Basic

Question 1

Eurucic acid

Answer 1

Saturated fatty acid that causes heart disease and other health issues. Natural rapeseed has 40%. Cultivated rapeseed has 0.5.

Question 2

Glucosinilates

Answer 2

Secondary metabolites used for defense against herbivory. Toxic to animals.

Question 3

Brassica rapa

Answer 3

Also known as Polish Canola. Has lower yield than napus and longer maturity than rapa.

Question 4

Brassica napus

Answer 4

The dominant canola cultivated in Canada. Has a higher yield and shorter developmental time than rapa.

Question 5

Intraguild predation

Answer 5

natural enemy feeding on another natural enemy when both natural enemies share another resource as food

Question 6

High throughput sequencing

Answer 6

Sequencing technologies that allow to sequence multiple molecules in parallel