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1
Is this describing a bug or a beetle?
Bug
Beetle
2
What cats are known as panthas?
Jaguar
Tiger
Mountain lion
Leopard
3
Whats the largest animal in the world ?
African Elephant
Brown bear
Blue whale
4
How many pups a year do seals and sea lions have?
Three
One
Four
Two
5
What food does koalas eat?
Eucalyptus leaves
Bamboo
Aspen
6
Is this a male or female muntjac deer?
Female. It doesnt have tusks
Male. It has tusks
7
What is a dugong?
A sea mammal
A type of antelope
An insect
A type of bird
8
how much sleep do Armadillos do?
16 hours each day in burrows
20 hours each day in burrows
10 hours each day in burrows
12 hours each day in burrows
9
Condition where someone's body temperature rises beyond normal
Hypothermia
Hyperthermia
10
What percentage does the ocean take up our planet?
70%
95%
50%
60%
11
What animal is this?
Mugger (marsh Crocodile)
Salt water crocodile
American crocodile
Chines crocodile
12
What's an ecosystem?
Community of organisms and their physical environments
Eg, pond, forest, coral reef
Animals interacting with each other and their environment
Energy moves through an ecosystem via a food web/chain
13
Insects with 2 sets of wings are known as what ?
True insects
True arthropods
True bugs
True beetles
14
Chameleon skin
They can change colour due to light
They can change colour due to mood
They can change colour due to temperature
15
What animal is this?
Chinese Alligator
Indian Alligator
Chinese Crocodile
16
Whats the most illegally hunted animal?
Pangolia
Lion
Rhino
Bull
17
Nearly all polar bears live in the northern hemisphere
False
True
18
Pangolians or Armadillo ?
Armadillo
Pangolian
19
Shark fact
Sharks are vertebrates, meaning they have a backbone
Sharks are under the category cartilaginous fish
shark's backbone is not made out of bone. Just cartilage
including rays and skates, which are similar to sharks.
20
Pangolians or Armadillo?
Armadillo
Pangolian
21
Flying snake
They’re gliders use the speed of free fall and shape of their body to glide
They glide to escape predators, to move from tree to tree and hunt prey
five recognized species of flying snake
From the jungles of South and Southeast Asia.
22
Where's the only place in the world where crocodiles and alligator live together?
South America
Austrailia
Flordia everglades
China
23
Do European legless lizard have ears ?
Yes
No
24
What's a coprolite ?
Type of rock
Fossilized poop
Type of mineral
25
whats the smallest species of deer?
Northern pudu deer
water deer
fallow deer
roe deer
26
What is the difference between albino or leuctistic?
Leuctisitc is the partial loss of pigmentation,
Albino is absence of melanin, 
27
What animal is this?
Fresh water crocodile
Fresh water ALligator
Salt water crocodile
Salt water ALligator
28
In Britain how many ant species do we have?
50
300
120
10
29
Whats the biggest snake in the world?
Green anoconda
Burmese python
30
Is a Gharial a type of crocodile or an Alligator?
Alligator
Crocodile
31
Are raccoon dog monogamous (mate for life like penguins)
Yes
No
32
What animal is this?
Reticulated python
Boa constrictor
Burmese python
33
TRUE or FALSE. The bigger the scorpions princess the less venomouse it is?
True
False
34
Whats an Pangolian scales made from ?
Bone
Keratine
35
How acidic is a vultures stomach on the PH Value scale?
12
0
5
7
36
Why did the Aye aye nearly go extinct?
They are a species of lemur
Largest species of nocturnal primate in the world
From Madagascar
Humans believed it eas bad lhck to see one
37
What animal is the closest related to a T-Rex dinosaur?
Snake
Chicken
Crocodile
Lizard
38
A group of polar bears is sometimes called a what ?
Colony
Sleuth
Nursery
39
What animal is this?
Chines crocodile
Mugger (marsh crocodile)
American crocodile
40
near the equator is the climate warm or cold?
warm
cold
41
Name the largest jelly fish in the work?
Lion mane jelly fish
37 meters long
42
What is a hydrocarbon?
A type of atom
Basic component for all living life
60 m towers in ocean
A type of gas
43
Is this animal Leucistic or albino ?
Leucistic
Albino
44
What animal is this?
Type of moray eel
Moray eels look like snakes have no fin on the side of body
There is over 200 different species of moray eels
They come in different colours amd sizes found in warm water
45
whats it called when a caterpilla changes into a butterfly
Regeneration, whole body burns and changes
pupation, when the body breaks down and rearranged.
46
what is a fowl?
type of rodent
type of sheep
type of cat
type of bird
47
Is the Antartic and artic a desert ?
