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Animals
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What is the scientific study of animals called?
Zoology
100
Who is this TV science duo from the TV show of the same name?
Rick and Morty
100
Stapelia gigantea, smells like what_____ when it flowers?
Rotting meat/flesh
100
What planet in our Solar System has the most moons?
Saturn with 274
100
What is the largest layer of the earth by volume?
The Mantle
100
What famously extinct bird was last seen on the island of Mauritius around 1662?
Dodo bird
200
What is the term given to organisms that consume both plants and animals (meat), for nutrients and energy?
Omnivore
200
What Spiderman villain is a mad scientist who uses 4 robotic appendages/limbs to commit evil?
Doctor Octopus
200
The giant Powelliphanta Snail likes to eat what____?
Earthworms
200
What is the most common element in the universe?
Hydrogen
200
What is the "powerhouse" of the cell?
The mitochondria
200
The now extinct "Baiji Dolphin" used to live in what country?
China
300
What does the term "Nocturnal" refer to in biology?
Something that is active at night or happening during the night. Usually refers to animals that sleep during the day and operate at night.
300
Who is this American science communicator and TV presenter?
Bill Nye "the science guy".
300
What plant is found on the sportswear for many New Zealand national sports teams?
The Silver Fern.
300
What does the Scoville Scale measure?
Spiciness or "heat" of foods like chilli peppers.
300
How many bones are in the human body?
206
300
What colour is a Polar Bears skin?
Black
400
What does a Paleontologist study?
History of life on earth, mainly through fossils.
400
What TV show follows the lives of 4 scientists; Leonard, Sheldon, Howard and Raj?
The Big Bang Theory
400
What are the only species/type of land mammal endemic to New Zealand?
Bats, The long and lesser short tailed bats.
400
What instrument is used to measure earthquakes?
A) Thermometer
B) Seismograph
C) Barometer
D) Quakeograph
B) Seismograph
400
What fungal microorganism is used in the production of bread and beer?
Yeast
400
What do you call this animal? It is a cross between a Tiger and a Lion.
Liger
500
What is "Permafrost"?
Ground (soil, rock, sediment and organic matter) that remains “completely frozen” at or below 0 degrees celsius for a long period of time.
500
What TV show are these characters from?
The Magic School Bus
500
How many species of Penguin are only found in New Zealand?
4 - Fiordland crested, Erect-crested, Snares crested, Yellow eyed penguin/Hoiho
500
What is the name of the ancient supercontinent that existed approximately 300 million years ago?
Pangaea
500
What is the largest living structure on earth?
The Great Barrier Reef.
It stretches roughly 348,000 square kilometers.
500
What colour are a Beavers teeth?
Orange.
It comes from an iron-rich coating of enamel, making their teeth highly resistant to acid and strong enough to cut through solid wood
600
What is "Moulting"?
The process of shedding or casting off an outer layer, such as skin, fur, feathers, or an exoskeleton.
600
In the movie series "Jurassic Park", what are the highly intelligent dinosaurs that hunt in packs?
Velociraptors
600
What invertebrate native to New Zealand is this?
Wētā
600
Humans (includes robots) have "physically" explored how much of the earths ocean?
Answer is within 5% = full points, 10% = half
less than 5%.
Many scientists agree we have only explored around 0.001% of the deep ocean seafloor.
600
What does a Spectrophotometer do?
It measures how much light something absorbs or reflects.
600
What sea animal has the largest eyes in the animal kingdom?
They are roughly the size of a football
The Giant/Colossal Squid
700
What does the farming term "Heifer" refer to?
A young female cow that has not yet given birth to a calf.
700
What is the name of this character from the "Planet of the apes series"?
Caesar
700
What is the term given to a dead whale on the Ocean floor, that creates it's own ecosystem?
Whale Fall
700
Citrus fruits (orange, lemon, mandarin, clementine etc) can help cure what disease commonly had by Pirates?
Scurvy
700
Where is the 'biggest' mountain in the world when measured from base to peak?
Hawaii, USA
Mauna Kea measures 10,210 meters from base to peak but majority is underwater.
700
What is the loudest animal on the planet?
It can create sounds up to 230 decibels, around 80 higher than a jet engine.
Sperm Whale