A) Brightly colored plants are usually edible.
B) Taste a small piece first.
C) Positive identification is mandatory.
D) If animals eat it, it's safe.

A) A reliable field guide.
B) Your memory.
C) What your neighbor says.
D) Online forum opinions.

A) Only the flowers.
B) All parts: leaves, stem, flowers, roots.
C) Only the roots.
D) Only the leaves.

A) Poisoning.
B) Slight headache.
C) Temporary hair loss.
D) Mild indigestion.

A) Soil color.
B) Cloud coverage.
C) Plant height only.
D) Leaf arrangement.

A) Leaves radiating from a central point.
B) Leaves that are heart-shaped.
C) Leaves alternating on a stem.
D) Leaves directly opposite each other.

A) A leaf with multiple leaflets.
B) A leaf with sharp thorns.
C) A single, large leaf.
D) A leaf with smooth edges.

A) Eat it raw.
B) Cook it thoroughly.
C) Dry it in the sun.
D) Soak it in vinegar.

A) Poison hemlock.
B) Plantain.
C) Clover.
D) Dandelions.

A) Winter.
B) Spring and Summer.
C) Any time of year is equally good.
D) Fall.

A) To impress your friends.
B) To sell them to enemies.
C) To avoid accidental ingestion.
D) Because they look pretty.

A) Habitat.
B) Current stock prices.
C) Popular music.
D) Political opinions.

A) Helps quickly identify key features.
B) Determines the plant's age.
C) Highlights poisonous parts.
D) Indicates if the plant has pests.

A) It is illegal to trespass.
B) The plants taste better there.
C) The owner will share recipes.
D) You'll find more rare species.

A) Leaves all grow from the base.
B) Leaves are staggered along the stem.
C) Leaves are in a circular pattern.
D) Leaves are bundled together.

A) A protective leaf covering.
B) A type of fruit.
C) A seed pod.
D) A thickened underground stem.

A) Practice of tasting a plant to determine if it is edible; safe.
B) Theory that only poisonous plants are brightly colored; true.
C) Method using a plant's smell for identification; accurate.
D) Belief plant appearance indicates its use; often inaccurate.

A) Ask a random stranger.
B) Cross-reference with multiple sources.
C) Eat a large portion to test it.
D) Trust your intuition.

A) Wait to see if symptoms develop.
B) Drink a large amount of water.
C) Call poison control.
D) Induce vomiting immediately.

A) To sell more plants.
B) To annoy other foragers.
C) To ensure their future availability.
D) To become famous.

A) Your bare hands.
B) A small trowel or shovel.
C) A bulldozer.
D) A backhoe.

A) Leaves are bunched together.
B) Leaves grow only at the base of the plant.
C) Leaves spiral up the stem.
D) Two leaves grow directly across from each other on the stem.

A) To avoid getting your hands dirty.
B) It's easier to carry less weight.
C) The roots taste better when partially eaten.
D) To allow the plant to regenerate.

A) Plantain.
B) Clover.
C) Water hemlock.
D) Dandelions.

A) The leaf edge is smooth.
B) The leaf edge is rounded.
C) The leaf edge is lobed.
D) The leaf edge has tooth-like edges.

A) To easily identify a plant.
B) To determine the plant's nutritional value.
C) There should NOT be a taste test without positive ID first.
D) To see if you like the flavor.

A) A seed pod.
B) A type of fruit.
C) A horizontal underground stem.
D) A vertical above-ground stem.

A) Pesticide residue is harmless.
B) Avoid areas that may have been sprayed.
C) Pesticides make plants safer to eat.
D) Pesticides enhance the flavor of plants.

A) Plants may be contaminated with pollutants.
B) It's easier to find rare plants there.
C) It's safer to forage near traffic.
D) Roadside plants taste better.

A) They contain toxins when raw.
B) They are too fibrous to eat raw.
C) They have no nutritional value raw.
D) They are too bitter to eat raw.