Mammals
This animal is the biggest mammal on land
What is the Elephant?
Name 3 birds that cannot fly.
Emu, Ostriches, Penguins, Streamer Ducks, Kiwis
Kakapo, Cassowary, Peacock
True or False
Amphibians are not warm blooded
True
What is the difference between a turtle and a tortoise?
What is tortoise is land-dwelling
A tortoise is land-dwelling, while many (though not all) other turtle species are at least partly aquatic.
Which organ do insects NOT have?
What is lungs?
In most cases, air is taken in through openings on the sides of the abdomen and thorax called spiracles and transported directly to tissue cells using tracheal tubes.
Name 1 mammal that sleeps standing up
Horse
Zebra
Elephant
Cow
What is the biggest type of fish?
What is a whale shark?
Which is the world’s fastest mammal by running?
BONUS: Fastest animal (not by running)
What is a cheetah?
The fastest animal in the world is the peregrine falcon. When flying horizontally, like most birds do, these falcons are able to reach a mere 55 mph
Which bird can fly backward without relying on the wind?
What is a hummingbird?
This animal can get confused with a frog.
What are Toads?
Name 3 types of reptiles
Snakes
Turtles
Tortoises
Alligator
Crocodiles
Lizards
What percentage of all the species in the world are insects?
What is 80%?
Which is the only mammal that can fly?
What is a bat?
Which sea creature can change its gender?
What is an oyster?
What mammal has the most powerful bite?
Why do woodpeckers usually peck in short bursts?
What is their heads overheat?
The rapid pecking causes a woodpecker's skull to heat up, which is why they often peck in short bursts with brief breaks in between, giving the head some time to cool down.
What is an amphibian?
A cold-blooded vertebrate animal of a class that comprises the frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders. They are distinguished by having an aquatic gill-breathing larval stage followed (typically) by a terrestrial lung-breathing adult stage.
How many eyes does an iguana have?
What is three eyes?
Their third eye, which resembles a scale on the top of their heads, is called the parietal eye. This organ is sensitive to changes in illumination, and scientists believe the lizards use it as a sort of sun-calibrated compass to steer by the sun.
How many days (on average) does a bumblebee live for?
What is 28 days?
Where is the only place on their body dogs have sweat glands?
What is the pads of their paws?
This male fish is the only known creature where the male is the one to become pregnant and gives birth to its young...
What is a seahorse?
Which mammal has the widest hearing range?
What is a dolphin?
Which bird has the longest lifespan?
What is a parrot?
What do Amphibians do during the winter
Hibernate
How fast can a chameleon's tongue travel?
What is 5,795 MPH?
A chameleon's tongues can go from 0 to 60 miles per hour in a hundredth of a second, about 200 times faster than the fastest car. The fastest chameleon tongue belongs to the Rosette-nosed Pygmy Chameleon, which can shoot its tongue more than twice the length of its body at about 8,500 feet per second (5,795 mph).
Insects have structures known as simple eyes, in addition to the compound eyes they use to see. But what do they use these simple eyes for?
What is detecting light?
What is a group of giraffes called?
What is a tower?
The heart of a shrimp is located on its...
What is it head?
Which has the thickest fur of any mammal?
What is a sea otter?
Which bird can sleep while flying?
What is an Albatross?
What do you call a group of frogs?
What is an army?
How long can a crocodile go without eating?
What is a year?
Crocodiles have a very slow metabolism, which allows them to survive long periods without food. In fact, larger crocodiles can go for over a year without eating a meal.
How long can a termite live?
What is 50 years?
The life span of most insects is very short, sometimes only a few days, but for some African species of termites, a queen's life span may be up to 50 years.
How many muscles do elephants have in their trunks?
What is 150,000?
What percentage of spawned salmon eggs grow into mature salmon?
What is 1%