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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Barbecued Doves.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What apes in the family Hylobatidae are often smuggled into Florida?
(a) Gorillas.
(b) Macaques.
(c) Gibbons.
(d) Chimpanzees.

2. When was Charles Darwin born?
(a) 1830.
(b) 1818.
(c) 1827.
(d) 1809.

3. What refers to a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to subtropical and tropical South America?
(a) Amazon lily.
(b) Brazilian pepper tree.
(c) Flame of the Forest.
(d) Blue Dawn flower.

4. How many genera are there in the orchid family?
(a) 129.
(b) 975.
(c) 880.
(d) 650.

5. Who owned the Gulf American Corporation?
(a) Rose Julian.
(b) Julius and Leonard Rosen.
(c) Julian Rosen.
(d) Rose and Julius Rosen.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the legendary first Sapa Inca, Manco Capac, found the Kingdom of Cuzco?

2. What kind of pollination do orchids undergo?

3. The poisonous South American toad now can grow up to how many pounds?

4. What is the only way to reach the Fakahatchee Strand?

5. Who discovered the last species of Cattleya that would be discovered?

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