Science trivia quiz questions about plants and animals.
Which family of insects has species named 'drivers', 'weavers', 'and
even individuals called 'soldiers'?
A: Ant.
Which South American vulture can have a wing span of up to 3 meters
and a body weight of up to 13 kilos?
A: Condor.
What name is given to the study of animal behavior?
A: Ethology.
Which part of a beetle's body is a skeleton?
A: The outside.
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Mosses are classified as belonging to which part of the plant
kingdom?
A: Bryophyta.
What is the name of the structures which allow leaves to breathe?
A: Stomata.
In what state is a 'sessile' animal likely to be?
A: Stationary.
Which rodent rears its young, called kittens, in a nest called a drey?
A: Squirrel.
Which sub-division of plants is named after their practice of forming
'naked seeds'?
A: Gymnosperms.
The maidenhair tree is the sole survivor of which class of plant?
A: Ginko.
What is the state of inactivity through the dry, summer season, as
hibernation is the dormancy of the winter months?
A: Aestivation.
Which insects' larvae secrete blobs of froth called 'cuckoo spit'?
A: Froghopper / spittlebug.
What kind of a creature is a scorpion?
A: Arachnid.
Which part of the common valerian is used to make a sedative?
A: Root.
What is the name of the structures which allow stems to breathe?
A: Lenticels.
What has a central vein called a midrib?
A: Leaf.
Which mammal constructs a lodge in which to store food, rear young,
and pass the winter?
A: Beaver.
Which acid is contained in rhubarb leaves, making them poisonous to
eat?
A: Oxalic acid.
What is a tragopan?
A: A Himalayan pheasant.
What kind of an organism causes a 'rust' attack on plants?
A: Fungus.
Which is the dominant generation in the ferns?
A: Sporophyte.
Which is the biggest flower in the world?
A: Fafflesia arnoldiana or stinking corpse lily.
What is the name of the lustrous substance that forms pearl and
mother-of-pearl?
A: Nacre.
Which beautiful youth from mythology has a plant named after him?
A: Narcissus.
What is the name of the so-called 'first-bird'?
A: Archaeopteryx.
What do amoebas do by binary fission?
A: Reproduce.
What is the Latin word for 'liquid' which we use to mean the fluid
produced by the tree Ficus elastica?
A: Latex.
What is the generic word for plants that grow in water or
water-logged conditions?
A: Hydrophytes.
What is the main use of the tree Citrus bergamia?
A: Perfume.
In animal classification, how are the phyla subdivided?
A: Classes.
Which physician developed a type of remedy involving wild flowers?
A: Bach.
What kind of specialist would study storm petrels?
A: An ornithologist.
The best longbows were constructed from which wood?
A: Yew.
How many species of domestic dog are found today?
A: One.
What kind of creature is a barnacle?
A: A crustacean.
Machiavelli used which plant's name as the title of one of his books?
A: Mandrake.
What is the name of the evolutionary theory suggesting that evolution
has an uneven pace?
A: Punctuated equilibrium.
Which step in photosynthesis is responsible for splitting water
molecules?
A: Light reaction.
Which kind of organisms are likely to show a 'taxis'?
A: Protozoa.
