Plants
What does a pinecone do?
Grows new evergreen trees
Are humans mammals?
Yes, what else would you be?
Is a frog a reptile?
No. It is an amphinbian.
Are spiders insects?
No, they are arachnids
Do potatoes have seeds?
Yes but they are rarely seen.
Some plants can be carnivorous. What is the most famous type of carnivorous plant? (Eats meat)
The Venus Fly Trap
Name 2 mammals that live in water.
whales, dolphins, porpoises (all classified as cetaceans), seals, sea lions, walruses (pinnipeds), manatees, and dugongs (sirenians)
Are reptiles cold-blooded or warm-blooded animals?
Cold-blooded animals
Which of these is not a bug:
A- Mosquito, B- Cicada, C- Pill bugs, D- Earwigs
C- Pill bugs
They are actually crustaceans (aka crabs, lobsters, shrimp, etc.)
Which one of these is NOT a vegetable?
A- Carrot, B- Tomato, C- Cucumber, D- Broccoli
B- Tomato, which is actually a fruit
True or false, Peach pits are poisonous?
True- there is a chemical that makes it break down to hydrogen cyanide.
What mammal has the highest world population?
Humans with over 8 billion people (estimated)
What is the most well-known ability of the chameleon?
It changes colors to adapt to its surroundings and for mating.
What insect has the highest population (there are more of these insects than any other)?
Ants are considered to have the highest population among insects, with estimates suggesting there could be between 10 and 100 trillion individual ants on Earth, making them the most numerous insect species globally
Name three plants that can help us stay healthy (give us vitamins).
Any fruits or veggies; whole grains; trees give us oxygen
Can plants communicate with each other?
Yes, plants communicate with each other through the soil using chemical signals released by their roots.
There are mammals that lay eggs. True or False?
True-
True or false, gecko skin is hydrophobic (skin that repels water)?
True
Can mosquitos cause diseases in people?
Yes. Most commonly: Yellow fever, malaria, West Nile Virus, Dengue, Zika, and encephalitis
How many species of plants are edible?
a- approximately 800
b- approximately 8,000
c- approximately 80,000
C- The earth has more than 80,000 species of edible plants
Name two of the most poisonous plants on Earth
Name one of the world's smallest mammals? (There are 6 listed.)
Etruscan shrew
Pygmy possum
American shrew mole
Pygmy jerboa
Bumblebee bat
Mouse lemur
There is a lizard that plays rock, paper, scissors. True or false?
True- Side-blotched lizards (Uta stansburiana) are known as "rock-paper-scissors lizards" because of their complex mating strategies. These lizards use a rock-paper-scissors pattern to compete for mates, with each of the three male morphs having a different strategy
What is the most dangerous insect?
Mosquito
Soybeans are the #1 produced crop in what state in North America (USA)?
Illinois