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Quiz about True Brainteasing Animal Facts

True Brainteasing Animal Facts Quiz

Enjoy this brief and fun quiz, with most questions courtesy of some great resources on biology, oceanography, and zoology.

A multiple-choice quiz by zeron7. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
zeron7

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
75,885

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Bats can detect insects up to 18 feet away even during high speed pursuit. By what method does the bat accomplish this? Hint

By flanking the insects in large groups

Olfactory sensitivity

Echolocation

Unprecedented night vision

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Question 2 of 10

2. The eyes of a chameleon move independently. In how many directions can this lizard see at once? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. The male silk moth can detect female moth sexual pheromones from distances as far away as? Hint

1.2 miles

2 miles

.5 mile

.3 mile

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Question 4 of 10

4. Blowflies taste with 3,000 sensory hairs located on their what? Hint

Antennae

Wings

Thorax

Legs

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following animal has its eardrums (tympanic membranes) on the outside of its body? Hint

Pit viper

Frog

Gecko lizard

Electric eel

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Question 6 of 10

6. This sea dweller has an eye that measures over 40 cm.in circumference, making it the largest eye in the animal kingdom. Which marine animal is this? Hint

The Giant Squid

Blue Whale

Sperm Whale

The Colossal Squid

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Question 7 of 10

7. Crabs have hairs on their claws and other parts of their bodies for what purpose? Hint

To detect nearby prey or possible food sources

To detect pheromones in the water during mating periods

Part of a camouflage defense mechanism

To detect water and current vibrations

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Question 8 of 10

8. Each eye of what creature contains approximately 30,000 lenses? Hint

Banded Lemur

Cicada

Madagascar Tamarind

Dragonfly

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Question 9 of 10

9. The entire body of an earthworm is covered with what? Hint

Metanephridia

Chemoreceptors

Thermoreceptors

Microscopic Pincers

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Question 10 of 10

10. In fish physiology, the operculum is what? Hint

Part of the liver

Spleen

Gill cover

Optic nerve

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Bats can detect insects up to 18 feet away even during high speed pursuit. By what method does the bat accomplish this?

Answer: Echolocation

Echolation is the same as sonar...which the bats possess per 'Smithsonian'.

2. The eyes of a chameleon move independently. In how many directions can this lizard see at once?

Answer: 2

2 eyes, 2 different directions. 'National Geographic Explorer'

3. The male silk moth can detect female moth sexual pheromones from distances as far away as?

Answer: 1.2 miles

Per 'Campbell's Biology' (third edition), this has been a proven fact for many years.

4. Blowflies taste with 3,000 sensory hairs located on their what?

Answer: Legs

Seems odd, but documented in a National Geographic Society 1981 South American study.

5. Which of the following animal has its eardrums (tympanic membranes) on the outside of its body?

Answer: Frog

Located just behind each eye. 'Smithsonian' (info database).

6. This sea dweller has an eye that measures over 40 cm.in circumference, making it the largest eye in the animal kingdom. Which marine animal is this?

Answer: The Colossal Squid

"Brittania Biological", synposis 2002.

7. Crabs have hairs on their claws and other parts of their bodies for what purpose?

Answer: To detect water and current vibrations

Used to keep the crab in the water areas with the highest oxygen content and best PH levels. Campbell's 'Biology' (Third Edition).

8. Each eye of what creature contains approximately 30,000 lenses?

Answer: Dragonfly

This is a feature biologists call 'ommatidia', which is found only in creatures with compound eyes (like insects and arachnids). Campbell, 'Biology', Third Edition.

9. The entire body of an earthworm is covered with what?

Answer: Chemoreceptors

These are their primary means for finding suitable soil, food, and other earthworms. (National Geographic Explorer)

10. In fish physiology, the operculum is what?

Answer: Gill cover

It is the flap of skin that covers the bright red oxygen-gathering gills. Campbell's 'Biology', Third Edition.

Source: Author zeron7

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