Science Quiz #743
Science and Nature Quiz for 12 April 2023
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Q1.
Which of these is a flowering plant native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia, known for its flavour which resembles liquorice, fennel and tarragon?
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Q2.
Which of these is a name for vitamin B2, which naturally occurs in milk and whole wheat grain?
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Q3.
What is the word for an asexual form of reproduction found in females where growth and development of embryos occurs without fertilisation by a male?
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Q4.
Which of these is a contagious disease, an upper respiratory tract illness characterised by sore throat, low fever, and an adherent membrane on the tonsils, pharynx, and/or nasal cavity, once common, that has largely been eradicated in industrialised nations through widespread vaccination?
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Q5.
What was the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, first isolated on 19 October 1943 by Albert Schatz, a graduate student, in the laboratory of Selman Abraham Waksman at Rutgers University?
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Q6.
The Australian species of what bird has the longest beak in the world?
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Q7.
An astrolabe was used for astrology, navigation and what else?
A
Calculating speed of a star's travel
B
Examination of star chemistry
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