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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Chamaephyte.
(b) Epiphyte.
(c) Phanerophyte.
(d) Cryptophyte.

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

3. When was Susan Orlean born?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1955.

4. What parts of the Ghost Orchid did Susan and her park ranger friend see in A Green Hell?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Pollen.
(d) Roots.

5. When did the Seminole Wars take place?
(a) 1822-1856.
(b) 1816-1838.
(c) 1828-1833.
(d) 1818-1858.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Du Pont founded?

3. What German tireless collector is the reason why Frederick Sander became so influential in the orchid community?

4. What orchid hunter sent a telegram saying that the ship he was on had caught fire and was lost, yet Frederick Sander insisted he move on?

5. The Fakahatchee Strand is 25 miles south of where?

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