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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Charles Darwin publish Fertilization of Orchids?
(a) 1861.
(b) 1862.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1869.

2. Who owned the Gulf American Corporation?
(a) Rose Julian.
(b) Julius and Leonard Rosen.
(c) Julian Rosen.
(d) Rose and Julius Rosen.

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

4. Who named the Cattleya Orchid?
(a) Leonard Rosen.
(b) Lee Moore.
(c) Billy Powell.
(d) John Lindley.

5. What refers to a trait that is shared by two or more taxa and their most recent common ancestor, whose ancestor in turn does not possess the trait?
(a) Biomorph.
(b) Synapomorphy.
(c) Symbiosis.
(d) Morphology.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the legendary first Sapa Inca, Manco Capac, found the Kingdom of Cuzco?

2. What refers an immersed aquatic plant which originated in South America but has spread to many parts of the world and is considered an invasive species in Australia, China, New Zealand, Thailand and the United States?

3. What is the only way to reach the Fakahatchee Strand?

4. What is a term for any one of a large number of unrelated small to medium sized species of parrot, that generally have long tail feathers?

5. What is a semi-aquatic tropical plant grown as a leaf vegetable also known as "swamp cabbage"?

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