BIMM 194 Final Review questions well
answered graded A+
Jatropha products used for centuries - correct answer ✔✔ Soaps, Candles, Medicine, Living
fence, Fertilizer
What makes Jatropha so great? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Can grow on a variety of soils
2. Drought tolerant
3. Can reproduce vegetatively
4. Monecious (separate male and female parts)
5. Generation time is short so can quickly evolve
6. High oil content in seeds (35-40%)
Has Jatropha been thoroughly tested as both a fuel sources for cars and airplanes - correct
answer ✔✔ Yes
Does Jatropha have a greater growing belt than Palm oil? - correct answer ✔✔ Yes
Why did Jatropha fail? - correct answer ✔✔ Lack of seed diversity, genetic bottleneck.
Phenotypic diversity of Jatropha - correct answer ✔✔ Seed color variation, doesn't fall off easily,
variation in fruit size, lot of fruits per flower
What does Jatropha have a lot of? - correct answer ✔✔ Fatty acids and oils.
,What made Jatropha Oil fail? - correct answer ✔✔ In 2011-2016 the price of barrel of oil fell
from $125 to $30
Jatropha can be used for now as? - correct answer ✔✔ Bio insecticide, plastic components for
Professor's products, and high value carbon fiber from seed coats.
What can Algae help with? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Rural rejuvenation, create jobs
2. Protein crisis
3. Climate change
Different Algae products? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Biofuels
2. Non-food based feedstock
3. Plastic components
Why is Algae so good? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. High per acre productivity
2. Non-food based feedstock
3. Can grow on very dry lands
4. Can grow with different water supplies
5. Can be made to expensive lotions and skincare
6. CO2 capture
Eutrophication - correct answer ✔✔ Comes from agriculture runoff, damages water supply
What would algae solve? - correct answer ✔✔ Protein crisis
What do we need to do to make Algae economically viable? - correct answer ✔✔ Make it
cheaper across the board
, What is preloading? - correct answer ✔✔ Adding excess of nutrients during inoculation period
What is cycling? - correct answer ✔✔ Adding excess of nutrients during certain cycles without
feed b/w additions.
How many essential nutrients are there? - correct answer ✔✔ 43 essential nutrients
Microalgae - correct answer ✔✔ The mother of all plants
What does GRAS stand for? - correct answer ✔✔ Generally Recognized As Safe by the FDA.
What does OPN do? - correct answer ✔✔ Improve immune system, increases gut health, and
increases brain function.
Why algae? - correct answer ✔✔ Fast-growing, many species are naturally oily, use salt h20,
grow on dry land
NPQ stands for - correct answer ✔✔ Non Photochemical Quenching Process
Decrease antenna site - correct answer ✔✔ increase light efficiency
LIHLA stands for - correct answer ✔✔ Locked IN High Light Acclimated
What is Shattering? - correct answer ✔✔ Dispersal of seeds when they are ripe
answered graded A+
Jatropha products used for centuries - correct answer ✔✔ Soaps, Candles, Medicine, Living
fence, Fertilizer
What makes Jatropha so great? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Can grow on a variety of soils
2. Drought tolerant
3. Can reproduce vegetatively
4. Monecious (separate male and female parts)
5. Generation time is short so can quickly evolve
6. High oil content in seeds (35-40%)
Has Jatropha been thoroughly tested as both a fuel sources for cars and airplanes - correct
answer ✔✔ Yes
Does Jatropha have a greater growing belt than Palm oil? - correct answer ✔✔ Yes
Why did Jatropha fail? - correct answer ✔✔ Lack of seed diversity, genetic bottleneck.
Phenotypic diversity of Jatropha - correct answer ✔✔ Seed color variation, doesn't fall off easily,
variation in fruit size, lot of fruits per flower
What does Jatropha have a lot of? - correct answer ✔✔ Fatty acids and oils.
,What made Jatropha Oil fail? - correct answer ✔✔ In 2011-2016 the price of barrel of oil fell
from $125 to $30
Jatropha can be used for now as? - correct answer ✔✔ Bio insecticide, plastic components for
Professor's products, and high value carbon fiber from seed coats.
What can Algae help with? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Rural rejuvenation, create jobs
2. Protein crisis
3. Climate change
Different Algae products? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Biofuels
2. Non-food based feedstock
3. Plastic components
Why is Algae so good? - correct answer ✔✔ 1. High per acre productivity
2. Non-food based feedstock
3. Can grow on very dry lands
4. Can grow with different water supplies
5. Can be made to expensive lotions and skincare
6. CO2 capture
Eutrophication - correct answer ✔✔ Comes from agriculture runoff, damages water supply
What would algae solve? - correct answer ✔✔ Protein crisis
What do we need to do to make Algae economically viable? - correct answer ✔✔ Make it
cheaper across the board
, What is preloading? - correct answer ✔✔ Adding excess of nutrients during inoculation period
What is cycling? - correct answer ✔✔ Adding excess of nutrients during certain cycles without
feed b/w additions.
How many essential nutrients are there? - correct answer ✔✔ 43 essential nutrients
Microalgae - correct answer ✔✔ The mother of all plants
What does GRAS stand for? - correct answer ✔✔ Generally Recognized As Safe by the FDA.
What does OPN do? - correct answer ✔✔ Improve immune system, increases gut health, and
increases brain function.
Why algae? - correct answer ✔✔ Fast-growing, many species are naturally oily, use salt h20,
grow on dry land
NPQ stands for - correct answer ✔✔ Non Photochemical Quenching Process
Decrease antenna site - correct answer ✔✔ increase light efficiency
LIHLA stands for - correct answer ✔✔ Locked IN High Light Acclimated
What is Shattering? - correct answer ✔✔ Dispersal of seeds when they are ripe
