Introduction to Pomology MCQs (Quiz 12) Posted on July 19, 2026Author agropublishers 0 1. Antioxidant compound _____________ is abundant in olive oil Hydroxytyrosol Anthocyanin Capsaicin Lycopene 2. Select correctly matched fruit crop–botanical family pair Coconut — Musaceae Banana — Arecaceae Date palm — Poaceae Coconut — Arecaceae 3. Olive trees generally begin commercial fruit production at the age of approximately _____________ 4-6 Years 7–10 Years 4–6 Months 1–2 Years 4. Olive fruit is botanically classified as a __________________ Pome Capsule Berry Drupe 5. Select correctly matched fruit crop–botanical family pair Grape — Cucurbitaceae Passion fruit — Actinidiaceae Kiwifruit — Passifloraceae Kiwifruit — Actinidiaceae 6. Which of the following fruit crop–scientific name pairs is correctly matched? Cranberry — Vaccinium macrocarpon Lingonberry — Vaccinium corymbosum Cranberry — Vaccinium myrtillus Blueberry — Vaccinium vitis-idaea 7. ________________- is the world’s leading producer of olives France Italy Spain Greece 8. Which of the following fruit crop–botanical family pairs is correctly matched? Prickly pear — Agavaceae Dragon fruit — Cactaceae Pitaya — Crassulaceae Dragon fruit — Euphorbiaceae 9. Which environmental condition increases transpiration and may induce water stress in fruit trees? Low relative humidity combined with low temperature High relative humidity combined with low temperature Low relative humidity combined with high temperature Low solar radiation combined with low temperature 10. Olive originated primarily in the ____________________ Mediterranean Basin Tarim Basin Murray-Darling Basin Amazon Basin Loading … Question 1 of 10
