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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before flowers, sexual reproduction consisted of _____ being dispersed by the wind to be caught by other plants.
(a) Pollen.
(b) Petals.
(c) Pistils.
(d) Stamens.

2. According to the book, there are ______ plants that have shaped human existence at least as much as human's have affected these plants.
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

3. In 1812, Chapman ran thirty miles to warn settlers of the approach of troops, a feat known as _______.
(a) The barefoot run.
(b) The apple run.
(c) The coffee sack run.
(d) The thirty mile run.

4. The book suggests that _____ determined the evolution of the flower by valuing 'broken' strains that were sick.
(a) Mold.
(b) Bacteria.
(c) Bees.
(d) Humans.

5. Chapman stated that he was promised "a true wife in heaven" and thus he never ______.
(a) Spoke to women.
(b) Had relationships.
(c) Lived at home.
(d) Married.

Short Answer Questions

1. ______ is the name given to the state-of-the-art growing regimen that could yield three pounds of sinsemilla in two months' time.

2. Probably as a defense to discourage animals from biting into them, apple seeds contain a small amount of _______.

3. ______ change the taste of plant flesh on the tongues of certain animals and can render the sweetest fruit sour.

4. Nature, Pollan admits, seems to be filled with ___________, making the growth process nearly impossible to control.

5. What is a good place to experiment and a place to try out new plants and techniques without having to risk a lot?

(see the answer key)

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