BPSC MIDTERM 2 EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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1. mystery question: CA grows grapes. - ANSWER ✔ Grape juice is often
added to other fruit juices and the fruit juice can be marketed as "no sugar
added"
2. Mystery question: Bioethanol is made from ___ in 1st generation feed stocks
(corn) and ___ in 2nd generation feedstocks (switch grass) - ANSWER ✔
starch, cellulose
3. The ethanol in alcoholic beverages is produced from the
fermentation of plant sugars and starches. - ANSWER ✔ alcohol
4. ▪Ethanol-based:
▪Ethanol from fermented starch/sugar
▪Ethanol from fermented sugar resulting from the breakdown of
cellulose - ANSWER ✔ biofuels
5. diesel fuel derived from lipids from animals, plants,
algae
▪ Fermented foods - ANSWER ✔ biodiesel
,6. Almonds, grapes, lettuce, strawberries, pistachios, tomatoes, carrots -
ANSWER ✔ Tops crops
7. grapes - ANSWER ✔ vitus vinifera
8. There are at least five classes of taste buds on the tongue: - ANSWER ✔ -
Bitter
▪ Sweet
▪ Sour
▪ Salty
▪ Umami
9. are projections (cells) that contain the taste buds: - ANSWER ✔ Papillae
10.a bundle of taste receptors (TxRx receptors) in the papillae. - ANSWER ✔
taste bud
11.Unami - ANSWER ✔ means a pleasant savory taste (from Japanese).
▪ In 1985, it was recognized as an official taste.
is described as a pleasant brothy or meaty taste with a long
lasting, mouthwatering and coating sensation over the tongue.
12.free radicals - ANSWER ✔ are produced when your body breaks down
food.
▪ are unstable and chemically reactive.
▪ can damage your cells and may have a role in heart disease, cancer and
other diseases.
▪ We want to lower free radicals in our bodies to prevent damage
,13.Your body also encounters free radicals due to: - ANSWER ✔
environmental exposure (ie., tobacco smoke, chemicals or radiation).
14.Natural selection is a process that is dictated by "mother nature". Plants traits
are selected based for their ability to survive in their environment and to
produce seed.
Group of answer choices
True
False - ANSWER ✔ true
15.Artificial selection is when humans intervene and actively select traits that
are desirable for consumption and cultivation.
Group of answer choices
True
False - ANSWER ✔ true
16.Natural selection and artificial selection are the same processes.
Group of answer choices
True
False - ANSWER ✔ false
17.Which of the statement(s) below are correct?
Taste receptors:
Group of answer choices
detect chemicals that confer bitter, sweet, sour, umami, and salty tastes.
are membrane proteins that work in pairs and are bundled together within
tongue papillae to form a taste bud.
bind chemicals using a lock and key type mechanism to transmit signals to
the taste center of the brain.
All of the answers are correct.
, None of the answers are correct. - ANSWER ✔ All of the answers are
correct.
18.The Asteraceae flowers:
Group of answer choices
A. are not really flowers. They are an inflorescence.
B. have central disc flowers and peripheral ray flowers.
C. develop into fruits called achenes.
A, B and C are correct
Only A and B are correct. - ANSWER ✔ A, B and C are correct
19.Potatoes are swollen underground:
Group of answer choices
berries
roots
stems
leaves - ANSWER ✔ stems
20.Which statement is TRUE?
Group of answer choices
Piper nigrum is a toxic plant called black nightshade.
Piper blanco berries are white pepper.
White and green pepper are collected from two different species in the
Asteraceae.
White, green, pink, and black pepper are all derived from the berries of Piper
nigrum.
Sichuan pepper is the outer pod of Piper nigrum - ANSWER ✔ White,
green, pink, and black pepper are all derived from the berries of Piper
nigrum.
21.Asteraceae - ANSWER ✔ Sunflower family
▪ The most diverse of all angiosperm families
2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. mystery question: CA grows grapes. - ANSWER ✔ Grape juice is often
added to other fruit juices and the fruit juice can be marketed as "no sugar
added"
2. Mystery question: Bioethanol is made from ___ in 1st generation feed stocks
(corn) and ___ in 2nd generation feedstocks (switch grass) - ANSWER ✔
starch, cellulose
3. The ethanol in alcoholic beverages is produced from the
fermentation of plant sugars and starches. - ANSWER ✔ alcohol
4. ▪Ethanol-based:
▪Ethanol from fermented starch/sugar
▪Ethanol from fermented sugar resulting from the breakdown of
cellulose - ANSWER ✔ biofuels
5. diesel fuel derived from lipids from animals, plants,
algae
▪ Fermented foods - ANSWER ✔ biodiesel
,6. Almonds, grapes, lettuce, strawberries, pistachios, tomatoes, carrots -
ANSWER ✔ Tops crops
7. grapes - ANSWER ✔ vitus vinifera
8. There are at least five classes of taste buds on the tongue: - ANSWER ✔ -
Bitter
▪ Sweet
▪ Sour
▪ Salty
▪ Umami
9. are projections (cells) that contain the taste buds: - ANSWER ✔ Papillae
10.a bundle of taste receptors (TxRx receptors) in the papillae. - ANSWER ✔
taste bud
11.Unami - ANSWER ✔ means a pleasant savory taste (from Japanese).
▪ In 1985, it was recognized as an official taste.
is described as a pleasant brothy or meaty taste with a long
lasting, mouthwatering and coating sensation over the tongue.
12.free radicals - ANSWER ✔ are produced when your body breaks down
food.
▪ are unstable and chemically reactive.
▪ can damage your cells and may have a role in heart disease, cancer and
other diseases.
▪ We want to lower free radicals in our bodies to prevent damage
,13.Your body also encounters free radicals due to: - ANSWER ✔
environmental exposure (ie., tobacco smoke, chemicals or radiation).
14.Natural selection is a process that is dictated by "mother nature". Plants traits
are selected based for their ability to survive in their environment and to
produce seed.
Group of answer choices
True
False - ANSWER ✔ true
15.Artificial selection is when humans intervene and actively select traits that
are desirable for consumption and cultivation.
Group of answer choices
True
False - ANSWER ✔ true
16.Natural selection and artificial selection are the same processes.
Group of answer choices
True
False - ANSWER ✔ false
17.Which of the statement(s) below are correct?
Taste receptors:
Group of answer choices
detect chemicals that confer bitter, sweet, sour, umami, and salty tastes.
are membrane proteins that work in pairs and are bundled together within
tongue papillae to form a taste bud.
bind chemicals using a lock and key type mechanism to transmit signals to
the taste center of the brain.
All of the answers are correct.
, None of the answers are correct. - ANSWER ✔ All of the answers are
correct.
18.The Asteraceae flowers:
Group of answer choices
A. are not really flowers. They are an inflorescence.
B. have central disc flowers and peripheral ray flowers.
C. develop into fruits called achenes.
A, B and C are correct
Only A and B are correct. - ANSWER ✔ A, B and C are correct
19.Potatoes are swollen underground:
Group of answer choices
berries
roots
stems
leaves - ANSWER ✔ stems
20.Which statement is TRUE?
Group of answer choices
Piper nigrum is a toxic plant called black nightshade.
Piper blanco berries are white pepper.
White and green pepper are collected from two different species in the
Asteraceae.
White, green, pink, and black pepper are all derived from the berries of Piper
nigrum.
Sichuan pepper is the outer pod of Piper nigrum - ANSWER ✔ White,
green, pink, and black pepper are all derived from the berries of Piper
nigrum.
21.Asteraceae - ANSWER ✔ Sunflower family
▪ The most diverse of all angiosperm families
