Science Quiz #351
Science and Nature Quiz for 7 October 2015
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1
Q1.
The Dalmatian has a number of other names. Which of these is not one of them?
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2
Q2.
What function does a pistil serve?
A
It is the female reproductive part of a flower
B
A pipeline for digital bio-information data
C
It fires a flower's dehiscent seeds
D
It protects a plant from parasites and other enemies
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3
Q3.
When hair rises in reaction to cold or shock, the appearance of the skin is sometimes described as what?
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4
Q4.
Which of these is a gas?
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5
Q5.
Where does the Suriname common toad, or Pipa toad, lay and hatch its eggs?
A
In foam nests laid in pools of water in the crook of branches or leaves
B
In pockets on the female's back
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6
Q6.
The Kaua'i mole duck, the Great auk, the Cuban giant owl and the Stephens Island wren are all flightless birds and are...?
B
The subject of a New Zealand Department of Conservation ten year study
C
Particularly susceptible to lead poisoning from hunters' lead shot
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Q7.
What type of engine did Felix Wankel invent?
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