Mammals
What is the slowest animal in the world?
a. three toed sloth
b. cheetah
c. polar bear
Three-Toed Sloth
why do snakes stick out their tongue?
a. to smell
b. to taste
c. to see
to smell
How many years does it take a glass bottle to decompose?
a. 5 years
b. 400 years
c. 1 million years
C. A glass bottle may take up to 1 million years to decompose in the environment. This means that a glass manufactured and used 5000 years ago may still be present in our environment today.
If you were to combine the total weight of all humans versus the total weight of all ants on the planet, which would weigh more?
a. Humans
b. Ants
b. The combined weight of ants on the planet makes them heavier than all human beings. There are a whopping 20 QUADRILLION ants on the planet!
what insect helps pollenate flowers?
a. flies
b. butterflies
c. bees
bees
What is the mammal is often associated with vampires?
a. rats
b. bats
c. cats
Bat
Where does the majority of plastic waste end up?
a. my backyard
b. oceans
c. in trash cans
Ocean
How old is the oldest tree(s) in the world?
a. 1000 years
b. 156 years
c. 4600 years
c. The world's oldest trees are the 4,600 year old Bristlecone pines in the USA.
Which planet is third from the Sun?
a. Mars
b. Earth
c. Saturn
b. Earth
what is the tallest animal?
a. The Giraffe
b. The Elephant
c. The Hippopotamus
a. giraffe
Which bird is a universal symbol of peace?
a. pigeon
b. crow
c. dove
Dove
what is one thing you can recycle?
water bottles, paper bags, plastic bags, glass jars, soda cans...
what place on earth produces the most oxygen?
a. united states
b. amazon rain forest
c. china
amazon rainforest
How many days does it take Earth to complete one full orbit?
a. 24
b. 365
b. 365 days
what bird lays the biggest egg?
a. ostrich
b. dove
c. chickens
ostrich
What is the only mammal that cannot jump?
a. elephant
b. humans
c. grizzly bears
An elephant
how many years can a snail sleep?
a. 1 year
b. 15 years
c. 3 years
3 years
How many legs does a mosquito have?
a. 6
b. 8
c. 4
6
what color is the reduce reuse recycle symbol?
a. red
b. purple
c. green
green
What is the horn of a rhinoceros made of?
a. eggshells
b. hair
c. bone
hair
What animals hold hands when they sleep so they don’t drift away from each other?
a. otters
b. beavers
c. finger monkeys
Otter
how many bones are in a shark
a. 1,000
b. 0
c. 523
b. 0. Shark skeletons are made of cartilage. This is strong and durable, yet much more flexible and lighter than bone. Being lighter helps a shark to stay afloat and reduces the amount of energy they need to move about. The flexibility of cartilage also allows them to make tight turns quickly. Making them one of the most agile animals in the ocean.
where is the coldest place on earth?
a. alaska
b. antartica
c. russia
antartica
What are two things you can do to help the earth?
Possible answers: Recycle, Use electricity less, walk/bike rather than drive, use reusable plastics or glass, buy local, plant trees and flowers, grow your own produce, support environmental charities, etc.
what animal never sleeps?
a. bullfrog
b. giraffes
c. tigers
bull frogs