Multiple choice

1. In 1633, Indians residing in Peru treated malaria with a powder made from tree bark.
YOUR ANSWER ________. WHY DO YOU THINK SO? _____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Europeans had access to quinine over 2,000 years ago.
YOUR ANSWER ________. WHY DO YOU THINK SO? _____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________
3. The discovery of artemisinin occurred in the 1960s.
YOUR ANSWER ________. WHY DO YOU THINK SO? _____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Taxol is now used in the intensive treatment of malaria.
YOUR ANSWER ________. WHY DO YOU THINK SO? _____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Drug companies are implementing searches in the rainforests for new medicinal plants.
YOUR ANSWER ________. WHY DO YOU THINK SO? _____________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________
6. Logging companies are cooperating with scientists by cutting down trees.