No
Yes
48
Are pythons venomous or constrictors ?
Venomous
Constrictors
49
How fast can cheetahs run ?
100mph
55mph
90 mph
60pmh
50
What animal skin in bullet proof?
Armadillo
Cockroach
Armered Rhino
Pangolian
51
What animal is also called a wash bear?
Sloth
Sun bear
Raccoon
Lion
52
How many ants species are there in the world ?
13,000
9,000
11,000
60,000
53
Whats a flying fox also known as ?
Golden capped fruit bat
Hog nosed bat
Vampire bat
54
What is a dewlap ?
It can help show dominance and protect territory
Can be found on many lizards and other animals
Its to help attract females
Its a bit of skin that can be extended or retracted
55
What species is a Geoffrey Tamarin
Bird
Ant
Monkey
insect
56
who invented the taxonomic groups?
Charles Darwin
David Attenborough
Alexander von Humboldt
Carl Linnaeus
57
Adelie, chinstrap, Emperor and Gentoo are penguins that all live where?
Antartic
Africa
Austrialia
Artic
58
Whats the most fastes snake in the world?
King cobra
Boa
Black mamba
Viper
59
What animal is this?
Salt water ALligator
Fresh water Crocodile
Salt water Crocodile
Fresh water ALligator
60
Is this describing a bug or a beetle?
Beetle
Bug
61
What's a pangolians scales made from ?
Keratin
Cartalige
Bone
62
What animal is this ?
Pantha
Mountain lion
Puma
63
How many monotreme species are there?
1
Over 50
5
2
64
how many species of armadillo is there?
21
30
22
65
What is a filter feeder?
Eats food from ocean
Animals that can only eat certain foods
Animals that eat grass and shrubs
66
Do European legless lizard have tongues like snakes ?
Yes to smell/taste food like snakes
No, They have tongues like us they do not have split tongues
67
how long do Binturongs live?
15 years
5 years
10 years
20 years
68
Nearly all penguins live in the southern hemisphere
True
False
69
Are pangolians and armadillo mammals?
Yes
No
70
How fast can a jaguar run?
64mph
35 mph
50 mph
70mph
71
why do Binturongs smell like popcorn?
Its a chemical in their wee
their sweat smells like it
72
What are the two species that are monotreme?
Platypus and echidnas
Koals and wombats
Bats and birds
73
How many snakes are native to Britain?
12
Under 100
Over 400
3
74
What's a niche ?
A type of animal
A roll a species of plant or animal has in an ecosystem
A type of tick species
75
Whats the only mammal with scales ?
Snake
Pangolian
Armadillo
Hedgehog
76
whats the worlds largest rodent?
common rat
capybara
prairie dog
mudrids
77
What's an apex predator?
Have a lot of predators them selves (gets eaten a lot)
Exist at the top of a food chain
Have little to no predators them selves (hardly gets eaten)
Exist at the bottom of a food chain
78
where do armadillos live?
north canada
central and south America
south Australia
79
Which are more aggressive crocs or alligators ?
Alligators
Crocodiles
80
What's the fastest animal on earth?
Peregrine falcon
Found on every continent accept Antarctica
Can fly up to 390km/h
It ks three times faster tha a cheetah
81
What is classed as an Insect?
They are classed as mosquitose and flies
They are classed as ants, bugs and beetles
82
How old is the Earth ?
7.532 billion years old
7 billion years old
4.543 billion years old
83
The three banded armadillo is the only species who can roll into a ball for protection.
other species dig a hole for protection
False
True
84
What is a firefly ?
Beatle
Bug
Insect
Fly
85
How many ants are there per one person?
6 billion
50 million
2 million
1 million
86
What sound do tigers make when happy?
Growling
Roar
Chuffing
Purring
87
Are centipedes an insect or bug ?
Neither
Insect
Bug
Beetle
88
Do European legless lizard have eye lids?
Yes
No
89
How fast can leopards run ?
Over 10mph
Over 35 mph
Over 50mph
Over 20mph
90
How many most know classes of vertebrates are their?
9
6
5
4
91
What does monogamy mean?
A type of behaviour
A type of fish
Mate for life
A type of muscle
92
Whats an Armadillo scales made from ?
Bone
Keratin
93
What animal is this?
Indian Crocodile
Nile crocodile
American crocodile
94
Is this a crocodile or alligator?
Crocodile
Alligators
95
Can tigers purr like cats and cheetahs ?
Yes
No
96
What is the shortest life span ? What is the longest life span
Arctic whale lives up to 211 years old
A mayfly
Mayfly only live 24 hours
Arctic whale is the longest living animal
97
What's a wombats closet living relative ?
