Trivia Quiz on Animal Physiology Part 2

1. Due to a retinal adaptation that reflects light back to the retina, the night vision of tigers is six times better than that of __________

A) Humans

B) Dogs

C) Cats

D) Elephants

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2. The sea lion is susceptible to sunburn, and if put on board a ship, will get as seasick as a __________

A) captain

B) Man

C) sailor

D) parrot

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3. What do bats' wings, elephants' ears, flamingos' legs, rabbits' ears, goats' horns, and human skin all have in common? They radiate heat to providing __________

A) warming

B) insulation

C) evaporation

D) Cooling

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4. The striped __________ can fire its musk stream accurately for up to 12 feet, and even farther with a cooperative downwind.

A) Skunk

B) Weasel

C) Badger

D) Ferret

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5. The electric organs in an electric eel make up four_fifths of its __________

A) Length

B) Body

C) Mass

D) Volume

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6. Adult electric eels 5ft to 7ft long produce enough electricity __ 600 volts __ to stun a __________

A) Cow

B) Buffalo

C) Horse

D) Giraffe

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7. A cat has 32 muscles in __________

A) each paw

B) the tail

C) the nose

D) Each ear

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8. It is estimated that manatees live a maximum of 50 to 60 __________

A) months

B) Years

C) decades

D) hours

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9. The color of the blood of an __________ is bluish_green.

A) Octopus

B) Squid

C) Horseshoe crab

D) Cuttlefish

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10. Which Creature Has The Largest Brain In Proportion To Its Body?

A) The Bee

B) The Ant

C) The Dolphin

D) The Octopus

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11. What Is Unusual About Goats When They Sleep?

A) They Don't Close Their Eyes

B) They Sleep Standing Up

C) They Dream In Color

D) They Wake Up After Every Nap

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12. The hummingbird's tiny __________, 4.2% of its body weight, is proportionately the largest in the bird kingdom.

A) Heart

B) Brain

C) Liver

D) Stomach

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13. A bear in hibernation loses up to 25 percent of its __________

A) Body temperature

B) Water weight

C) Body weight

D) Bone density

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14. The __________ can travel up to 45 miles per hour, whereas the rabbit can achieve an average speed of just 35 miles per hour.

A) Ostrich

B) Hare

C) Cheetah

D) Gazelle

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15. Sharks can be dangerous even before they are born. Scientist Stewart Springer was bitten by a sand tiger shark embryo while he was examining its __________

A) mouth

B) yolk sac

C) gills

D) Pregnant mother

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16. __________ instinctively know their own endurance and will refuse to move beyond it. If their masters try to drive them farther, they will lie down and refuse to budge.

A) Horses

B) Camels

C) Donkeys

D) Llamas

E) Mules

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17. What Are A Whales Breathing Organs Called

A) Lungs

B) Gills

C) Trachea

D) Bronchi

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18. __________ have the best eyesight of any breed of dog.

A) German Shepherds

B) Border Collies

C) Beagles

D) Greyhounds

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19. A __________ can squeeze through an opening no larger than a dime.

A) Rat

B) Mouse

C) Hamster

D) Chipmunk

E) Squirrel

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20. A woodchuck breathes only ten times per hour while __________, while an active woodchuck breathes 2,100 times an hour.

A) sleeping

B) resting

C) during torpor

D) Hibernating

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21. What bird is an excellent swimmer, but can't fly?

A) Dodo

B) Ostrich

C) Albatross

D) Penguin

E) Pelican

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22. __________ can swim for a 1/2 mile without resting, and they can tread water for 3 days straight.

A) Cats

B) Dogs

C) Beavers

D) Rats

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23. Male __________ may have more than 100 wives and sometimes go three months without eating.

A) Walrus

B) Dolphin

C) Sea lion

D) Seahorse

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24. Though human noses have an impressive 5 million olfactory cells with which to smell, sheepdogs have 220 million, enabling them to smell 44 times better than __________

A) a human

B) a chimpanzee

C) Man

D) a cow

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25. The average capacity of a pelican's __________ is 12 quarts.

A) Beak

B) Stomach

C) Wing

D) Pouch

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26. A __________ weighing 120 pounds exerts a force of about 1,540 pounds between its jaws. A human being's jaws exert a force of only 40 to 80 pounds.

A) Alligator

B) Komodo dragon

C) Crocodile

D) Hippo

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27. A __________ fish can swim 100 miles in a single day.

A) shark

B) Tuna

C) salmon

D) carp

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28. How many teats does a cow have

A) Two

B) Four

C) Six

D) Eight

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29. __________ have no ability to taste sweet things.

A) Dogs

B) Cats

C) Humans

D) Pigs

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30. A __________ can go without water longer than a camel can.

A) Meerkat

B) Fennec fox

C) Giraffe or Kangaroo Rat

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31. What does a camel store in its hump

A) Water

B) Protein

C) Fat

D) Minerals

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32. __________ for most snakes is accomplished with one lung only. The left lung is either greatly reduced in size or missing completely.

A) Circulation

B) Digestion

C) Hearing

D) Breathing

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33. Name the fastest land animal over a prolonged distance (1,000 yd. plus)

A) Cheetah

B) Gazelle

C) Antelope

D) Horse

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34. A cat's __________ can't move sideways.

A) Eye

B) Jaw

C) Tail

D) Ear

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35. A hibernating woodchuck breathes only ten times per hour. An __________ woodchuck breathes 2,100 times an hour.

A) Dormant

B) Active

C) Energetic

D) Resting

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36. What is a female deer called?

A) Stag

B) Fawn

C) Buck

D) Doe

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37. A cow can't __________ until she's given birth to a calf.

A) Climb trees

B) Bark

C) Give milk

D) Sleep standing up

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38. Garter snakes, though reptiles, do not __________. They bear young, just as mammals do.

A) Give live births

B) Hatch eggs in nests

C) Lay eggs

D) Produce milk

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39. The giraffe's __________ is huge; it weighs 25 pounds, is 2 feet long, and has walls up to 3 inches thick.

A) Heart

B) Liver

C) Lung

D) Stomach

E) Brain

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40. The hippopotamus has skin an inch_and_a_half thick, so solid that most __________ cannot penetrate it.

A) arrows

B) spears

C) Bullets

D) knives

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41. Because its tongue is too short for its beak, the __________ must juggle its food before swallowing it.

A) Parrot

B) Pelican

C) Woodpecker

D) Toucan

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42. The chameleon has a tongue that is 1.5 times the length of its __________

A) Head

B) Tail

C) Body

D) Legs

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43. What animal's milk is more than 54% fat?

A) Humpback whale

B) Cow

C) Goat

D) Horse

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44. When a __________ exerts itself, gets angry, or stays out of the water for too long, it exudes red, sweatlike mucus through its skin.

A) Hippopotamus

B) Elephant

C) Alligator

D) Giraffe

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45. What is the fastest breed of dog ?

A) Whippet

B) Saluki

C) Greyhound

D) Afghan Hound

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