BPSC midterm 2 UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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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...
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)
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
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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