BotanyTrivia Questions & Answers
8 botany trivia questions, each with the correct answer and a short explanation.
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1. Which spice comes from the dried stigmas of Crocus sativus and is historically the world's most expensive by weight?
Answer: Saffron. Saffron, harvested from the stigmas of Crocus sativus flowers, requires about 75,000 flowers per pound and remains the world's priciest spice.
2. The spice saffron is harvested from which part of the Crocus sativus plant?
Answer: Stigmas. Saffron consists of the dried stigmas (the female reproductive part) of the flower, with only three stigmas per bloom.
3. Which spice comes from the dried stigmas of Crocus sativus, requiring over 150,000 flowers to produce one kilogram?
Answer: Saffron. Saffron is harvested from the three stigmas of each Crocus sativus flower; the painstaking hand-picking process makes it the world's most expensive spice by weight.
4. The Saffron spice is derived from which part of the Crocus sativus plant?
Answer: Stigmas. Saffron consists of the dried stigmas of Crocus sativus; each flower produces only three stigmas, making it extremely labor-intensive to harvest.
5. Which spice comes from the stigma of the Crocus sativus flower and requires the most labor per kilogram to produce?
Answer: Saffron. Saffron is harvested from hand-picked stigmas of Crocus sativus and requires roughly 150,000 flowers per kilogram, making it the world's most expensive spice by weight.
6. Saffron is derived from which specific part of the Crocus sativus flower?
Answer: Stigma. Each saffron crocus produces three red stigmas, which are hand-harvested and dried to produce the spice, requiring around 150,000 flowers per kilogram.
7. Saffron is derived from which part of the Crocus sativus flower, making it the world's most expensive spice by weight?
Answer: Stigmas. Saffron consists of the dried red stigmas of Crocus sativus; each flower has only three, and they must be hand-harvested, explaining the extreme cost.
8. Saffron is harvested from which specific part of the Crocus sativus flower?
Answer: Stigmas. Saffron consists of the dried stigmas (thread-like female reproductive parts) of Crocus sativus; each flower produces only three stigmas.
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