Fun Fig Facts

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1. What is the Latin name for the common fig? Ficus benjamina Ficus macrophylla Ficus religiosa Ficus carica

2. Some people think that fig trees smell like roses cat urine feet citrus

3. What spiritual leader had an "ah ha" moment while sitting under a type of Ficus tree? Mahatma Gandhi Mohammed Siddattha Gautama Jesus

4. What's a caprifig? A hermaphrodite fig with both female and male flowers inside. A fig that is suitable for a fig wasp to lay her eggs in. A fig that only goats will eat. All of these

5. On which continent did figs probably originate? Europe Asia North America Africa

6. What plant family is the fig in? Moraceae Urticaceae Malvaceae Apocynaceae

7. All fig trees have laticifers. What are laticifers? Spikes that help in defense from herbivory. Roots that grow horizontally close the the surface of the soil. Cells that produce latex as a secondary metabolite. Special wasps that help to pollinate the flowers.

8. This Ficus can grow up to a few hectares across using adventitious and aerial roots. It's called the aspen maple banyan cypress

9. Figs are rich in some vitamins and minerals. Which one of these is not one of them? potassium thiamin calcium iron

10. According to the bible, Eve ate the forbidden fruit which could have been a fig. What did Adam and Eve then do? Climbed the tree to look at the sunset. Burned the tree down. Caught the serpent and ate it too. Used fig leaves to cover their "private" parts.