Harold and Kumar are pre-med and pre-pharmacy students, respectively. They complain to their biology professor that they should not have to study about plants because plants have little relevance to their chosen professions.
It would be best for these students, and for society in the long run, if their biology professor responds by
A) acknowledging their concern, and promising not to hold them responsible for any material on plants.B) chiding them for their careerist attitudes, and advising them to whine less and study more.
C) offering extra credit for a research paper on plants that harm humans, as well as plants that heal humans.
D) lowering the stress level by providing them with the relevant test questions from the upcoming test so they can research the answers ahead of time.
Answer: C
From reading their biology textbook, what would Harold and Kumar discover?
A) About one-quarter of all prescription drugs come from seed plants.
B) Prescription drugs that enter the water table are responsible for the extinction of many plants.C) Much of what was once rain forest has been replanted with fields of medicinally valuable plants.
D) All rain forest plants contain at least one chemical useful as a medicine.
Answer: A
Kumar, especially, might be well advised to learn more about
A) cell wall components, such as lignins and pectins.B) secondary metabolites.
C) accessory photosynthetic pigments.
D) sporopollenin.
E) the wax of cuticles.
Answer: B
Which adaptation(s) of land plants is (are) likely to provide Harold with future patients?
A) sporophyte dominance
B) defenses against herbivory
C) those for using wind to disperse male gametophytes
D) All three of the responses above are potentially medically significant.
E) Two of the responses above are potentially medically significant.
Answer: E
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