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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Whose family had owned the Orchid Jungle before winning the lottery?
(a) Francis Harrold's.
(b) Tom Fennell's.
(c) John McMurphy's.
(d) Robert Callahan's.

4. The poisonous South American toad now can grow up to how long?
(a) 4 inches.
(b) 5 inches.
(c) 7 inches.
(d) 9 inches.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does it take to determine whether cloning was effective in orchids?

2. What was the name of Robert Fuchs' great-grandfather?

3. How many species are in the Dendrobium genus of orchids?

4. Who owned the Gulf American Corporation?

5. Studies at what university encouraged Charles Darwin's passion for natural science?

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