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Psychoactive Plants
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1
1. Which term describes a drug that reduces physical performance and dulls mental awareness?
A)
a. hallucinogen
B)
b. depressant
C)
c. stimulant
2
2. The desire to reexperience the pleasure induced by cocaine is called a physiological dependence.
A)
True
B)
False
3
3. The active narcotic in laudanum is opium.
A)
True
B)
False
4
4. Morphine
A)
a. is an alkaloid found in opium.
B)
b. rapidly becomes inactivated in the body.
C)
c. is excreted when taken orally.
D)
d. all of the above.
E)
e. only a and e are correct.
5
5. To obtain the greatest amount of hallucinogenic resin from a marijuana plant, a grower would harvest only the male flowers and leaves surrounding the flower.
A)
True
B)
False
6
6. Which type of cannabis consists of pure resin and is also called hashish?
A)
a. charas
B)
b. bhang
C)
c. ganja
D)
d. cocaine
7
7. In England, the penalty for the possession of marijuana is greatly reduced compared to that in the United States.
A)
True
B)
False
8
8. The term Sea of Green refers to the hallucinogenic trancelike state induced by the effects of THC concentrations in opium.
A)
True
B)
False
9
9. The presence of cannabinoid receptors in the brain may explain why THC provides relief to sufferers of _______.
A)
a. Hodgkin’s Disease
B)
b. diabetes
C)
c. McCrory’s Syndrome
D)
d. Parkinson’s Disease
10
10. The Supreme Court recently ruled that states that allow patients to use medicinal marijuana are in violation of federal law.
A)
True
B)
False
11
11. Novocain and xylocain, which are used regularly in dentistry, are similar in structure to _______.
A)
a. THC
B)
b. nutmeg
C)
c. cocaine
D)
d. belladonna
12
12. Tobacco plants are native to _______.
A)
a. North America
B)
b. South America
C)
c. Australia
D)
d. all of the above
E)
e. only a and b are correct
13
13. Maximum leaf expansion in tobacco plants is achieved by removing inflorescences and side branches at the time of flowering.
A)
True
B)
False
14
14. Aside from nicotine, other dangerous components of tobacco smoke include _______.
A)
a. formaldehyde
B)
b. nitric acid
C)
c. hydrogen cyanide
D)
d. all of the above
E)
e. only a and c are correct.
15
15. The active ingredient in peyote is morphine, which acts as a neurotransmitted hallucinogen.
A)
True
B)
False
16
16. _______ was used by Mediterranean women to dilate their pupils, resulting in an alluring effect.
A)
a. Opium
B)
b. Belladonna
C)
c. Kava
D)
d. Peyote
17
17. Because of their resemblance to the human form, mandrake roots were once used to treat both male and female sexual problems.
A)
True
B)
False
18
18. Although it is a top-selling herbal remedy, kava may be linked to diseases of the _______.
A)
a. liver
B)
b. kidney
C)
c. nervous system
D)
d. heart
19
19. Which plant was used by the Aztecs to induce a hallucinogenic state that allowed the shaman to determine the cause of a person’s illness?
A)
a. tobacco
B)
b.
Ipomoea
C)
c. nutmeg
D)
d. marijuana
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