These are super-quickies:
(a) How many ways can you choose one insect from a collection of 5 butterflies and 11 ants?
(b) How many ways can you choose one flower from a garden of two roses, six lilies, and eight birds of paradise?
(c) How many ways can you choose two pieces of fruit from a bowl containing one persimmon and four mangoes?
(d) How many ways can you choose nine spiders from ten spiders?