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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Anyone Can Grow Orchids.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Laroche attempt to use to get in for free at the orchid show in Gorgeous?
(a) A fake student identification card.
(b) Susan's press pass.
(c) Orchid seedlings.
(d) An expired coupon.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Orchids from seeds take a long time because many of the plants rarely form what?

2. What is a fungicide which was introduced in 1968 by DuPont and is a systemic benzimidazole fungicide that is selectively toxic to microorganisms and to invertebrates, especially earthworms?

3. When did Frederick Sander meet Benedict Roezl?

4. One of the largest nurseries in south Florida, Kerry's Bromeliads houses over how many orchids?

5. What orchid hunter sent a telegram saying that the ship he was on had caught fire and was lost, yet Frederick Sander insisted he move on?

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