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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ______ is a sign of health in creatures since mutations and disease can easily disrupt it.
(a) Symmetry.
(b) Asymmetry.
(c) Size.
(d) Color.

2. Michael Pollen compares Chapman to the Greek mythological figures _______.
(a) Nymphs.
(b) Dryads.
(c) Centaurs.
(d) Satyrs.

3. Appleseed had originally come west from the state of _____ when he was 23 years old.
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) New York.
(d) Maine.

4. Flowers have been given the ability to attract other species using a variety of senses except ______.
(a) Auditory.
(b) Tactile.
(c) Visual.
(d) Olfactory.

5. The tulip that Pollan has on his desk, a Queen of Night, has no ______, which he indicates is because it is meant to be visual.
(a) Soil.
(b) Scent.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Taste.

Short Answer Questions

1. The apple is presented in this book as strongly appealing to humanity's desire for _______.

2. Apple trees are able to reproduce _______ which helps to facilitate their ability to be grafted to a root stock.

3. Chapman is known to have floated one hundred miles down the Allegheny river on _______, fast asleep.

4. The book states that before flowers there was no connection between the way things looked and ______.

5. According to the book, the plants that form flowers and then encased seeds are known as ______.

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