Beavers
Bats
Bears
Koals
98
What is the most poisonous animal?
Golden poison frog
Rough skinned newt
Comb stars
Cane toad
99
How many types of penguin are there in Antarctica?
2
5
4
7
100
caimans a type of crocodile?
false
true
101
How fast can a inland Taipan kill a human
1 hour
Under 17 mins
2 hours
Under 20 mins
102
what do binturong eat?
they are omnivores
rodents, reptiles, birds, insects, plant shoots
103
Do red sided garter snakes hibernate?
They hibernate during winter
Females only mate once
From canada
104
do armadillos have poor eye site and good sense of smell?
no
yes
105
How many hours do koalas sleep for?
Up to 27 hour a day
Up to 20 hour a day
Up to 24 hours a day
Up to 25 hours a day
106
Is a slow worm a snake or a legless lizard?
Legless lizard
Snake
107
What's a keystone species?
If removed then certain species thrive and others die
plant or animal that plays a unique and crucial role
They effect ecosystems
108
Condition where someone's body temperature drops beyond normal
Hypothermia
Hypethermia
109
Lioness do 55 percent of the hunting
False
True
110
Do snakes have eye lids?
Yes
No
111
Is a Cucus a real animal?
Are herbivores
Yes
Native to Australia and papua new guinea
112
Male green iguanas turn orange/red When in mating season.
False
True
113
What animal is this?
American crocodile
Indian Alligator
American Alligator
114
Name a type of communication?
Running
Sleeping
Eating
Vibration
115
Are flying lemurs a lemur?
No
Yes
And they cant fly they glide
116
Why do Animals Allogroom?
To bond with each other
To keep clean
It Is also called social grooming
117
When do we class an animal as senior or geriatric ?
The last 20% of there life
The last 55% of there life
The last 10% of there life
The last 25% of there life
118
Is this a crocodile or alligator ?
Crocodile
Alligator
119
Sheep tails go down goat tails go up
False
Image of an angora goat
True
Image of a barbados sheep
120
What is the most venomouse animal ?
King cobra snake
Box jelly fish
Stone fish
Tailless scorpion whip
121
The ribbon eels are the only moray eels to be born male.
False they can be born male or female
True. They can change gender to survive
122
Do penguins live in the artic ?
No, they only live in the southern hemisphere
No
Yes
Yes, they can be found in most places around the world
123
whats the world largest bats?
greater horseshoe bat
fox bat
fruit bat
vampire bat
124
What's the purpose of the gland by the muntjac deeds eyes?
It's an organ used to help them see in the dark
It catches there tears
They use it to mark there territory by rubbing it on thing's
125
what is metamorphosis?
complete shown by butterfly's, beetles, and flies
incomplete shown by grasshoppers and bugs
allows them to live differently, often in different habitats
animals go through changes in their body.
126
Which animal is bigger ?
Lion
Tiger
127
Can anoles change colour like chameleons?
No, they are nothing alike
Yes they are sometimes called the American Chameleons
128
What does
diurnal
mean?
Awake during the night
Awake during the day
129
Are spiders insects?
Beetle
Aracnid
Insect
Bug
130
Difference between boas and pythons?
Boas tend to give birth to live young
Pythons tend to lay eggs
131
How many ray and skates species are there ?
Over 700 species
630 species
850 species
132
A cars battery is less acidic then a vultures stomach acid on the pH scale ?
False
True
133
What do jelly fish eat?
phytoplankton
Zooplankton
134
How many species of penguin are there in the world?
17
4
33
100
135
Are chameleons sexually dimorphic?
Yes
No
136
Octopuses have no bones
FALSE
TRUE
137
How many stomachs does a cow have ?
4
2
1
3
138
what spends the longest time in hibernation?
frogs
red squirrel
geladas
alpine marmots
139
Whats a puggle? Hint ( there's two answers for this)
Cross breading Beagle and pug
Baby platypus
Baby echidnas
140
Are sharks invertebrate or vertebrate?
vertebrates
invertebrate
141
What is the jowl for on this iguana ?
Used like an ear- can feel vibrations coming from the prey
bigger on the males than females so we use them to sex them
Makes them look bigger to scare of others
142
Whats the longest snake in the world?
Python
Boa constrictors
Corn snake
Anoconda
143
Leaf monkey
Are arboreal
are polygynous 
Ginger as baby's, grey as adults
Are diurnal
144
Are caimen related to alligators or crocodile?
Crocodile
Alligator
145
Whats the smallest mammal in the world?
Ant
Shrew
Bee
Moles
146
Is this animal Leucistic or albino ?
Albino
Leucistic
147
What is a bandicoot?
