Grammar
Rewrite the following active sentence into the passive: "Volunteers have rescued several injured eagles."
Several injured eagles have been rescued by volunteers.
What famous cloned animal demonstrated the breakthrough and biological limits of animal cloning?
Dolly the sheep
What is the meaning of the phrase "Piece of cake"?
Something very easy to do.
The golden eagle has been a symbol of freedom, power, and courage for centuries, making it the national animal and part of the flag of this country.
Kazakhstan
This large marine mammal has a tongue that can weigh as much as an entire adult elephant.
Blue whale
Fill in the correct article for generic use with plural countable nouns: "_______ antibodies exist in our blood."
Zero article / No article (–)
Gregor Mendel used this plant as his primary model system to study heredity and discover the basic principles of inheritance.
Pea plant (садовый горох)
What does it mean if something "Costs an arm and a leg"?
It is extremely expensive.
Unlike birds, bats belong to this biological class of animals because they give birth to live young and have fur.
Mammals
Known as the fastest land animal in the world, this spotted cat can reach speeds up to 100 km/h in short bursts.
Cheetah
Complete the sentence with the correct tense of the verb in brackets: "The female eagle was tired. She _______ (hunt) for five hours."
had been hunting (Past Perfect Continuous)
What Austrian scientist discovered ABO blood groups and later used them as one of the first types of basic paternity tests?
Karl Landsteiner
What does it mean to "Burn the midnight oil"?
To work or study late into the night.
The two main types of bats are:
Microbats and megabats
In human genetics, these structures are tightly coiled packages of DNA located in the cell nucleus, and humans typically have 23 pairs of them.
Chromosomes
In the noun phrase "a new drawing book", the words "new drawing" function as pre-modifiers or post-modifiers?
Pre-modifiers
Carl Linnaeus is known as the "father of modern _________" due to his work changing how organisms were classified.
Taxonomy
What does the phrase "Hit the nail on the head" mean?
To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem / be spot on.
Instead of using their eyes when it's dark, bats use this navigation system by making high-pitched sounds that bounce off objects.
Echolocation
This slow-moving mammal spends up to 90 hours digesting a single leaf because of its extremely low metabolic rate.
Sloth
Rewrite the sentence using apposition: "My professor discovered a new chemical element. His name is Dr James."
My professor, Dr James, discovered a new chemical element.
This laboratory process used for creating commercial plants involves cutting off a part of a plant and growing a new plant from the cutting.
Plant tissue culture
Explain the meaning of "Steal someone's thunder".
To take the attention, praise, or credit away from someone else's success.
This specific reserve in Kazakhstan is currently breeding golden eagles and releasing them into the wild to increase their population.
Sunkar Reserve
In human biology, this specific organ is the only one in the human body capable of regenerating or regrowing completely from a small remaining piece.
Liver