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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What German tireless collector is the reason why Frederick Sander became so influential in the orchid community?
(a) Benedict Roezl.
(b) William Micholitz.
(c) Tom Hart Dyke.
(d) Albert Millican.

2. What refers to a species of grass in the genus Imperata which is placed in the subfamily Panicoideae, supertribe Andropogonodae, tribe Andropogoneae?
(a) Kentucky bluegrass.
(b) Fescue.
(c) Asian cogon grass.
(d) Ryegrass.

3. Where did Susan first read about John Laroche?
(a) A news article.
(b) A police report.
(c) A letter from a friend.
(d) A short story.

4. How many plants called Elaine were to be dumped at Kerry's Bromeliads?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 150,000.
(d) 5,000.

5. According to Laroche, there is a lot of what to be made in the plant world?
(a) Evolution.
(b) Progress.
(c) Fame.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Susan go to hear Martin Motes speak in Plant Crimes?

2. 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?

3. What does CITES stand for?

4. What snake is also known as the water moccasin, swamp moccasin or black moccasin?

5. How many species are in the Bulbophyllum genus of orchids?

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