Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On plant products

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. Which of the following is a medicinal mushroom?

White button mushroom

Maitake Mushroom (Grifola frondose) is a mushroom is one of the commonly prescribed mushrooms shown in clinical trials with mice to have some benefit in cancer treatment.

Maitake Mushroom

Maitake Mushroom (Grifola frondose) is a mushroom is one of the commonly prescribed mushrooms shown in clinical trials with mice to have some benefit in cancer treatment.

Web cap mushroom

Maitake Mushroom (Grifola frondose) is a mushroom is one of the commonly prescribed mushrooms shown in clinical trials with mice to have some benefit in cancer treatment.

Death cap mushroom

Maitake Mushroom (Grifola frondose) is a mushroom is one of the commonly prescribed mushrooms shown in clinical trials with mice to have some benefit in cancer treatment.

. Which of the following is true? Mushrooms are members of …

Plant kingdom

Mushrooms are members of the group Fungi – they appear plantlike, with cell walls and a stem and a cap, but they are not plants.

Animalia

Mushrooms are members of the group Fungi – they appear plantlike, with cell walls and a stem and a cap, but they are not plants.

Fungi

Mushrooms are members of the group Fungi – they appear plantlike, with cell walls and a stem and a cap, but they are not plants.

None of the above

Mushrooms are members of the group Fungi – they appear plantlike, with cell walls and a stem and a cap, but they are not plants.

. Nearly 3,500 years ago, the bark of the willow tree was used to relieve pain. A popular drug is extracted from this plant. Which of the following is it?

Paracetamol

Aspirin. John Robert Vane was given a Nobel prize in 1982 for showing how aspirin works.

Aspirin

Aspirin. John Robert Vane was given a Nobel prize in 1982 for showing how aspirin works.

Ibuprofen

Aspirin. John Robert Vane was given a Nobel prize in 1982 for showing how aspirin works.

None of the above

Aspirin. John Robert Vane was given a Nobel prize in 1982 for showing how aspirin works.

. Which of the following is a type of natural rubber extracted from plants?

Latex

Latex. This is a soft, white substance found beneath the bark of a rubber tree.

Sintex

Latex. This is a soft, white substance found beneath the bark of a rubber tree.

Bibtex

Latex. This is a soft, white substance found beneath the bark of a rubber tree.

None of the above

Latex. This is a soft, white substance found beneath the bark of a rubber tree.

. Which of the common plants listed below contains poisonous parts?

Shoe flower (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

The seed is poisonous if the outer shell is broken and chewed.

Rose (Rosa indica)

The seed is poisonous if the outer shell is broken and chewed.

Castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)

The seed is poisonous if the outer shell is broken and chewed.

None of the above.

The seed is poisonous if the outer shell is broken and chewed.