Science Quiz #783
Science and Nature Quiz for 17 January 2024
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Q1.
What is the distinguishing colour of a male morpho butterfly?
C
Streaked green and purple
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Q2.
Where in the human body is the cochlea?
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3
Q3.
Tropospheric ozone, formed primarily by reaction between volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides, contributes to what?
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Q4.
What is the term "synaesthesia" applied to?
A
To describe the study of multiple art forms in the light of their underlying similarity
B
Where a variety of artistic styles is used to create a single work
C
Where one sensory or cognitive experience is involuntarily experienced as also being a different one
D
To describe heightened senses
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Q5.
Which of these is not a term for a male deer?
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Q6.
What name is given to the unnatural fear of men?
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Q7.
The ostrich, emu, rhea, kiwi and the extinct "elephant bird" of Madagascar and moa are all types of what diverse group of large, flightless birds?
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