Coffee, Tea, or Chocolate Quiz

1. Theobroma cacao is a small tree that bears its flowers and fruit on the main trunk as well as on the branches. The fruits are pods containing a mass of beans. What popular flavoring is produced from these beans?	coffee tea chocolate all of the above
2. Camelia sinensis is a small tree that is generally grown as a bush. Its leaves are harvested and used for what popular beverage?	coffee tea chocolate all of the above
3. Coffea arabica is a tree cultivated for its beans which are used to make coffee. Which of the following is used during the process of preparing the raw coffee beans for brewing a cup of coffee?	fermentation drying roasting all of the above
4. Caffeine is an alkaloid and acts in the body as a mild stimulant. In which of these substances is it present?	coffee tea chocolate all of the above
5. Caffeine found in coffee, tea, chocolate, and kola drinks affects normal chemical reactions in the cells of the body. Which of the following organs are affected by caffeine?	brain and heart stomach and spleen kidneys and liver all of the above
6. Tannin is tannic acid, an organic chemical that in very large amounts can cause liver damage. Which of the following contains tannin?	coffee tea chocolate all of the above
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