NUR 334 Pharm 1 Final Exam
Questions and Correct Answers
During WW1 and prior to advent of antibiotics, more people died of infectious disease
than battle wounds. True or False? - ANSWERS--True
Which of the following has had the biggest impact on reducing the use of antibiotics in
the poultry industry?
a) consumer pressure
b) government regulation
c) inefficiency of antibiotic drugs
d) concern for animal welfare - ANSWERS--A) consumer pressure
Antibiotic use began with the use of ___ after the discovery of its medicinal utility by Sir
Alexander Fleming.
a) doxycycline
b) penicillin
c) streptomycin
d) trimethoprim - ANSWERS--b) penicillin
Doctors tend to overuse antibiotics because
a) they have financial incentives to prescribe more antibiotics
b) they dont know about the consequences of overuse
c)modern strains of infectious diseases are highly lethal
d) they are afraid of harming their patients by not prescribing antibiotics - ANSWERS--d)
they are afraid of harming their patients by not prescribing antibiotics
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is used to store seeds of crops and wild crop relatives
from
a) Africa
b) Asia
c) Around the world
d) Europe - ANSWERS--c) around the world
,To date, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, or "doomsday vault", never had a seed
withdrawal, only deposits. True or False - ANSWERS--False
During the Nazi seige of Lenigrad in WWII, the botanists working under Nikolai Vavilov
died of ____ protecting the ____ seeds their group had collected.
a) food poisoning, Mustard
b) torture, coffee
c) starvation, rice
d) injuries from fighting, rice - ANSWERS--c) starvation, rice
Crop diversity is founded in the diversity of seeds. True or False - ANSWERS--True
The Hausa of northern Nigeria have a dichotomous distinction between "wild" and
"domesticated" plants. True or False - ANSWERS--False
Among the Hausa of northern Nigeria, medicinal knowledge of a plant is used to
determine its appropriateness as a food. True or False - ANSWERS--True
A species of plant that is known only as a cultivated form, not known to have a direct
wild or uncultivated counterpart
a) cultivar
b) cultigen
c) noncultigen
d) crop - ANSWERS--b) cultigen
Functional foods are those only eaten for specific therapuetic reasons. True or False -
ANSWERS--False
Traditional societies such as the Amymara domesticated plants so that nearly all toxic
plant secondary compounds were removed from their diets. True or False - ANSWERS-
-False
Folk taxonomy refers to the way that people classify things following a vernacular
system. True or False - ANSWERS--True
Classification of taste into the five categories sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami, is a
cultural universal. True or False - ANSWERS--False
Which of the following spices was not typically used in Egyptian mummification process
a) Basil
b) Anise
c) Cinammon
d) Cassia - ANSWERS--a) basil
, ______ is the scientific name for the "mint" family plants such as basil, lavendar, mint,
and thyme
a) Amaryllidaceae
b) Lamiaceae
c) Solunaceae - ANSWERS--b) Lamiaceae
Which plant was the major source for the spice trade between Europe and the Banda
Islands?
a) Croton lecheri Mull. Arg. Euphorbiaceae
b) Cinchona spp., Rubiaceae
c) Zingiber officinale Roscoe, Zingiberaceae
d) Myristica fragrans Houtt., Myristicaceae - ANSWERS--d) Myristica fragrans Houtt.,
Myristicaceae
In the ancient world, pepper and cardamom were used, among other functions, to
conceal the rancid smell and flavor of putrid foods. True or False - ANSWERS--True
The institutionalization of medical care includes all of the following developments except
a) integration of folk-biological knowledge with biomedicine
b) huge increase in the number of hospitals
c) reduction of physician-patient interaction
d) medical practice taken out of the hands of the physician - ANSWERS--a) integration
of folk-biological knowledge with biomedicine
During the 1700s in Europe, illness was primarily managed by women at home (kitchen
physic). True or False - ANSWERS--True
Many current diseases have a dietary basis. True or False - ANSWERS--True
In the TED talk on diet and cancer, it was noted that all of the following foods are linked
to angiogenesis in cancer prevention EXCEPT
a) potatoes
b) tea
c) tomatoes
d) soybeans - ANSWERS--a) potatoes
Grains used in making flours for bread come from the ______ plant family
a) Asteraceae
b) Poaceae
c) Euphorbiaceae
d) Rosaceae - ANSWERS--b) Poaceae
The unpalatable nature of a food may reflect the absence of ____ or the presence of
_____ - ANSWERS--Answer 1: positive stimuli
Answer 2: irritating or unpleasant principles
Questions and Correct Answers
During WW1 and prior to advent of antibiotics, more people died of infectious disease
than battle wounds. True or False? - ANSWERS--True
Which of the following has had the biggest impact on reducing the use of antibiotics in
the poultry industry?
