Ethnobotany Pre-class Quiz
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How much do you already know about ethnobotany?
- 1.
- A.
The study of the relationship between humans and plants.
- B.
The relationship between trees and herbs
- C.
How people utilize plants and animals
- 2.Which of the following do people of the Yukon-Kuskokwim (YK) region do with the plant fireweed?
- A.
Gather the young plant to eat in the spring.
- B.
Use the leaves for tea.
- C.
Add it to soups.
- D.
All of the above.
- 3.Which of the following plants do people in the YK region traditionally use for spiritual purification?
- A.
Cloud berry
- B.
Labrador tea
- C.
Sage
- D.
Fireweed
- 4.For which illness do elders of the YK region recommend drinking the juice of cloud berries?
- A.
Sore throat
- B.
Stomach ache
- C.
Colds
- D.
Aches and pains
- 5.Ethnobotanical studies are limited to the Yukon Kuskokwim region of Alaska.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Which of these is NOT part of a flower:
- A.
Pistil
- B.
Sepal
- C.
Lenticle
- D.
Petal
- E.
Calyx
- 7.Where would you find a plant that's described as a xerophyte?
- A.
A swamp
- B.
A desert
- C.
The ocean
- D.
The tundra
- E.
A forest
- 8.To which family of plants does grass belong?
- A.
Ranunculaceae
- B.
Violaceae
- C.
Asteraceae
- D.
Poaceae
- E.
Rosaceae
- 9.What is an herbarium?
- A.
A glass container to grow miniature plants in
- B.
A type of error that's made in measuring plant growth
- C.
A new way of making tea
- D.
A scientific collection of pressed/dried plant specimens
- E.
A benign growth on a tree
- 10.
- A.
Spore
- B.
Taproot
- C.
Gamete
- D.
Seed
- E.
Pollen
- 11.A fruit develops from which of these structures on a plant?
- A.
Root
- B.
Leaf
- C.
Flower
- D.
Stem
- E.
Stomate
- 12.If you don't know a plant, which of these will help you identify it?
- A.
Hand lens
- B.
Plant field guide book
- C.
Defining leaf, flower traits
- D.
Being familiar with family traits
- E.
All of the above
- 13.Which of these are NOT a useful method of observation in the field?
- A.
Sketching
- B.
Videography
- C.
Note-taking
- D.
Audio recording
- E.
Asking leading questions
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