Trivia Quiz on Biogeography

1. What is the widest-ranging ocean bird

A) Albatross

B) Gull

C) Pelican

D) Gannet

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2. The marine iguana is native to which island group

A) Hawaiian Islands

B) Canary Islands

C) Madagascar

D) Galapagos

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3. This animal can be found in sub Saharan Africa & Gir National Forest in India.

A) Lion

B) Tiger

C) Leopard

D) Cheetah

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4. "The Voyage of The Beagle" told of which scientist's discoveries

A) Isaac Newton

B) Charles Darwin

C) Louis Pasteur

D) Albert Einstein

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5. What makes up about 85% of all the greenery on earth

A) Mosses and liverworts

B) Trees

C) Algae in rivers

D) Ocean plants

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6. ___________ has 150 recognized ecosystems.

A) Brazil

B) Hawaii

C) Madagascar

D) Indonesia

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7. In 1904 Danish Biologist Johannes Schmidt Discovered The Sargasso Sea In The North Atlantic To Be The Breeding Ground Of Which Fish

A) American eel

B) Conger eel

C) Atlantic salmon

D) European Eel

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8. Elephants, lions, and camels roamed __________ 12,000 years ago.

A) Alaska

B) Antarctica

C) Europe

D) Australia

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9. Which Is The Largest Member Of The Cat Family That Is Indigenous To The New World

A) Puma

B) Jaguar

C) Ocelot

D) Jaguarundi

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10. A coral island consisting of a ring of rock enclosing a central lagoon is a(n) ________.

A) cay

B) Atoll

C) barrier reef

D) islet

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11. Gray __________ migrate 12,000 miles each year, farther than any other mammal.

A) wolves

B) Whales

C) seals

D) dolphins

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12. Some species of rain forest birds migrate every summer from South America to Canada to __________

A) Nest

B) Overwinter

C) Feed

D) Breed

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13. There are no wild deer of any kind in Australia, and the small red deer is the only one found in __________

A) Africa

B) Europe

C) Asia

D) South America

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14. Zebus are humped cattle found in India, China, and northern Africa. Zebubs are tsetse_like flies found in __________

A) Ethiopia

B) Kenya

C) Somalia

D) Egypt

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