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1. The seeds of legumes are often called the “poor man’s meat” because, similar to meat, they are high in nitrogen and fat. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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2. ________ is capable of converting atmospheric nitrogen into a form that can be used by plants it is associated with. |
| | A) | a. Favism |
| | B) | b. Rhizobium |
| | C) | c. Arachis |
| | D) | d. Listeria |
| | E) | e. Pisum |
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3. Natural sources of nitrogenous compounds include lightning, atmosphere, and volcanic activity. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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4. Alkaloids in _______ may contribute to hemolytic anemia in some Mediterranean people. |
| | A) | a. broad bean |
| | B) | b. chick-pea |
| | C) | c. lentils |
| | D) | d. peanuts |
| | E) | e. string bean |
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5. Which of the following legumes were so prominent in prehistoric South America that it prompted crafting in to gold and silver jewelry? |
| | A) | a. Glycine max |
| | B) | b. Arachis hypogea |
| | C) | c. Pisum sativum |
| | D) | d. Phaseolus vulgaris |
| | E) | e. None of the above |
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6. After pollination in the _______ flower, the stalk pushes the fertilized ovary into the soil where it matures into a fruit. |
| | A) | a. mung bean |
| | B) | b. garden pea |
| | C) | c. string bean |
| | D) | d. peanut |
| | E) | e. soy bean |
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7. According to recent research, phytoestrogens are found in soy products and may have effects on the body, lowering cholesterol levels—especially LDL levels. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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8. Which of the following is NOT a soy product? |
| | A) | a. miso |
| | B) | b. textured vegetable protein |
| | C) | c. tempeh |
| | D) | d. none of the above |
| | E) | e. only b and c are correct |
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9. Canola oil is produced from the oil of the _______ plant. |
| | A) | a. rapeseed |
| | B) | b. sunflower |
| | C) | c. flax |
| | D) | d. alfalfa |
| | E) | e. corn |
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10. Olive oil and canola oil are both examples of drying oils that react with oxygen to form a waterproof layer. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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11. The federal Energy Policy Act of 1998 has made the use of B-20 biodiesel fuel easier for federal, state, and municipal utility fleets to meet requirements. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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12. Which of the following is NOT a use of the Leucaena tree? |
| | A) | a. fuel |
| | B) | b. cooking oil |
| | C) | c. lumber |
| | D) | d. food |
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13. Which part of the winged bean is edible? |
| | A) | a. flowers |
| | B) | b. pod |
| | C) | c. tendrils |
| | D) | d. leaves |
| | E) | e. all of the above |
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14. Which of the following are the uses of the jicama or yam bean plant? |
| | A) | a. large, edible tuberous roots |
| | B) | b. rotenone, a natural insecticide |
| | C) | c. high quality polyunsaturated oil from the seeds |
| | D) | d. nutritious animal feed |
| | E) | e. all of the above |
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15. Tinctures from the seeds of which of the following plants have been successfully used to treat mange, head lice, and cattle louse? |
| | A) | a. soybean |
| | B) | b. groundnut |
| | C) | c. yam bean |
| | D) | d. rapeseed |
| | E) | e. mung bean |
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16. Which of the following legumes has often been referred as Cinderella crop? |
| | A) | a. peanuts |
| | B) | b. soybean |
| | C) | c. wing bean |
| | D) | d. broad bean |
| | E) | e. none of the above |
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17. George Washington Carver developed more than 300 food and industrial uses for this legume and encouraged the cultivation in the South United States. Which legume? |
| | A) | a. Sweet peas |
| | B) | b. Soy bean |
| | C) | c. Peanut |
| | D) | d. Lima bean |
| | E) | e. None of the above |
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18. Which of the following features characterize the legume plants? |
| | A) | a. they all belong to one single family, Fabaceae |
| | B) | b. the seeds have two cotyledons |
| | C) | c. the roots are associated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria |
| | D) | d. all of the above |
| | E) | e. both b and c |
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