Plant Secondary Compounds in Drugs Quiz
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Which plant secondary compound is used to treat malaria and other conditions?

  • Quinine (correct)
  • Tetrahydrocannabinol
  • Nicotine
  • Caffeine
  • From which plant is aspirin derived?

  • Coffee tree
  • Willow species (correct)
  • Tobacco
  • Opium poppy
  • Which plant secondary compound is found in marijuana and hashish?

  • Nicotine
  • Caffeine
  • Quinine
  • Tetrahydrocannabinol (correct)
  • Which plant secondary compound is used in cancer treatment, particularly for ovarian, breast, and lung cancer?

    <p>Taxol</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did plants split from red algae?

    <p>1500 million years ago</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the move to land for early terrestrial plants?

    <p>Protection from drying out, predators, and pathogens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What polymer is found in the walls of plant spores and pollen, and protects from desiccation and decay?

    <p>Sporopollenin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the features that supported early terrestrial plants' adaptation to land?

    <p>Cell walls with lignin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event marks the first appearance of plastids and the divergence of plants and red algae?

    <p>1st Plastid; Plants and red algae diverge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What provided more fuel for photosynthesis in the move to land?

    <p>More CO2 in air than water</p> Signup and view all the answers

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