Download Lecture 33 - Labs - Department of Plant Biology, Cornell University

Coffee
33.1. Coffee is made my brewing the______________.
A) stem
B) root
C) leaves
D) seeds
E) fruit
33.2. Some people say that Harvey was lead to the idea of the circulation of the blood
from experiencing_____________.
A) a whirlpool in a river
B) circle dance
C) a tornado
D) a coffee rush
E) none of the above
33.3. British doctors would put coffee grounds in an electuary and insert them in the
stomach with a provang in order to________________.
A) straighten out the small intestine
B) kill germs in the stomach
C) induce vomiting
D) determine the rate of absorption of caffeine
E ) these are crazy, none of the above
33.4. In the 1600’s, coffee houses in England were known as_____________.
A) penny universities
B) a good place to bring a date
C) cafeteria
D) houses of crime
E) teaphobics
33.5. The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge began in:
A) Lloyd’s coffee house
B) Tillyard’s coffee house
C) Cambridge University
D) Oxford University
E) Piccadilly Circus
33.6. _______________________gives rise to the color and aromas of coffee.
A) Photosynthesis
B) Respiration
C) The Maillard Reaction
D) Transcription
E) Translation
33.7. Under physiological conditions, caffeine binds to:
A) the GABA-A receptor
B) the calcium release channel
C) phosphodiesterase
D) the adenosine receptor
E) all of the above
33.8. Adenosine in the extracellular space causes
A) increased release of GABA
B) increased release of glutamate
C) increased release of serotonin
D) increased release of norepinephrine
E) decreased release of all neurotransmitters
33.9. Caffeine keeps you awake by ______________.
A) binding to the serotonin receptor
B) binding to the adenosine receptor
C) binding to the noradrenaline receptor
D) binding to the dopamine receptor
E) all of the above
33.9. The binding of caffeine to the adenosine receptor results in_____________.
A) decreased release of GABA
B) decreased release of glutamate
C) decreased release of serotonin
D) decreased release of norepinephrine
E) increased release of all neurotransmitters
33.10. Caffeine may inhibit the progression of multiple sclerosis by _____________.
A) inhibiting multiple enzymes involved in glycolysis in the sclerosis cells
B) decreasing the volume of the amygdala
C) inhibiting the replication of DNA in the oligodendrocytes
D) increasing the ability of cytotoxic T cells from crossing the blood-brain barrier
E) inhibiting the ability of cytotoxic T cells from crossing the blood-brain barrier
33.11. Which of the following has the most caffeine in a cup?
A) coffee
B) black tea
C) green tea
D) white tea
E) herbal tea
33.12. Which of the following has the least caffeine in a cup?
A) coffee
B) black tea
C) green tea
D) white tea
E) herbal tea