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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Johnny Appleseed is generally acknowledged as having planted _______ of apple seeds across a wide range of orchards.
(a) Hundreds of thousands.
(b) Thousands.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) Tens of thousands.

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) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

3. Pollan asserts that even though daffodils came early in the season, _______ is not a true color for a child.
(a) Red.
(b) Purple.
(c) Orange.
(d) Yellow.

4. Johnny Appleseed was famous or infamous for wearing a _______ around wherever he went.
(a) Fedora.
(b) Pair of overalls.
(c) Coffee sack.
(d) Wool coat.

5. The plants that form flowers and encased seeds began to emerge on the earth during the _______ period.
(a) Triassic.
(b) Vegetative.
(c) Cretaceous.
(d) Jurassic.

Short Answer Questions

1. The book states that before the evolution of flowers, life existed in a much _______ world.

2. Clusius brought tulips with him to Leiden garden where they eventually ______ due to their rareness.

3. The Greeks believed that true beauty was the offspring of form and ecstasy personified in ______ and Apollo.

4. The process of trying to impersonate other plants or animals in order to attract or repel is called ______.

5. The process through which humans and plants have shaped each other over the years is known as _______.

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