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• Where do the vast majority of cactus come from?

  • Africa

  • North or South America

  • Garden centres

  • China

• Seventy thousand plants are used by humans for medicinal purposes, but only about thirty are used for food. Is it true or false?    

  • False

  • True

• What are the ingredients in chocolate?

  • A species of leaf

  • A species of insect

  • A variety of bean

  • A variety of nut

• Actually, mushrooms are botanicals. Is it true or false?    

  • False, they share more in common with animals than plants

  • True! They just have an odd appearance

• Choose the one that is NOT a plant.

  • Numibian Honking Fern

  • American Skunk Cabbage

  • Sausage Tree

  • Sneezewort

• Plants have a wide variety of methods for dispersing their seeds. But which of these didn't really happen?

  • Having them become caught on the fur of animals or the feet of insects

  • By having the wind carry them

  • By selling them for extra sunlight

  • With the help of water flotation, of course

• The plant that grows the fastest in the world is a type of bamboo that grows so quickly you could watch it grow. How long does it take this bamboo to grow 91 cm?

  • An hour

  • A day

  • 48 hour

  • A week

• The primeval forests on Earth have been devastated to the tune of 80%. False or true?

  • False

  • True

• What is the average lifespan of an oak tree?

  • 300 years

  • 500 years

  • 1000 years

  • 1500 years

• The rose is a member of the same plant family as strawberries, peaches, apples, and apricots. Is it true or false?

  • False

  • True

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