Finals Quiz

Question 1

This fiber resembles hemp fibers on strength and durability but is not related to a true hemp

Answer 1

Abaca (Musa textilis)

Question 2

Act that declares “Catanduanes as the Abaca Capital of the Philippine”

Answer 2

RA 11700

Question 3

The philippines is the worlds top exporter of abaca accounting for _______ of the global abaca fober production.

Answer 3

85%

Question 4

Used as aroma for rice.

Answer 4

Pandanus amaryllifolius

Question 5

Fibers used in making brooms.

Answer 5

Thysanolaena maxima

Question 6

Source of buntal fibers

Answer 6

Corypha utan

Question 7

Herbaceous or woody plants that creeps or climbs with or without clinging structures.

Answer 7

Forest vines

Question 8

Vines that have no means of attachment.

Answer 8

Scramblers

Question 9

Oldest bast fibers.

Answer 9

Ramie

Question 10

Trade name of abaca.

Answer 10

Manila hemp

Question 11

What is biomass?

Answer 11

• Organic materials derived from living organisms

Question 12

which of the following is NOT considered a biomass?
a. Animal manure
b. Agricultural crops
c. Wood and wood residues
d. Coal

Answer 12

d. Coal

Question 13

Term referring to the generation of electricity and heat.

Answer 13

Dendroenergy

Question 14

This act was aimed at the sugar industry in the Philippines, which is the major source of ethanol and domestic sugar, and of which is a major agricultural industry.

Answer 14

RA 9367

Question 15

An alcohol-based fuel produced from fermenting feedstocks

Answer 15

Bioethanol

Question 16

Bioethanol is usually blended with gasoline to ___________

Answer 16

Reduce GHG emissions

Question 17

Alternative to fossil fuels which can be used for transportation, electricity etc.

Answer 17

Bioethanol

Question 18

What is fuelwood primarily used for?

Answer 18

Cooking and heating

Question 19

Refers to the use of tree biomass as a source of renewable energy?

Answer 19

Dendroenergy

Question 20

Also known as patent fuel.

Answer 20

Charcoal briquette

Question 21

A product obtained from heating wood in the absence of oxygen.

Answer 21

Charcoal

Question 22

It is a traditional method of charcoal production commonly applied by forest dwellers

Answer 22

Pit Method

Question 23

This uses two separate steel chambers, one of which is for charcoal making and the other for fire ignition.

Answer 23

Retort Method

Question 24

FPRDI was recognized in 1959 under Philippine Patent no. _______ for the production of storing briquettes from sugarcane molasses

Answer 24

2673

Question 25

One major environmental concern related to charcoal production is ____________

Answer 25

deforestation due to unsustainable wood harvesting

Question 26

Give three (3) family that mostly produces bast fiber:

Answer 26

1.Sterculiaceae 2.Tiliaceae 3.Malvaceae 4.Thymeliaceae 5.Moraceae

Question 27

The Banner Species of Region 8?

Answer 27

SALAGO (Wikstroemia spp.)

Question 28

What province is the largest producer of abaca in the country?

Answer 28

Catanduanes

Question 29

Any herbaceous or woody plants with roots anchored to the ground and the rest of the body creeping or climbing with or without the help of tendrils, hooks and other clinging or grasping structures.

Answer 29

Forest Vines

Question 30

Bast fiber is located in what part of the plant.

Answer 30

Phloem

Question 31

Sedges are also known as _____________.

Answer 31

Tikog