10 Questions
What is the primary color that gives flavonoids their name?
Yellow
Where are flavonoids ubiquitously present?
Plants
In which type of plants are flavonoids more common?
Higher plants and in young tissues
What is the role of flavonoids in combating oxidative stress in plants?
Enhancing flavonoid biosynthesis due to oxidative stress
What chemical substances do plants produce at the time of infection of microorganisms to ward off the disease organisms?
Phytoalexin
Flavonoids are exclusively found in the cell sap of mature plant tissues.
False
Flavonoids are synthesized by the terpenoid pathway in plants.
False
Flavonoids are not involved in disease resistance in plants.
False
Flavonoids are present in families such as Solanaceae and Brassicaceae.
False
Flavonoids do not have the capacity to absorb oxidative stress in plants.
False
Test your knowledge about flavonoids and their role as plant secondary metabolites in this informative quiz. Learn about their structure, synthesis, and distribution in nature.
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