CSES 1020 – Exam 3 Review Guide: Environmental & Applied Ag Science| Questions and
answers. 2025/26 Updates. Verified.
About This Study Guide:
This CSES 1020 Exam 3 Review is designed for students preparing for the final unit exam in Dr.
Guertal’s class. It focuses on key applied topics like soil conservation techniques, fertilizer types and
use, environmental regulations, irrigation, and sustainable agricultural practices. Includes practice
questions, summaries, and key terms based on course lectures and textbook content.
Are nuts a drupe? What is the definition of a nut? - ✔✔-yes, they are the inside seed that we eat; hard-
shelled pod that contain botht he fruit and the seed of the plant; ex. hazelnuts and acorns
Cumin comes from what family? - ✔✔-Cuminum cyminum
example of crop used to make biodiesel - ✔✔-soybean, canola/rapeseed, palm oil, jatropha, cottonseed,
sunflowers
example of crop used to make bioethanol - ✔✔-corn, sugarcane, wheat, switchgrass
How do turf-grasses handle shade, in general? - ✔✔-becomes patchy and cannot grow
How do we make seedless watermelon? - ✔✔-colchicine interferes with normal cell division
How does bio-alcohol (bioethanol) differ from biodiesel? - ✔✔-bio-alcohol: created by the bacterial
breakdown of starch or cellulose in plants
biodiesel: derived from the oil already available in such plants
In Alabama, what will often happen to cool season turfgrasses in the heat of summer? - ✔✔-suffer greatly
in summer heat and humidity
In general, which leaves do you want to pick when harvesting tea from a tea bush? - ✔✔-newest growth
from the plant
, Is chili powder and paprika the same? Is chili powder just one plant type? - ✔✔-No, paprika is made from
very specific peppers while chili powder is a mixture of spices; Chili powder is a mixture of chili pepper,
cumin, garlic powder, salt, and paprika
Once frost hits, what happens to warm-season turf-grasses, in the winter in Alabama? - ✔✔-they become
dormant
Paprika is a combination of what type of plants? - ✔✔-dried peppers (from Capsicum annum family)
(includes both sweet and hot pepper)
Poppies contain which two major drugs? - ✔✔-morphine and codeine
Quinine comes from which tree? What part of the tree? - ✔✔-comes from the bark of the cinchona tree
Quinine is/was used for which disease? - ✔✔-malaria
Tonic water tastes bitter because it contains? - ✔✔-quinine
Turf-grasses are always managed as what type of crop? - ✔✔-perennial crop
Vanilla is what type of plant? - ✔✔-orchid pod
What are the two major species of coffee? Where are they each native? - ✔✔-coffee arabica and coffee
canephora
What did the FDA ban in Sassafras? - ✔✔-safrole and its possible carcinogenic properties
What is a berry? What makes a berry different from a drupe? - ✔✔-simple fleshy fruit with many seeds
What is a drupe? 3 examples - ✔✔-fleshy fruit and a single seed with a hard endocarp; ex. peaches,
plums, and cherries
answers. 2025/26 Updates. Verified.
About This Study Guide:
This CSES 1020 Exam 3 Review is designed for students preparing for the final unit exam in Dr.
Guertal’s class. It focuses on key applied topics like soil conservation techniques, fertilizer types and
use, environmental regulations, irrigation, and sustainable agricultural practices. Includes practice
questions, summaries, and key terms based on course lectures and textbook content.
Are nuts a drupe? What is the definition of a nut? - ✔✔-yes, they are the inside seed that we eat; hard-
shelled pod that contain botht he fruit and the seed of the plant; ex. hazelnuts and acorns
Cumin comes from what family? - ✔✔-Cuminum cyminum
example of crop used to make biodiesel - ✔✔-soybean, canola/rapeseed, palm oil, jatropha, cottonseed,
sunflowers
example of crop used to make bioethanol - ✔✔-corn, sugarcane, wheat, switchgrass
How do turf-grasses handle shade, in general? - ✔✔-becomes patchy and cannot grow
How do we make seedless watermelon? - ✔✔-colchicine interferes with normal cell division
How does bio-alcohol (bioethanol) differ from biodiesel? - ✔✔-bio-alcohol: created by the bacterial
breakdown of starch or cellulose in plants
biodiesel: derived from the oil already available in such plants
In Alabama, what will often happen to cool season turfgrasses in the heat of summer? - ✔✔-suffer greatly
in summer heat and humidity
In general, which leaves do you want to pick when harvesting tea from a tea bush? - ✔✔-newest growth
from the plant
, Is chili powder and paprika the same? Is chili powder just one plant type? - ✔✔-No, paprika is made from
very specific peppers while chili powder is a mixture of spices; Chili powder is a mixture of chili pepper,
cumin, garlic powder, salt, and paprika
Once frost hits, what happens to warm-season turf-grasses, in the winter in Alabama? - ✔✔-they become
dormant
Paprika is a combination of what type of plants? - ✔✔-dried peppers (from Capsicum annum family)
(includes both sweet and hot pepper)
Poppies contain which two major drugs? - ✔✔-morphine and codeine
Quinine comes from which tree? What part of the tree? - ✔✔-comes from the bark of the cinchona tree
Quinine is/was used for which disease? - ✔✔-malaria
Tonic water tastes bitter because it contains? - ✔✔-quinine
Turf-grasses are always managed as what type of crop? - ✔✔-perennial crop
Vanilla is what type of plant? - ✔✔-orchid pod
What are the two major species of coffee? Where are they each native? - ✔✔-coffee arabica and coffee
canephora
What did the FDA ban in Sassafras? - ✔✔-safrole and its possible carcinogenic properties
What is a berry? What makes a berry different from a drupe? - ✔✔-simple fleshy fruit with many seeds
What is a drupe? 3 examples - ✔✔-fleshy fruit and a single seed with a hard endocarp; ex. peaches,
plums, and cherries