A type of wallaby native to Australia
A type of feeding behaviour
Mammal native to Australia
A type of giraffe
148
What are muntjac deer ?
Omnivores
Carnivores
Herbivores
149
What does
polygynous
mean?
Having more then one partner at a time
Staying with one partner at a time
150
What is the only mammal that can fly ?
A giraffe
A suger glider
A flying squirrel
A bat
151
How much plastic do humans eat a year ?
Non
12g
2g
About 5g (same as eating a credit card )
152
How much ocean life create oxygen?
More then half of the worlds oxygen comes from the ocean
phytoplankton create between 50 to 85 percent of the oxygen
Kelp, seaweed and algal plankton also create oxygen
153
Bug or beetle?
Bug. clue. Has a pointy bum
Beetle. Clue. Has a round bum
154
What the name of the only mammal that can fly?
Flying lemurs
Flying Squirrel
Bats
155
What Are the most known classes of vertebrates?
Fish and birds
Amphibians and reptiles
mammals 
156
What Animals are included being a vertebrate?
Animals like stinrays called cartilaginous fish.
Animals lile eels called jawless fish
157
How long is a giraffes tongue?
50 cm
10 inches
20 inches
30 inches
158
Can an adder kill a human with a bite ?
Yes can kill a human within 12 hour if anti venom isnt given
No, unless allergic to its venom
159
on average the larger the animal the longer it will live.
False
True
160
Is a panther another name for a leopard or jaguar ?
Leopard
Jaguar
Both
161
Sheep have 54 chromosomes goats have 60?
FALSE
TRUE
162
Where black panthas found?
Black panthers in Asia and Africa are leopards
Black panthas in America are jaguars 
163
What's the Aardvarks closet living relatives?
Golden moles
Tenrecs
Elephant shrews
Elepthant
164
What's also known as a puma?
Black jaguar
Mountain lion
Leopards
165
What animal is this?
Chinese Crocodile
American Crocodile
Indian crocodile
166
Are Giraffes reticulated ?
Yes
No
167
Adder are also known as a European viper?
False
True
168
what is carrion?
type of fish
type of food
decaying animal flesh
type of bird
169
What is the name for animals who have more then one mate?
Intraspecific
Polygamy
Ectothermic
170
Whats an adder personality like ?
Shy, tend to hide will tend not to attack unless threatened
Agressive, will fight and chase you like the black mambas
171
What animal species is a Lasius Niger?
Black Bird
Black Panther
Black cat
Black Ant
172
Can both males and female anoles get dewlaps?
Yes, but females tend to he in a lighter colour
No as males use them to attract females
173
Where mountain lions found?
Asia
China
Japan
America
174
Whats a fledgling?
Baby pangolian
Baby bird
Baby flamingos
175
What's this bit of skin called under this anoles Chin?
Dewlap
Flap of skin
Attractor
176
What is the name of a baby rabbit?
Bunnies
Hare
Kitten
Bunny
177
Which is the biggest?
Fresh water crocodile
Salt water crocodile
178
Is this a snake?or a lizard?
Snake
Lizard
179
Name the wild snakes found in Britain.
Adder,grass snake, pythons
Grass snake, adder, smooth snake
Adder,taipan, garter snake
False cobras , adders , grass snake
180
What's a monotreme ?
The name for an egg laying mammal
The name for a live birth reptile
A Type of insect
A type of reptile
181
What is trophallaxis?
The scientific name for a dung beetle
Where birds regurgitate food to give to their chicks
When ants share food around the colony.
A scientific name for when a cat throws up a hair ball
182
Which animal would win in a fight?
Tiger
Lion
183
Is it illegal or legal to feed invertebrates to other animals in the UK?
Legal
Illegal
184
Bug or beetle
Beetle
Bug. Clue. Had a pointy bum
Beetle. Clue. Has a round bum
185
What is a Gestation period
How long an animal is pregnant for
How long a disease is dormant
186
Are all animals classed as cartilaginous fish Vertebrates?
True
False
187
What does reticulated mean?
Shapes that repeat them selves
Net like patteren, arrangement, structure.
Pattern Can be found on some animals like snakes and giraffe
188
Do teen crocodiles make the same noise but deeper as a baby Croc Or do they growl like an adult
Growl like an adult croc
Chirp like a baby calling for its mum
189
Is this a male or female muntjac deer?
Female
Male
190
what is poultry?
type of fish
fowls,chickens,turkeys, geese, ducks raised for meat or eggs
type of rodents
191
What does
arboreal
mean?
Animal living on the ground
Animals living in trees
192
An Anaconda is a species of boa snakes
True
False
193
Do snakes have ears ?
No they feel vibrations instead
Yes they have ears like europeans legless lizards
