Mammal
Bird
Ocean animals
Insects and other small invertebrates
Extinct And Prehistoric
100
What is the largest living land animal?
The African savanna elephant, also called the African bush elephant.
100
How many toes does an ostrich have on each foot?
Two.
100
How many arms does an octopus have?
Eight. Calling them arms is more precise than calling them legs.
100
What do bees transfer between flowers during pollination?
Pollen.
100
Was Tyrannosaurus rex primarily a meat-eater or a plant-eater?
A meat-eater.
200
What is a baby kangaroo called?
A joey.
200
What is the largest living bird?
The ostrich.
200
What material makes up most of a shark’s skeleton?
Cartilage rather than bone.
200
Are fireflies flies or beetles?
Beetles.
200
Woolly mammoths were close relatives of which living animals?
Elephants.
300
What is a social group of lions called?
A pride
300
Which falcon is famous for its exceptionally fast hunting dive, or stoop?
The peregrine falcon. A diving-speed record is different from a level-flight record
300
What hard objects do some sea otters use as tools to open shellfish?
Rocks.
300
Do dragonfly nymphs usually develop in water or dry soil?
Water.
300
Which living group of animals belongs to the dinosaur family tree?
Birds.
They evolved from theropod dinosaurs.
400
Does a camel store water or fat in its hump?
Fat. A hump is not a water tank.
400
Which penguin species is the tallest and heaviest?
The emperor penguin.
400
What small shrimp-like animals make up most of a blue whale’s diet?
Krill.
400
How many legs does a typical adult insect have?
6
400
How many prominent facial horns did Triceratops have?
Three.
500
How many neck vertebrae does a giraffe normally have?
Seven.
Its neck bones are much longer than ours, not more numerous.
500
Where do flamingos get the pigments that make their feathers pink?
Their food.
Carotenoid pigments in algae and small animals contribute to the color.
500
Do sea turtles breathe with lungs or gills?
Lungs, so they must surface for air.
500
Spiders belong to which group rather than insects?
Arachnids.
500
Were ichthyosaurs fish or marine reptiles?
Marine reptiles