1. The Seminole tribe were looking for someone to start a nursery because they owned how much land in Florida?
(a) 100 acres.
(b) Hundreds of acres.
(c) Thousands of acres.
(d) Millions of acres.

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

3. When was John Laroche born?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1967.

4. When does the Ghost Orchid blossom?
(a) Between June and August.
(b) Between May and September.
(c) Between May and August.
(d) Between December and April.

5. When did William Spencer Cavendish begin collecting orchids?
(a) 1823.
(b) 1826.
(c) 1828.
(d) 1833.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a fungicide which was introduced in 1968 by DuPont and is a systemic benzimidazole fungicide that is selectively toxic to microorganisms and to invertebrates, especially earthworms?

2. Orchids are considered the most _____ flowering plants on earth.

3. Where did Susan Orlean leave to go to Florida in The Millionaire's Hothouse?

4. What is the genus of the Ghost Orchid?

5. When did Hurricane Andrew hit the U.S. coast?

(see the answer key)

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