Title: Unit 9 Quiz
Course: HRT 125 Plants and Society > Section: HRT 125 Plants and Society

Q: What is the most popular spice in the world?
- black pepper
- cinnamon
- dill
- sage
A: black pepper

Q: Spices may have been originally used _____.
- to flavor food
- as food preservatives
- as food coloring
- as mordants
A: as food preservatives

Q: Which country controlled the spice trade during the 1500s and 1600s?
- England
- France
- Italy
- Portugal
A: Portugal

Q: Why is vanilla difficult to produce outside its native region?
- It requires cool dry conditions.
- Only the native people know how to grow it.
- It has a symbiotic relationship with a native bee and is not pollinated by other insects.
- It requires high concentrations of nitrogen in the soil.
A: It has a symbiotic relationship with a native bee and is not pollinated by other insects.

Q: Ginger and tumeric are both rhizomes and are in the same family.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Which is the most expensive spice?
- ginger
- tumeric
- saffron
- dill seed
A: saffron

Q: What is the significance of the term “officinalis” as a specific epithet in a plant name?
- It means the plant was widely cultivated.
- It means the plant was used medicinally.
- It means only those in government could purchase it.
- It has no significance as part of a plant name.
A: It means the plant was widely cultivated.

Q: What is the significance of the term “sativus” as a specific epithet in a plant name?
- It means the plant was widely cultivated.
- It means the plant was used medicinally.
- It means only those in government could purchase it.
- It has no significance as part of a plant name.
A: It means the plant was used medicinally.

Q: A rhizome _____.
- is the swollen base of the stem of a plant
- is a fruit and contains seeds
- is part of the seed coat
- is a specialized root used to store sugars
A: is a specialized root used to store sugars

Q: Cinnamon _____.
- is made by grinding seeds of the cinnamon shrub and adding vinegar
- is made by drying the sap of the cinnamon plant then grinding it to a powder
- is the bark of a tree
- is native to central and northern Europe
A: is the bark of a tree