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1. Which type of fiber is obtained from the veins and vascular bundles of leaves?
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| | A) | a. bast
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| | B) | b. hard fibers
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| | C) | c. surface fibers
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| | D) | d. soft fibers
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2. The process of decortication uses microbial action to separate tough fiber strands from the soft surrounding tissue.
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| | A) | True
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3. The fibers used to make cotton cloth are derived from fibers in the plant’s _______.
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| | A) | a. seed coat
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| | B) | b. herbaceous stem
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| | C) | c. mature leaves
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| | D) | d. woody stem
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4. The invention of the cotton gin
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| | A) | a. created a decrease in the demand for slaves.
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| | B) | b. increased the price of cotton.
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| | C) | c. expanded the Cotton Belt in the South.
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| | D) | d. all of the above.
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5. The process of extracting fibers from cotton seeds in preparation for making yarn includes ginning, carding, and combing.
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6. Mercerization involves bathing cotton fabric in sodium hydroxide to give the fabric strength and an affinity for dye.
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| | A) | True
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7. Researchers believe that the oldest plant fiber used by man may be _______.
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| | A) | a. silk
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| | B) | b. hemp
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| | C) | c. cotton
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| | D) | d. flax
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8. Levi Strauss’s original cloth for his line of working clothes was a hemp cloth called “serge de Nimes.”
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| | A) | True
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9. Rayon is an artificial cellulose fiber created from _________.
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| | A) | a. coconut
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| | B) | b. wood fiber
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| | C) | c. hemp
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| | D) | d. sisal
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10. Plaiting, twining, and coiling are three basic techniques of ________.
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| | A) | a. papermaking
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| | B) | b. kapak fiber extraction
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| | C) | c. basketry
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| | D) | d. cotton ginning
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11. The finely woven baskets of the Aleutian Islands are made of _______.
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| | A) | a. rye grass
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| | B) | b. willow twigs
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| | C) | c. ash splints
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| | D) | d. pine needles
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12. The plant Arundo donax has been used to make pan flutes and the mouthpiece reeds for many woodwind instruments.
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| | A) | True
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13. Most quality violins are constructed of pine and oak woods that have varying thicknesses along their plates.
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| | A) | True
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14. Angiosperm species, such as maple, birch, and oak, are called ________.
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| | A) | a. springwoods
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| | B) | b. softwoods
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| | C) | c. hardwoods
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| | D) | d. heartwoods
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15. Cork is a thin sheet of high-quality wood glued to less expensive wood that is commonly used in furniture.
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| | A) | True
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16. Resin
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| | A) | a. is called amber once it is fossilized.
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| | B) | b. discourages the activities of herbivores and decay-causing fungi.
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| | C) | c. is produced in ducts throughout conifer trees.
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| | D) | d. all of the above.
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| | E) | e. only a and c are correct.
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17. Dioxin is a by-product of the papermaking process that is used to make rayon, cellulose acetate, and cellophane.
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| | A) | True
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18. One of the earliest writing surfaces, papyrus, was made from ________.
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| | A) | a. plant pith
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| | B) | b. plant bark
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| | C) | c. leaves
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| | D) | d. sheep skin
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19. Hemp was one of the earliest plants used to make paper and was even used in the first draft of the U.S. Constitution.
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| | A) | True
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20. Which of the following is NOT a use of bamboo?
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| | A) | a. bridges
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| | B) | b. panda food
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| | C) | c. furniture
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| | D) | d. paper
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| | E) | e. none of the above
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