Mammals
The terms marmoset and tamarin refer to what type of animal?
A. monkeys
B. rabbits
B. rabbits
Marmosets and tamarins (a type of marmoset) are any of the small, long-tailed, South American monkeys constituting the family Callitrichidae.
Are turtles reptiles or amphibians?
reptiles
-Turtles are reptiles, a group of air-breathing vertebrates that have internal fertilization, amniotic development, and epidermal scales covering part or all of their body.
What characteristic do all frogs have?
A. They croak
B. They are poisonous
B. They are poisonous
All frogs produce poisonous skin secretions, though most do not affect humans. But the brightly colored dendrobatids’ (poison frogs) secretions are potentially lethal.
Which of these insects produces a substance called royal jelly?
A. Honeybees
B. Butterflies
A. Honeybees
Queen bees are not hatched as queens; they become so when fed royal jelly, a substance produced by the salivary glands of the worker bees.
What is the name of the organs used by fish to obtain oxygen from water?
A. Fins
B. Gills
B. Gills
All fish breathe using gills, a type of respiratory organ found in many aquatic animals, including a number of worms, nearly all mollusks and crustaceans, some insect larvae, and a few amphibians.
What word is widely used to refer to small breeds of horses?
A. donkey
B. pony
B. Pony
A pony is any of several breeds of small horses standing less than 14.2 hands (144.3 cm, or 56.8 inches) high that are noted for gentleness and endurance.
What is the largest snake in the world?
A. King Cobra
B. Anaconda
B. Anaconda
What do adult frogs and toads lack?
A. Tails
B. Tongue
A. Tails
Adult frogs and toads are tailless. Their eyes are large and well developed. They have short, thick bodies and four legs. Frogs use their long, powerful back legs for leaping and swimming.
Termites eat wood but cannot digest it on their own. What organisms live inside termites and break down the wood and other materials they eat?
A. Fungi
B. Bacteria and Protozoans
B. Bacteria and Protozoans
The termites depend entirely on protozoans for cellulose digestion and would starve without them.
What is the name for the scientific study of fish?
A. Ichthyology
B. Ornithology
A. Ichthyology
What is the largest species of lemur?
A. indri
B. galago
A. indri
Found in the forests of Madagascar, the indri is the largest of the lemurs, 60–70 cm (24–28 inches) long. It is a slender, long-limbed primate with a rudimentary tail and large hands and feet.
What are leatherbacks and ridleys?
A. Turtles
B. Frogs
A. Turtles
How many basic groups of amphibians are there?
A. 3
B. 4
A. 3
There are three basic groups of amphibians. The first consists of frogs and toads. The second consists of salamanders. The third is made up of wormlike creatures called caecilians.
The termites depend entirely on protozoans for cellulose digestion and would starve without them.
A. Surface Tension
B. Buoyancy
A. Surface Tension
Surface tension is displayed when a liquid surface acts as if it were a stretched elastic membrane. This phenomenon allows some insects to walk across water.
To which family do most goldfish belong?
A. Carp Family
B. Salmon Family
A. Carp Family
The goldfish (Carassius auratus) is an ornamental aquarium and pond fish of the carp family (Cyprinidae) native to East Asia.
What is the largest living land animal?
A. African savanna elephant
B. Hippopotamus
A. Elephant
The African savanna elephant is the largest living land animal, weighing up to 7,500 kg (8 tons) and standing 3 to 4 metres (10 to 13 feet) tall at the shoulder.
Which of these Australian snakes is not venomous?
A. Tiger Snake
B. Python
B. Python
Pythons are any of 20 to 25 species of nonvenomous snakes of the family Boidae, found in tropical and temperate regions from western Africa to China, Australia, and the Pacific islands. Pythons kill by constriction.
Which of these do amphibians not have?
A. Legs
B. Feathers
B. Feathers
Amphibians do not have hair or feathers. Their skin takes in oxygen. In other words, amphibians breathe through their skin. Most kinds also breathe through lungs or organs called gills.
Which of these insects includes a “slave-maker” that bites the head off the resident queen?
A. Wasp
B. Ant
B. Ant
Slave-making ants, which include many species, have a variety of methods for “enslaving” the ants of other species.
The males (and not the females) of which type of fish carry the fertilized eggs until they are hatched?
A. Lionfish
B. Seahorse
B. Seahorse
The reproductive behaviour of sea horses is notable in that the male, not the female, carries the fertilized eggs. The eggs, deposited in a brood pouch beneath the male’s tail by the female, remain there until they hatch.
What is a group of lions called?
A. Pride
B. Mob
A. Pride
Lions are unique among cats in that they usually live in a group, called a pride. A pride may sometimes have as few as 4 or as many as 37 members, but the average number is 15.
Where can you find one of the world’s smallest frogs?
A. Argentina
B. Brazil
B. Brazil
The smallest frog is perhaps the Brazilian gold frog (Psyllophryne didactyla), with adults measuring 1 cm (0.39 inch) in body length.
Which of these do many amphibians eat?
A. Fish
B. Worm
B. Worm
Frogs, toads, and salamanders eat mainly small boneless animals such as insects, worms, and spiders. Some large salamanders and frogs eat small birds and mammals. Most caecilians eat worms.
What do butterflies and moths use their antennae for?
A. Smelling
B. Feeding
A. Smelling
In the insect order Lepidoptera, which includes butterflies and moths, the antennae are prominent and have many microscopic receptors for detecting odours.
Which of these fish is dangerous to eat and is called fugu in Japan?
A. Piranha
B. Pufferfish
B. Puffers
-belong to a family of fishes noted for their ability to inflate themselves into a globular form when disturbed. Many such species are poisonous.