Flower Power Midterm Practice Test

Terpenes are a broad family of aromatic compounds that give plants many of their distinctive scents. A standout member is limonene, which is abundant in citrus fruits and their peels. Because limonene is so common among terpenes, the scent most people associate with terpenes is citrus. Other terpenes can produce pine, floral, or mint notes depending on the specific molecule and source, but citrus is the most representative scent you’d hear linked to terpenes in everyday contexts.