Chapter 24 Flowering Plants and Civilization

Chapter 24 Flowering Plants and Civilization

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1. A practical reason for the growing concern about the loss of biodiversity is that ____________.
   A. each plant lost may mean the loss of associated species such as pollinators
   B.  plant species that may be a source for drugs are lost
   C.  wild relatives of domesticated plants may be lost
   D.  sources of relatives with pest resistance may be lost
   E.  All of these are reasons for concern about loss of plant biodiversity.

2. Vavilov recognized _______ centers of origin of cultivated plants.
   A. 3
   B.  7
   C.  8
   D.  20
   E.  25

3. N. I. Vavilov followed up work on the origin of cultivated plants by a Swiss botanist named
   A.Alphonse de Candolle.
   B. Hans Yodeler.
   C. Carl Linnaeus.
   D. Theophrastus.
   E. Wilhelm Schmidt.

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4. Vavilov’s work was based on known distribution of cultivated plants.  Since the 1950’s, _________ and his students have used molecular techniques to investigate, and modify, Vavilov’s conclusions.
   A. Alphonse de Candolle
   B.  Jack Harlan
   C.  Carolus Linnaeus
   D.  George Beadle
   E.  Norman Borlaug

5. The Near-Eastern region includes the Mediterranean area, northern Europe, and Iran.  Plants first cultivated there include ____________________.
   A. bamboo, ginger, soybean, cucumber
   B.  sorghum, yam, okra, watermelon
   C.  sunflower, tobacco
   D.  wheat, garden pea, lentil, onion
   E.  beans, red pepper, tomato, squash