I Kiss With Tulips Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lip

tu(LIP)s.
One lip is useful, two are better for food intake, speech articulation, communication (facial expressions) and for the first stage in propagating the human species.

Answer: ear

ar(EA R)eserved. An ear is a very serviceable organ: Not only does it capture sound to help us interpret the world, but it also helps with balance and body position awareness. Some people think that the ear is the external hearing apparatus but this is just the pinna or auricle.

The organ ear actually consists of the internal processes such as the eardrum, semi-circular canals for balance and the three smallest bones in the human body. Two ears are better than one: Two ears help distinguish the direction a sound comes from and help us appreciate music better when we have stereophonic sound.

Answer: toe

Coast (TO E)ast.
Toes are useful parts as they provide stability when walking. While the foot (in humans at least), supports the weight of the body, those toes assist with balance, weight bearing and propulsion (thrust) when moving forward.

Answer: leg

tab(LE G)um.
A leg is a utilitarian feature. One is necessary for locomotion (e.g. clams) but two are better (eg. birds, humans). Are four legs more useful than two? Hmmm - No, because four legs means no arms. Legs have a weight bearing function as well.

Answer: arm

c(AR M)irror.
Arms are very, useful, two of them doubly so. With rotational ability at the shoulder elbow and wrist, arms can serve four out of six purposes that simple machines can do: Lever, wedge, screw and inclined plane.

Answer: eye

Trac(EY E)ats...
Eyes are fascinating organs: They convert light into electo-chemical impulses in nerve cells to produce sight. At the risk of personal bias, I believe sight is the most developed of senses and the eye is the most sophisticated sense organ.

Answer: rib

neithe(R IB)is.
Ribs have no intrinsic function themselves but they offer protection of the thoracic organs by acting as a cage around them. They also offer stability of the trunk by attaching to the vertebral column in vertebrates, and, facilitate breathing by allowing the lungs to inflate safely.

Answer: gum

rainin(G UM)brellas.
The gum or gums, one for the mandible, one for the maxilla are more scientifically known as gingiva. The main, indeed, only real function of the gums is to provide a tight seal between the teeth and the mucosal surface of the mouth.

Answer: hip

bot(H IP)anema.
(It's a bit of a long bow to associate a pocket with a hip, but I am sure you made the connection).
The hip can refer to two anatomical components: The hip region or the hip joint. The hip regional is that part that is lateral to the gluteal region, underneath the iliac crest (the part of the hip bone that sticks out above the upper part of your leg - well it probably sticks out on you rather than me) and the upper part of you femur.
The hip joint actually refers to the joint of the upper femur which acts like a ball and the hip bone (three bones fused together) which acts like a socket.

Answer: jaw

Frey(JA W)as.
A jaw is usually one of a pair and in vertebrates, refers to the lower part of the jaw, the mandible, which is usually articulated near the upper jaw or maxilla. The jaw is usually used for holding or manipulating food and has a secondary function in assisting with speech.