Birds
This flightless extinct bird, extinct by 1681, was named for the Portuguese word for "stupid"?
What is the dodo bird
This feature sets fish apart from other water-dwelling animals
a two chambered heart, gills or backbone
What is a two chambered heart
Other animals that live in water, such as frogs in the tadpole stage, also have gills and backbones, but fish are the only backboned animals with two-chambered hearts.
A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
What is a tornado
A green pigment necessary for photosynthesis
What is chlorophyll?
This mammals bite is strong enough to crush a bowling ball
What is a grizzly bear
As far as reasoning power goes, this is the most intelligent family of birds
What is crow
A large group of fish is called this
What is a school
Eruptions can cause lava flows, hot ash flows, mudslides, avalanches, falling ash and floods.
What is a volcano
84% of a raw apple and 96% of a raw cucumber is composed of this
What is water
It takes this poky animal two weeks to digest its food
What is a sloth
This bird is the international symbol of happiness
What is bluebird
This fish lives in both fresh and salt water.
What is Salmon - considered “anadromous” which means they live in both fresh and salt water. They are born in freshwater where they spend a few months to a few years (depending on the species) before moving out to the ocean. When it's time to spawn, they head back to freshwater
The sudden movement or trembling of the Earth's tectonic plates, that creates the shakes of the ground
This popular nut is a member of the bean family
What are Peanuts
The only animal that can't jump
What is an elephant
The fastest animal on two legs
What is ostrich
This famous Pixar movie features 2 cartoon fish trying to get home
What is Nemo and Dory from "Finding Nemo
A series of waves caused by earthquakes or undersea volcanic eruptions.
What is a tsunami
A notch in a tree will remain at the same distance from the ground when the tree grows - true or false
What is true
The fingerprints of this cute tree climber are so indistinguishable from humans that they have on occasion been confused at a crime scene
What is a koala
This animal is the only creature that has legs but can't walk on them
What is hummingbird
This is considered the fastest fish
What is sailfish. Not all experts agree, but at top speeds of nearly 70 mph, the sailfish is widely considered the fastest fish in the ocean. Clocked at speeds in excess of 68 mph , some experts consider the sailfish the fastest fish in the world ocean
A depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer
About 85% of the world’s plant life is found here
What is the ocean
They have two-foot tongues
What is the giant anteater