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BPSC midterm 2 UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Which of the following groups is most different from the others? -Plants, such as corn and grapes -Animals, such as cows and humans -Fungi, such as yeast for fermentation and mushrooms -Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER- bacteria Does...

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BPSC midterm 2 UPDATED Actual Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following groups is most different from the others?
-Plants, such as corn and grapes
-Animals, such as cows and humans
-Fungi, such as yeast for fermentation and mushrooms

-Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔bacteria


Does wasabi stimulate the nasal passages or the tongue more? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔nasal passages


What is this family?
- This is the "Mustard Family"
- exstipulate leaves
- radial symmetry
- floral formula
(K4C4A4 long + 2 short G2)

- dehiscent (self-opening) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Brassicaceae



another word for self-opening - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔dehiscent


Give an example of a Brassicaceae product or crop - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔broccoli,
mustard, wasabi


What is the most important food species in Brassicaceae? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Brassica oleracea (broccoli, cabbage)


The flavor precursors of Brassicaceae are called... (what gives them their unique flavor) -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔glucosinolates

,If something ends with the ending '-ase', it is often a sign the word is an ___________

- ex. lactase - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔enzyme


Glucosinolates gives brassicaceous foods their _______ and ____________ - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔heat, bitterness


Glucosinolates products are also ________ to many insects pests of plants - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔toxic



Taste = ________ + _____________ and more - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔taste, smell



Much of taste is actually ________ - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔smell


What are all the taste sensations that have been hypothesized to be inherent in humans? -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔bitter, sour, salty, sweet, umami, fat



Cats cannot taste the taste sensation of _________ - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔sweet


This is a loan word from Japanese meaning a pleasant savory taste - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔umami



another word for sodium glutamate - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔MSG


There is a difference between cabbage and lettuce. Cabbage is from the __________ family
while lettuce is from the _____________ family. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Brassicaceae,
Asteraceae


The most diverse of all angiosperm families are the __________ family - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Asteraceae



Sunflowers have how many flowers? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔way more than 25

, A sunflower is technically not a flower, it is an _______________ - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔inflorescence


What is this family?
- this family has perennial herbs
- exstipulate
- the fruit is an achene
- bilateral symmetry
- floral formula consists of disk flowers only or ray and disk flowers

ex. sunflowers, daisies - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Asteraceae


The family Asteraceae is not a food-filled family and has only two very important food
species. They are? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔sunflower, lettuce



Chilli peppers genus and species are called? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Capsicum annuum



What makes chilies pungent? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔an alkaloid that gives peppers
their heat


An _________ is a potent chemical produced by a plant that contains nitrogen

- often bitter tasting - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔alkaloid


Capsaicins are concentrated in the __________ and ______________ of peppers -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔seeds, placenta


What are some ways to alleviate the burning sensation caused by capsaicin? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔cold milk, rice


The heat of peppers is measured in ___________ ___________ - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Scoville units


What is this family?

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