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Module 13: Non Timber Forest Products:Growing Opportunities


LESSON THREE QUIZ

1. Essential oils are made from:

a) powdered roots
b) distilled plant extracts
c) dried mushrooms
d) wood pulp

2. To market a new pharmaceutical drug in Canada takes, on average:

a) 10 to 12 days
b) 6 to 8 hours
c) 10 to 12 years
d) 4 to 8 weeks

3. Xylitol is:

a) a sugar found in birch bark
b) a resin found in pine trees
c) a forest mushroom
d) a cold remedy

4. Blueberries and bilberries are good sources of:

a) xylitol
b) paclitaxel
c) anthocyanins
d) Vitamin B

5. Forest plants used for medicinal purposes include:

a) fireweed
b) hawthorn
c) ground hemlock
d) all of the above