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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The process of trying to impersonate other plants or animals in order to attract or repel is called ______.
(a) Flattery.
(b) Chemical signaling.
(c) Mimicry.
(d) Tropism.

3. ______ is the unit of money used in Holland. After 1635, the price of a bulb of Switzers went from 60 to 1500.
(a) Guilders.
(b) Dollars.
(c) Euros.
(d) Marks.

4. Ralph Waldo Emerson, who knew a thing or two about natural history, called the apple, _______
(a) The American fruit.
(b) The best treat.
(c) A feeling of home.
(d) The Canadian fruit.

5. A growing technique which requires few tools and and a minimal amount of labor is called a ___________.
(a) Sleepy bed.
(b) Lazy bed.
(c) True bed.
(d) Easy bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Until the mid-1970s, most of the marijuana in America was grown in _______ and was often sprayed with a pesticide paraquat.

2. Appleseed had originally come west from the state of _____ when he was 23 years old.

3. The new potato called "NewLeaf" has been genetically engineered in order to produce its own ______________.

4. Psychoactive drugs serve as bridges between the worlds of matter and spirit, or in modern language _______and consciousness.

5. While the potatoes were unable to provide all of the nutrients a person might need, they could get the Vitamin A from ________.

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