1. Studies at what university encouraged Charles Darwin's passion for natural science?
(a) Oxford University.
(b) University of Cambridge.
(c) Rutgers University.
(d) Harvard University.

2. What did John Laroche plan on doing with the orchids he stole in The Millionaire's Hothouse?
(a) Sell them.
(b) Press them.
(c) Cultivate them.
(d) Clone them.

3. What is the name of the family in which snapping turtles belong?
(a) Chelydridae.
(b) Neurankylidae.
(c) Solemydidae.
(d) Osteopygis.

4. After Hurricane Andrew hit, Laroche had given up his nursery business forever, saying that he would die of what if he ever opened one up again?
(a) A broken heart.
(b) Execution.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) Drowning.

5. To what order does the Ghost Orchid belong?
(a) Asparagales.
(b) Petrosaviales.
(c) Alismatales.
(d) Pandanales.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis, or cone scale?

2. Who was put into a coma from the car accident John Laroche had?

3. When did William Spencer Cavendish begin collecting orchids?

4. What refers to a wetland with some flooding of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water?

5. When does the Ghost Orchid blossom?

(see the answer key)

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