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Edible Native Plants of BC

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is agriculture?

a)

Farming crops

b)

Raising livestock (animals for food)

c)

Fishing

d)

Hunting & Gathering

e)

Dancing

2.

In which continent did agriculture first develop?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

e)

Africa

3.

Which area of the world first learned how to farm wheat?

a)

Middle East/Fertile Crescent

b)

China

c)

Africa

d)

Central America

e)

South America

4.

Which area of the world first learned how to farm rice?

a)

Northern China

b)

Middle East/Fertile Crescent

c)

Africa

d)

Southern China

e)

Central America

5.

Which area of the world first learned how to farm corn (maize), chocolate (cacao), and chili peppers?

a)

What is now the United States & Canada

b)

Central America

c)

South America

d)

Africa

e)

Europe

6.

True or False: The people of Europe, Africa, and Asia ate potatoes and tomatoes before 1492?

a)

True

b)

False

7.

True or False: The indigenous people of North & South America ate beef and pork before 1492?

a)

True

b)

False

8.

True or False: The indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest (including the Coast Salish People) practiced LARGE SCALE agriculture before contact with Europeans?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Seaweeds were eaten by many coastal First Nations. Seaweeds are considered:

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Algae

d)

Fungi

e)

Bacteria

10.

The two most common parts of plants consumed for food by Coastal First Nations were:

a)

Stems & Leaves

b)

Flowers & Leaves

c)

Roots & Fruits

d)

Fruits & Flowers

e)

Fruits & Stems

11.

What part of the Pacific Crabapple and Salal plants were mostly eaten?

a)

Root

b)

Leaves

c)

Fruit

d)

Flower

e)

Stem

12.

Which native sour red berry is a major agricultural industry in the Lower Mainland?

a)

Oregon Grape

b)

Cranberry

c)

Wild Blueberry

d)

Huckleberry

e)

Salmonberry

13.

Soapberries are named because:

a)

They taste like soap

b)

Indigenous groups used them to clean clothes

c)

They were used to punish children for swearing

d)

They contain a chemical that froths/foams when whipped

e)

They are the same colour as Irish Spring soap

14.

Which edible plant has the nickname "Rice Root"

a)

Camas

b)

False Solomon Seal

c)

Huckleberry

d)

Chocolate Lily

e)

Cattail

15.

Which berry plant was so valuable it was transplanted and replanted in other locations (in a form of simple agriculture) by some indigenous groups.

a)

Raspberry

b)

Mountain/Black Huckleberry

c)

Wild blueberry

d)

Salal

e)

Thimbleberry

16.

Which part of the plant is usually NOT eaten of the False Solomon's Seal?

a)

Leaves

b)

Root

c)

Stem (Young Shoots)

d)

Fruit

e)

Flower

17.

Which parts are usually eaten from Hooker's Onion?

a)

Bulb

b)

Stem

c)

Flower

d)

Fruit

e)

Leaves

18.

If you watched Keo's video or the Powerpoint, what part of the Great Camas did Keo say was eaten?

a)

Flower

b)

Root/Tuber

c)

Stem

d)

Bulb

e)

Leaves

19.

If you read one of articles about Camas or viewed the Powerpoint after Tuesday, what part was ACTUALLY eaten of the Great Camas?

a)

Flower

b)

Roots/Tuber

c)

Stem

d)

Bulb

e)

Leaves

20.

What ecosystem does Great Camas grow best in?

a)

Pacific Temperate Rainforest

b)

High in the Mountains/Alpine

c)

Meadows

d)

In the Salish Sea

e)

Desert

21.

What percent of natural Camas habitat remains in BC?

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

10%

d)

5%

e)

1%