Science Quiz #626
Science and Nature Quiz for 13 January 2021
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1
Q1.
Which glands are just above the kidneys?
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2
Q2.
What does an "aquarium" simulate?
B
A circulating current through different-levelled pools
C
The submerged area of a water habitat
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3
Q3.
The now-extinct Elephant Bird, believed to have been 3 metres tall and weigh 500 kg, was believed to have inhabited what area?
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4
Q4.
What can be deduced from cosmogenic nuclides?
A
Possible catalysts in a chemical process
B
Structure of an atom's nucleus
C
Processes of deep sea volcanoes
D
Geological and astronomical processes
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5
Q5.
What is the name for monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base, that include cereals, bamboo, turf, sedges and rushes?
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Q6.
What name is given to the disease whereby parasites can change the behaviour of rats and mice, making them drawn to rather than fearful of the scent of cats?
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Q7.
The ancient Greek Antikythera mechanism, retrieved from a shipwreck in 1901 and believed to date from the first century BCE, is similar to which 18th century mechanism?
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