On the Pwunso Botanic Garden field trip the class observed Coffea arabica.
- ____________________ What is the common name for Coffea arabica?
- ____________________ How is Coffea arabica consumed?
- ____________________ For what purpose is Coffea arabica used?
- ____________________ Is Coffea arabica addictive?
What is Ohigan?
Identify each feature below as to whether the feature belongs to monocots or dicots.
At the Island Food Community community presentation the class learned the distinguishing characteristic that marks banana varieties high in the carotenoid precursors to vitamin A. What is the characteristic one should look for when seeking high carotenoid content bananas?
What was the intent and purpose of the Haruki community in Nanyo?
What was the critical importance of maar for humans on Puluwat?
You probably did not think you were signing up for SC/SS 15 Farming, so what is the point, if any, to the ethnobotanical garden?
Vegetative morphology: For a leaf in the laboratory, sketch the leaf and correctly label the parts. Put your sketch on the back of a blank page.
- ____ Did you spend last night under a roof made from thatch?
- ____ Did you ride in canoe made from a tree to get to class?
- ____ Did you sleep on a pandanus mat last night?
- ____ Have you tattooed yourself?
- ____ Did you bring your lunch in a local basket woven from palm leaves?
- ____ Are you wearing clothes woven from local plants such as hibiscus or banana fiber?
- ____ When your skin is dry, do you use local coconut oil?
Sketch both doakoahs en Pohnpei and doakoahs en Ruk depicting the differences in these two styles.
Toughie: What is the local name in the outer islands of Yap for this important cultural object?
Floral morphology: For a flower in the laboratory, sketch the flower and correctly label the parts. Write the floral formula. Put your sketch and formula on the back of a blank page.
- Give an example of a berry fruit:
- Give an example of a pepo fruit:
- Give an example of an aggregate fruit:
- Give an example of a multiple fruit: