QUIZ CHALLENGE: So, How Much Do You Really Know About Edible Plants?

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1. Which of the following describes a tuber? (Choose all the correct answers.)
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Hint: Read pages 10–14 for the answer.

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It is a root that stores nutrients.

It is a stem that stores nutrients.

It grows underground.

It has nodes, or eyes.

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2. The cashew nut is not a true nut but a drupe. True/False? *

Hint: The answer is on pages 19–21.

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False

True

3. Which is an adaptation of the date palm to desert conditions?
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Hint: Read page 35 for the answer.

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Roots that penetrate deep into the ground

Nutritious fruit

Waxy leaves

Seeds that store nutrients

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4. The persimmon is a… *

Hint: Read page 43.

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berry.

legume.

drupe.

nut.

5. The compounds that give wasabi its spiciness are…
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Hint: Read pages 51 and 53.

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peppers.

isothiocyanates.

capaicins.

chilies.

6. Cinnamon spice is made from the ________ of the cinnamon tree.
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Hint: Read pages 56–59.

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leaves

flowers

fruit

bark

7. Why is saffron so expensive? (Choose all the correct answers.)
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Hint: Read page 62 for the answer.

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The stigmas have to be harvested by hand.

Each flower produces only a few threads of saffron.

Shipping costs are high.

The plant blooms only once a year.

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8. The vanilla plant is a/an…
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Hint: Read pages 67 and 69 for the answer.

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plant that grows underwater.

orchid.

evergreen shrub.

deciduous tree.

9. Black tea, green tea and white tea are all made from the ____________ plant.
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Hint: Read pages 72–74 for the answer.

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Camellia sencha

Cinnamomum verum

Camellia sinensis

Asplenium nidus

10. Which of the following CANNOT be made from used coffee grounds?
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Hint: Read pages 77–78

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Pest repellent

Deodoriser

Fertiliser

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