Zoology
What was the boat Charles Darwin used called?
The Beagle
In what other organism do clown fish live?
Anemone
Penguins and ostriches are examples of this general type of bird group?
Flightless birds
How many legs do insects have?
6 legs
What are the largest trees in the US?
The Redwoods
What taxonomic Class are snails, slugs, and nudibranchs in?
Gastropoda
If bony fish have bones, then sharks have?
Cartilage
What unique characteristic of a bird skeleton makes it much lighter than other?
They are hollow
What is the hard outside of an insect’s body called?
Exoskeleton/cuticle
What is the Pennsylvania state tree?
Eastern hemlock.
What is the name of Arthropods ‘blood’?
Hemolymph
What do Dolphins use to help them “see”?
Echolocation
What chemical compound makes the eggs of birds hard?
Calcium carbonate
What structures do flies use as stabilizers instead of having hind wings?
Halters
What is Dutch elm disease and how is it transmitted?
A vascular fungus transmitted by beetles.
What is the ‘tongue’ with teeth of a snail called?
Radula
What whale eats giant squid?
Sperm Whale
What bone serves as an attachment site for the muscles used in flying and swimming in birds.
Keeled sternum
What protein embedded in the exoskeleton allows fleas to jump high?
Resilin
What tree on campus produces a REALLY bad-smelling fruit?
Ginkgo
What disease does Trypanosoma brucei cause?
African sleeping sickness
What are the top three most deadly sharks in order of most deaths to least?
1) Great white
2) Tiger Shark
3) Bull Shark
Which muscle is responsible for the upstroke of the wing in birds?
Supracoracoideus muscles
What is the common name for the Order Hemiptera?
True bugs
What species of tree is the source of most walnuts produced for human consumption in the US?
Juglans nigra