The Orchid Thief Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Susan Orlean
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The Orchid Thief Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Susan Orlean
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Hurricane Andrew hit the U.S. coast?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1993.

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

3. What type of orchid has a stem which grows from a single bud in which leaves are added from the apex each year, and the stem grows longer accordingly?
(a) Sympodial.
(b) Monopodial.
(c) Tripodial.
(d) Autopodial.

4. What kind of pollination do orchids undergo?
(a) Cross-pollination.
(b) Self-pollination.
(c) Auto-polination.
(d) They do not pollinate.

5. When was Charles Darwin born?
(a) 1827.
(b) 1809.
(c) 1830.
(d) 1818.

6. There are over how many known species of orchids?
(a) 90,000.
(b) 35,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 42,000.

7. When was William Spencer Cavendish born?
(a) 1799.
(b) 1790.
(c) 1785.
(d) 1795.

8. Laroche told Susan that he understood her love of orchids because they bring about a sort of what in people?
(a) Love sickness.
(b) Hope.
(c) Admiration.
(d) Longing.

9. 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) Execution.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) A broken heart.
(d) Drowning.

10. What is the genus of the Ghost Orchid?
(a) Neobathiea.
(b) Campylocentrum.
(c) Harrisella.
(d) Dendrophylax.

11. Who was put into a coma from the car accident John Laroche had?
(a) His father.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) His wife.
(d) His mother.

12. What is the name of Charles Darwin's work of scientific literature which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology?
(a) My Evolutionary Argument.
(b) We Are All Chimps.
(c) On the Origin of Species.
(d) Chimp and Human Evolution.

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

14. Pollination of the Ghost Orchid is done by what?
(a) The giant sphinx moth.
(b) The Florida jumping beetle.
(c) The giant orchid spider.
(d) The swamp hummingbird.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What refers to a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales?

3. When was Du Pont founded?

4. How many genera are there in the orchid family?

5. Alligators have remained largely unchanged for how many years?

(see the answer keys)

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