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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived?
(a) Zygote.
(b) Offspring.
(c) Parent.
(d) Clone.

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

3. John Laroche was in a car accident which led to what defect?
(a) A fake nose.
(b) A prosthetic leg.
(c) A glass eye.
(d) He lost his front teeth.

4. What refers to a wetland with some flooding of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water?
(a) Tundra.
(b) Swamp.
(c) Bog.
(d) Fen.

5. How did John Laroche find out about the job working for the Seminoles?
(a) Through his brother.
(b) Television commercial.
(c) Newspaper ad.
(d) Craigslist.

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

7. The International Orchid Register now has more than how many different types of orchids in their registry?
(a) 150,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 500,000.
(d) 200,000.

8. When did Frederick Sander meet Benedict Roezl?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1871.

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

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

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

12. What did Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward put into a jar and then forget about it?
(a) A caterpillar.
(b) A firefly.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A moth.

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

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

15. Although it was illegal for Laroche to bring a plant out of the Fakahatchee, it was legal for who to do so?
(a) Immigrants.
(b) Native Americans.
(c) Texans.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was put into a coma from the car accident John Laroche had?

4. When did Charles Darwin publish Fertilization of Orchids?

5. Where was Susan Orlean born?

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