

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