Green Things
What is the largest living structure on Earth?
The Great Barrier Reef
What bird was domesticated first?
Goose
Which crystalline formations are on cave ceilings?
Stalactites
Which chemical causes the burning taste sensation when eating chilies?
Capsaicin
How many separate patents did Thomas Edison file?
1093
What is the collective name of animals and plants that live on a lake bottom
Benthos
What’s the lifespan of a human red blood cell?
120 days
What causes an Aurora?
Charged particles from solar wind
Where are the three smallest bones in the human body?
In the middle ear.
What formation on Earth can have the names tabular, blocky, wedge, dome, pinnacle, dry dock, growler or bergy bit?
Icebergs
What is the world’s tallest grass?
Bamboo
Which is the only Australian mammal restricted to alpine environments?
The Mountain Pygmy Possum
How many separate patents did Thomas Edison file?
What is a Pyrogen? A substance that causes fever.
A substance that causes fever.
Which of the following means "rain" when added to a cloud's name?
Nimbus
The hollow woody tissue in plants that carries water and minerals from the roots to throughout the entire plant is called
Xylem
What is the gestation period of a Hippopotamus?
8 months
What does a manometer measure?
The pressure of a closed system.
What is the hardest substance in the human body?
Tooth Enamel
Who invented the first battery?
Alessandro Volta
What is the scientific name of a Sydney Blue Gum?
Eucalyptus saligna
What was one of the most famous species studied by Charles Darwin?
Finch
What is ‘fools gold’?
Iron pyrite crystals.
nitroglycerine can be used to treat what medical condition
heart attacks
Who is considered the founder of the modern science of genetics?
Gregor Mendel