Multiple choice general knowledge

The largest individual flower in the world, Rafflesia arnoldii, grows in the rain forests of Sumatra and Borneo. Its common name is:

  1. Bloomin’ Bertha

  2. Orangutan’s umbrella

  3. Raffleswort

  4. Stinking corpse flower
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Rafflesia arnoldii emits a powerful odor of decaying flesh to attract pollinators, which earned it the name 'corpse flower.' The other options are fictional names that do not correspond to this plant's actual common name.

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