Trivia Quiz on Biology Part 4

1. Cytosine, Adenine, Thymine And Guanine Are The Basic Requirements For Which Compound

A) RNA

B) Nucleotides

C) Proteins

D) DNA

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2. What is the winter counterpart of estivation

A) Hibernation

B) Migration

C) Torpor

D) Aestivation

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3. What is the word used to describe species that are not extinct

A) Endangered

B) Extirpated

C) Nonexistent

D) Extant

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4. Which animal family does the mandrill belong to

A) Baboon

B) Old World Monkeys

C) New World Monkeys

D) Hominidae

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5. What is the largest of the great apes

A) Chimpanzee

B) Gorilla

C) Orangutan

D) Bonobo

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6. What is the only bird with a fully formed penis

A) Duck

B) Swan

C) Goose

D) Penguin

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7. The human body contains enough of what to make 2,200 match heads

A) Calcium

B) Iron

C) Phosphorous

D) Potassium

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8. Every human has one of these on their tummies

A) Belly button

B) Umbilicus

C) Navel

D) Stomach button

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9. Which creature has a carapace and a plastron

A) Crabs

B) Turtles shell up low

C) Snails

D) Lizards

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10. How much water would a human drink in a lifetime

A) 50,000 litres

B) 60,000 litres

C) 100,000 litres

D) 500 million litres

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11. Ichthyology is a study of ______

A) Birds

B) Reptiles

C) Fish

D) Mammals

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12. What is a shallow dish with a cover that is used for science specimens

A) Beaker

B) Watch glass

C) Petri

D) Culture dish

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13. When do diurnal animals sleep

A) During the day

B) In the evening

C) Night time

D) Only during winter

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14. The word rodent comes from the Latin rodere meaning what

A) To bite

B) To Gnaw

C) To gnash

D) To chew

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15. How long is an elephant pregnant

A) 2 years

B) 1 year

C) 18 months

D) 3 years

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16. The study of the manner in which organisms carry on their life processes is ________

A) Anatomy

B) Biochemistry

C) Genetics

D) Physiology

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17. What does an animal have if it is a fish

A) Gills

B) Lungs

C) Wings

D) Beaks

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18. Which is the only living bird with two toes on each foot

A) Ostrich

B) Emu

C) Cassowary

D) Kiwi

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19. Which U.S. biologist has published collections of essays entitled Bully for Brontosaurus and Dinosaur in a Haystack

A) Edward O. Wilson

B) Stephen Jay Gould

C) Lewis Thomas

D) Jane Goodall

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20. Of what do earthworms have five

A) brains

B) Hearts

C) stomachs

D) gills

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21. What Is The Only Creature To Contain An Odd Number Of Whiskers

A) The Cat

B) The Mole

C) The Catfish

D) The Orca

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22. How many ribs does a human have

A) 24

B) 22

C) 26

D) 28

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23. Which famous scientist's first published work was a monograph on barnacles

A) Carl Linnaeus

B) Charles Darwin

C) Gregor Mendel

D) Albert Einstein

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24. Ophidiophobia is the fear of what

A) Snakes

B) Heights

C) Spiders

D) Darkness

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25. What did you do 10 million times last year

A) Breathe

B) Blink

C) Eat

D) Dream

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26. Bananas are actually what

A) Herbs

B) Fruits

C) Vegetables

D) Nuts

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27. What animal can live several weeks without its head

A) Cockroach

B) Lizard

C) Goldfish

D) Snake

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28. Rats, mice, beavers, and squirrels are all ________.

A) Rodent

B) Carnivores

C) Primates

D) Marsupials

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29. What are animals that live in tree called

A) Terrestrial

B) Aerial

C) Canopy-dwellers

D) Arboreal

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30. Ichthyology is the study of ________.

A) Birds

B) Fish

C) Mammals

D) Plants

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31. What does an insect do through its spiracles

A) Digest food

B) Suck blood

C) Lay eggs

D) Breath

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32. Crested, Smooth, & Palmate Are All Types Of What Sort Of Amphibious Creatures ?

A) Frogs

B) Toads

C) Newts

D) Salamanders

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33. Of what is genetics the study

A) Genes

B) Inherited diseases

C) Genetic engineering

D) Heredity

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34. Common non domestic animal is not mentioned in the Bible

A) Rats

B) Hedgehogs

C) Kangaroos

D) Pandas

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35. The hop-low is the worlds smallest what

A) ant

B) bacteria

C) Mushroom

D) moss

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36. With which organ does a snake hear

A) Tongue

B) Ear

C) Nose

D) Jaw

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37. What kind of animal is a carnivore

A) A meat eater

B) A plant eater

C) An omnivore

D) A scavenger

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38. The human body contains enough of what to kill all the fleas on an average dog

A) Calcium

B) Sulphur

C) Chlorine

D) Iron

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39. Name the largest gland in the human body.

A) Pancreas

B) Pituitary gland

C) Liver

D) Adrenal gland

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40. An animal is a fish if it has _________

A) Scales

B) Fins

C) Lungs

D) Gills

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41. What microscopic animals name comes from Greek little Staff

A) Amoeba

B) Planarian

C) Tardigrade

D) Bacteria

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42. A man's beard grows fastest when he ______

A) eats a lot of protein

B) Anticipates sex

C) gets a full night's sleep

D) stays clean-shaven

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43. What is the common name for the astyeroidea

A) Sea urchin

B) Sea cucumber

C) Sand dollar

D) Starfish

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44. What worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food

A) Flatworms

B) Earthworms

C) Roundworms

D) Ribbon worms

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45. Which organ in the body is inflamed in nephritis

A) Liver

B) Heart

C) Lung

D) Kidney

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46. What is the study of heredity called

A) Genomics

B) Epigenetics

C) Mendelian inheritance

D) Genetics

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47. What direction do many northern birds fly when autumn arrives

A) North

B) East

C) South

D) West

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48. Which animals can live longest without water

A) Rats

B) Camels

C) Dogs

D) Kangaroos

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49. What is the only fish that can blink at you with both eyes?

A) Dolphin

B) Goldfish

C) Shark

D) Catfish

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50. Biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

A) Biosphere

B) Ecosystem

C) Biotic community

D) Environment

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