APA Quiz 2024

Essential oils are secondary metabolites. Secondary metabolites are vital for a plant’s survival. True or false?

From the list below, which is NOT a characteristic of essential oils

Select 3 things that are important when distilling a quality essential oil.

Using adulterated essential oils increases the risk of adverse reactions, true or false?

Essential oils produced for the food and flavouring industry are not suitable for therapeutic use because they have too many active constituents in them, true or false?

A GC/MS is a foolproof scientific analysis of an essential oils constituents, true or false?

The chemical make up of an essential oil is affected by climate and location. Essential oils can have chemical variations from season to season, true or false?

Atoms bond to form molecules in order to achieve stability, true or false?

Drag the word to the box beside its description

Terpenoid molecules in essential oils share characteristics, choose 3 from the list below.

Monoterpenes are among the most volatile of the constituent groups of essential oils. How does this effect their behaviour, 2 choose from the list below.

Match the chemical molecules below with their actions

Lactones and ketones can both have neuro-toxic effects, true or false?

Which of the following are true of the nature of essential oils?

Match the functional group to the named member (e.g. monoterpene – alpha-pinene) by dragging from the top bar into the right hand box, wait till the box turns yellow before dropping.

Arrange the statements below into the order of their occurrence in the olfactory response by dragging them

The limbic system is a complex ring of brain structures and interconnected brain pathways responsible for (pick 4)

Select the phrase to complete this sentence: zoopharmacognosy is an animal’s innate ability to….

An animal is considered to be self-medicating when eating something that is not a regular part of his diet which may even be toxic, true or false?

Homeostasis is the healthy balance of all systems or a feeling of well-being. When an animal loses homeostasis he is likely to, (choose one)

Offering aromatics for self-selection puts an animal in control of his choices and therefore reduces stress, true or false

I need an essential oil to help a dog who is nervous, has itchy skin with angry red rashes that flare up and die down, and doesn’t like children. Choose which essential oil you think would be best suited to this animal from the list below.

From the list below, choose which animal bergamot (citrus bergamia) might help.

A hydrosol is spring water with essential oil added to it, true or false?

You can replace any essential oil with its hydrosol, true or false?

Macerated oil is made by soaking herbs in vegetable oil, true or false?

Good quality carrier oils should be heated in the production process, true or false?

Topical application works better when an animal is allowed to select his own aromatics, true or false?

Water based gels have several advantages when used to deliver essential oils topically, choose 2 from the list below.

Traditional Chinese Medicine categorises food by taste and temperature. Each element has a specific taste. Match the tastes with the elements by dragging and dropping the boxes

You have a hot, excitable Fire horse. Which of the food types listed below would you NOT feed him.

Cereals (grains) break down slowly and are hard to digest, which can create Damp Heat, true or false?

Essential oils are extracted from different plant parts. Each plant part has an affinity with a certain element. Match the part and the element by dragging and dropping the boxes below.

One of the dogs in the video in lesson 3-2 chose Angelica Root. Which element was she?

Each element learns differently, which element needs you to be precise, might enjoy clicker training but often knows what they are doing better than you do and enjoys teaching.

An animal’s element is a result of his life history, true or false?

Stress is natural, just a part of the body’s automatic system for keeping us safe and well, true or false?

“An aversive state in which an animal is unable to adapt completely to stressors and the resulting stress and shows maladaptive behaviors” describes which state of being? Choose one

Only unpleasant things can be a stressor, true or false?

Below are listed ‘withdrawals’ from the stress bank. Drag and drop the ‘deposit’ that matches the withdrawal

The stress effect diverts blood flow away from the skin to support the heart and muscle tissues, true or false?

Endorphins are part of the relaxation response, from the list below select how they effect the body.

Which of these does NOT affect an animal’s ability to deal with stress?

Controlling the movement of others can be a sign of stress, true or false?

The internal organs are contained in cavities known as dorsal and ventral, the ventral cavity is further divided into thoracic and abdominal cavities. Mark the organs contained by the thoracic cavity.

Cells are the basic unit of life, when they organise and work together they form organs, true or false?

Blood is a connective tissue, true or false?

Efficient functioning of the lymph system is important because it is responsible for the removal of waste material, true or false?

Which type of muscle is responsible for the movement in internal organs? Choose one.

Which of these organs is involved with systemic circulation?

The main role of the nervous system is to relay electrical signals through the body, true or false?

Hormones are only produced by the endocrine system, true or false?

When working with vets and other health practitioners it is useful to understand the terminology used to describe relative positions on an animals body. Drag the correct term into the box beside its matching description.