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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Plant Crimes.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of orchid was John Laroche accused of attempting to steal in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) Vampire Orchid.
(b) Ghost Orchid.
(c) Gremlin Orchid.
(d) Poltergeist Orchid.

2. What kind of pollination do orchids undergo?
(a) Cross-pollination.
(b) Self-pollination.
(c) Auto-polination.
(d) They do not pollinate.

3. The scent of the blooming Ghost Orchid is fruity, resembling what?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Bananas.
(c) Apples.
(d) Strawberries.

4. Orchids are considered the most _____ flowering plants on earth.
(a) Primitive.
(b) Evolved.
(c) Beautiful.
(d) Rare.

5. What refers to a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales?
(a) Orchidaceae.
(b) Boryaceae.
(c) Iridaceae.
(d) Asteliaceae.

Short Answer Questions

1. Susan learned that if an orchid breeder comes up with a good cross fertilization, they will get the monopoly in the market for how long?

2. What is a venomous pit viper species found in the southeastern United States which is the heaviest (though not longest) venomous snake in the Americas and the largest rattlesnake?

3. According to Laroche, there is a lot of what to be made in the plant world?

4. When did Robert Fuchs begin growing orchids professionally?

5. What is a plant that grows upon another plant non-parasitically or sometimes upon some other object, derives its moisture and nutrients from the air and rain and sometimes from debris accumulating around it, and is found in the temperate zone?

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