[Cyberbotanica Self-Test]

Each question is worth 5 points; because this site is still under construction, some questions may concern material not yet available for study on the site.

  1. Which plant's chemotherapeutic qualities were discovered only after it was investigated as a treatment for diabetes?

  2. Which chemotherapeutic compound is also used to treat gout?

  3. Which plant is NOT found in China?

  4. Which compound has NOT been used in cancer research?

  5. Which part of the mayapple contains the most alkaloids?

  6. Which plant could be mistaken for an onion?

  7. Which compound does NOT lower blood sugar levels?

  8. Which plant is NOT known as the mandrake?

  9. Which plant is most often used as food?

  10. Which of these does not keep its leaves year-round?

  11. Which of the following is a specific topoisomerase inhibitor?

  12. Which of the following has been hard to administer safely because it is insoluble in water?

  13. Which of the following is NOT likely to cause death upon overdose?

  14. Which of the following is a synthetic derivative of CPT and is used to treat cancer?

  15. Which compound is very unlikely to cause nausea?

  16. Which compound is found in a plant that produces fleshy arils?

  17. Which compound is used to treat certain HPV infections?

  18. Which compound is used to treat glaucoma?

  19. Which is derived from podophyllotoxin?

  20. Which is used to make Hakkakuren?


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