a) consumer pressure
b) government regulation
c) inefficiency of antibiotic drugs
d) concern for animal welfare - ANSWERS--A) consumer pressure
Antibiotic use began with the use of ___ after the discovery of its medicinal utility by Sir
Alexander Fleming.
a) doxycycline
b) penicillin
c) streptomycin
d) trimethoprim - ANSWERS--b) penicillin
Doctors tend to overuse antibiotics because
a) they have financial incentives to prescribe more antibiotics
b) they dont know about the consequences of overuse
c)modern strains of infectious diseases are highly lethal
d) they are afraid of harming their patients by not prescribing antibiotics - ANSWERS--d)
they are afraid of harming their patients by not prescribing antibiotics
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is used to store seeds of crops and wild crop relatives
from
a) Africa
b) Asia
c) Around the world
d) Europe - ANSWERS--c) around the world
,To date, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, or "doomsday vault", never had a seed
withdrawal, only deposits. True or False - ANSWERS--False
During the Nazi seige of Lenigrad in WWII, the botanists working under Nikolai Vavilov
died of ____ protecting the ____ seeds their group had collected.
a) food poisoning, Mustard
b) torture, coffee
c) starvation, rice
d) injuries from fighting, rice - ANSWERS--c) starvation, rice
Crop diversity is founded in the diversity of seeds. True or False - ANSWERS--True
The Hausa of northern Nigeria have a dichotomous distinction between "wild" and
"domesticated" plants. True or False - ANSWERS--False
Among the Hausa of northern Nigeria, medicinal knowledge of a plant is used to
determine its appropriateness as a food. True or False - ANSWERS--True
A species of plant that is known only as a cultivated form, not known to have a direct
wild or uncultivated counterpart
a) cultivar
b) cultigen
c) noncultigen
d) crop - ANSWERS--b) cultigen
Functional foods are those only eaten for specific therapuetic reasons. True or False -
ANSWERS--False
Traditional societies such as the Amymara domesticated plants so that nearly all toxic
plant secondary compounds were removed from their diets. True or False - ANSWERS-
-False
Folk taxonomy refers to the way that people classify things following a vernacular
system. True or False - ANSWERS--True
Classification of taste into the five categories sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami, is a
cultural universal. True or False - ANSWERS--False
Which of the following spices was not typically used in Egyptian mummification process
a) Basil
b) Anise
c) Cinammon
d) Cassia - ANSWERS--a) basil
, ______ is the scientific name for the "mint" family plants such as basil, lavendar, mint,
and thyme
a) Amaryllidaceae
b) Lamiaceae
c) Solunaceae - ANSWERS--b) Lamiaceae
Which plant was the major source for the spice trade between Europe and the Banda
Islands?
a) Croton lecheri Mull. Arg. Euphorbiaceae
b) Cinchona spp., Rubiaceae
c) Zingiber officinale Roscoe, Zingiberaceae
d) Myristica fragrans Houtt., Myristicaceae - ANSWERS--d) Myristica fragrans Houtt.,
Myristicaceae
In the ancient world, pepper and cardamom were used, among other functions, to
conceal the rancid smell and flavor of putrid foods. True or False - ANSWERS--True
The institutionalization of medical care includes all of the following developments except
a) integration of folk-biological knowledge with biomedicine
b) huge increase in the number of hospitals
c) reduction of physician-patient interaction
d) medical practice taken out of the hands of the physician - ANSWERS--a) integration
of folk-biological knowledge with biomedicine
During the 1700s in Europe, illness was primarily managed by women at home (kitchen
physic). True or False - ANSWERS--True
Many current diseases have a dietary basis. True or False - ANSWERS--True
In the TED talk on diet and cancer, it was noted that all of the following foods are linked
to angiogenesis in cancer prevention EXCEPT
a) potatoes
b) tea
c) tomatoes
d) soybeans - ANSWERS--a) potatoes
Grains used in making flours for bread come from the ______ plant family
a) Asteraceae
b) Poaceae
c) Euphorbiaceae
d) Rosaceae - ANSWERS--b) Poaceae
The unpalatable nature of a food may reflect the absence of ____ or the presence of
_____ - ANSWERS--Answer 1: positive stimuli
Answer 2: irritating or unpleasant principles
