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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a semi-aquatic tropical plant grown as a leaf vegetable also known as "swamp cabbage"?
(a) Siberian onion.
(b) Chinese water-spinach.
(c) German kraut plant.
(d) Japanese lettuce.

2. Studies at what university encouraged Charles Darwin's passion for natural science?
(a) Oxford University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Rutgers University.
(d) University of Cambridge.

3. Susan learned that if an orchid breeder comes up with a good cross fertilization, they will get the monopoly in the market for how long?
(a) 20 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 12 years.

4. John Laroche claimed of his family that the Laroches were a family of what?
(a) Agruments and opinions.
(b) Fun and joy.
(c) Wealth and stature.
(d) Ailments and pain.

5. What refers to an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state, and is legally prohibited?
(a) Accident.
(b) Crime.
(c) Negligence.
(d) Judgement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of pollination do orchids undergo?

2. 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?

3. How many species are in the Epidendrum genus of orchids?

4. What was the name of Robert Fuchs' great-grandfather?

5. What refers to any of a class of angiosperm plants having a single cotyledon in the seed?

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