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What is the basis of chemotaxonomic classification of cannabis plants?
What is the basis of chemotaxonomic classification of cannabis plants?
- Quantitative differences in cannabinoid ratio (correct)
- Morphological differences
- Molecular techniques such as RAPDs and RFLPs
- Genotypic data
What is the ratio of THC, CBN, and CBD that characterizes 'chemo-type' plants?
What is the ratio of THC, CBN, and CBD that characterizes 'chemo-type' plants?
- [THC] + [CBN]/[CBD] > 1 (correct)
- [THC] + [CBN]/[CBD] < 1
- [THC] + [CBN] < [CBD]
- [THC] + [CBN] > [CBD]
What is the current classification of cannabis cultivars according to the larger scientific community?
What is the current classification of cannabis cultivars according to the larger scientific community?
- Undecided, with no conclusive evidence
- Three distinct species: Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis
- Multiple species, with indica and ruderalis as separate species
- One species: Cannabis sativa, with indica and ruderalis as sub-species (correct)
What is the purpose of molecular classification techniques such as RAPDs, RFLPs, and ISSRs?
What is the purpose of molecular classification techniques such as RAPDs, RFLPs, and ISSRs?
Why should Cannabis indica not be used as a distinct species?
Why should Cannabis indica not be used as a distinct species?
What is the current status of molecular classification of cannabis plants?
What is the current status of molecular classification of cannabis plants?
What is the meaning of the genus name 'sativa'?
What is the meaning of the genus name 'sativa'?
Who acknowledged Cannabis sativa as a species in 1753?
Who acknowledged Cannabis sativa as a species in 1753?
What is the family classification of Cannabis?
What is the family classification of Cannabis?
Who divided the single species C.sativa into subspecies sativa and indica?
Who divided the single species C.sativa into subspecies sativa and indica?
What is the meaning of the genus 'Cannabis'?
What is the meaning of the genus 'Cannabis'?
Who referred to the same taxa only at sub-specific level within one single species, C.sativa?
Who referred to the same taxa only at sub-specific level within one single species, C.sativa?
What is a characteristic of Cannabis sativa plants?
What is a characteristic of Cannabis sativa plants?
What is the height range of Cannabis sativa plants?
What is the height range of Cannabis sativa plants?
What is the flowering cycle of Cannabis sativa?
What is the flowering cycle of Cannabis sativa?
What is the term for the process of crossing different cannabis plants to create new varieties?
What is the term for the process of crossing different cannabis plants to create new varieties?
When was Cannabis sativa first classified?
When was Cannabis sativa first classified?
What is the term for the original, untouched cannabis strains that have coevolved with humans over thousands of years?
What is the term for the original, untouched cannabis strains that have coevolved with humans over thousands of years?
