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WorksheetsMedical Botany Exam 1 Review 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following provides evidence that humans have been using medicinal plants for potentially as many as 60 thousand years?
a)
DNA evidence from comparative studies of humans and neanderthals.
b)
Medicinal plants found with Otzi the Iceman
c)
Plant lists on Sumerian clay tablets
d)
Pollen from medicinal plants found in a burial site in Iraq
e)
Plant lists from Egyptian hieroglyphics
2.
What is the name of the father of Chinese agriculture and Chinese medicine?
a)
Confucius
b)
Buddha
c)
Chung
d)
Ayerveda
e)
Shennong
3.
This Roman army physician wrote De Materia Medica, an encyclopedia of over 600 plants and 1000 simple drugs that was the standard medicinal plant reference text for over 1,500 years.
a)
Theophrastus
b)
Dioscorides
c)
Hippocrates
d)
Paracelsus
e)
Plato
4.
This is the general term for plant compounds that inhibit the growth of other plants.
a)
amino acids
b)
glycosides
c)
glucosinolates
d)
allelochemicals
e)
alkaloids
5.
All of the following are characteristics of alkaloids except…
a)
containing nitrogen.
b)
containing three cyclohexanes and one cyclopentane
c)
containing a carbon ring system.
d)
being alkaline.
e)
having a name ending in -ine.
6.
The first alkaloid to be identified (in 1806) was…
a)
codeine
b)
cocaine
c)
caffeine
d)
morphine
e)
quinine
7.
Novocain is a synthetic alkaloid that is modeled after which of the following?
a)
cocaine
b)
morphine
c)
codeine
d)
dopamine
e)
atropine
8.
This large class of secondary metabolites are built out of isoprene units.
a)
glucosinolates
b)
alkaloids
c)
phenols
d)
terpenoids
e)
glycosides
9.
The diterpenoid taxol is primarily used in modern medicine …
a)
as an analgesic.
b)
as an essential oil.
c)
as a decongestant.
d)
as a laxative.
e)
against ovarian and breast cancers.
10.
These pigments range in color from red to purple or blue and are found in fruits like blueberries and grapes.
a)
carotenoids
b)
betalains
c)
flavonols
d)
anthocyanins
e)
flavones
11.
This chemical is the active ingredient in aspirin, and has analgesic properties.
a)
p-coumaryl
b)
Epigallocatechin gallate
c)
carbolic acid
d)
salicylic acid
e)
caffeine
12.
These sulfur-containing compounds function as herbivore deterrents in pungent cruciferous plants such as broccoli, mustard, and cabbage.
a)
glycosides
b)
glucosinolates
c)
mustard gas
d)
betalains
e)
carotenoids
13.
Medicines from this plant were sometimes prescribed for epilepsy, and had the side-effect of xanthopsia, or yellow-tinted vision.
a)
Tobacco
b)
Verbena
c)
Foxglove
d)
Gingko
e)
Belladonna
14.
This is the scientific name of the Sunflower or Daisy family
a)
Apiaceae
b)
Solanaceae
c)
Asteraceae
d)
Piperaceae
e)
Poaceae
15.
This is the scientific name of the Carrot family
a)
Apiaceae
b)
Solanaceae
c)
Asteraceae
d)
Piperaceae
e)
Poaceae
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