QUIZ Biodiversity Quiz We have prepared some quiz questionsz to support you enjoy the experience even more.
- Q1
- Which of the following is most related to the reason why kingfishers’ feathers look colorful?
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Athe color of coffee
Bthe color of cherry blossom petals
Cthe color of soap bubbles
- Answer
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Cthe color of soap bubbles
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【Explanation】
The beautiful blue color of kingfisher feathers is caused by the scattering of light by microscopic structures that feathers have. It is the same reason why soap bubbles can look rainbow.
- Q2
- At what sort of place does the forest green tree frog, a frog endemic to Japan, lay eggs?
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Aon branches
Bunderground
Con concrete walls
- Answer
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Aon branches
- 【Explanation】
The forest green tree frog lays bubble-like egg masses on branches above ponds. The species is considered endangered or designated as a national monument in certain regions in Japan.
- Q3
- Which of the following species can use its “second jaw” in its throat to bite and hold grip?
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Amoray eel
Bgiant tortoise
Cwhale shark
- Answer
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Amoray eel
- 【Explanation】
The pharyngeal jaw of moray eels, located at the back of their throat, helps to bite and pull in the prey that they caught with their front jaw.
- Q4
- What characteristic made the Bathynomus giganteus, a deep-sea isopod, famous in Japan?
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Ashort lifespan
Bendurance to hunger
Cpossession of venom in legs
- Answer
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Bendurance to hunger
- 【Explanation】
In 2014, an individual kept in a Japanese aquarium caught attention for not eating at all for 5 years.
- Q5
- Which of the following does platypus detect with their bill to find their prey?
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Asound
Bcarbon dioxide
Celectricity
- Answer
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Celectricity
- 【Explanation】
Platypus have many sensor-like organs that sense electricity in their bill. They enable platypus to catch the slightest electricity that arises from prey movement.
- Q6
- For what use do leafcutter ants carry leaves to their anthole?
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Ato brush their teeth
Bto store rainwater
Cto grow mushrooms
- Answer
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Cto grow mushrooms
- 【Explanation】
Leafcutter ants use their sharp jaws to cut and carry leaves to their anthole, which they use to grow mushrooms by planting special fungi.
- Q7
- In the lungs of mammals, the bronchi branch repeatedly. What shape does the terminal part take?
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Agrape
Bbanana
Ccorn
- Answer
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Agrape
- 【Explanation】
Small sacs called alveoli cluster together like bunches of grapes. This structure increases the surface area, allowing for efficient gas exchange.
- Q8
- The oxygen we breathe is mainly produced by what kind of process?
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Amutation
Bphotosynthesis
Cglobal warming
- Answer
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Bphotosynthesis
- 【Explanation】
Photosynthesis is the process in which plants use light energy to produce organic substances like starch and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water. The oxygen on Earth is created mainly through photosynthesis by plants.
- Q9
- In nature, different living things are connected by the relationships of eating and being eaten. What is this called: a food "what"?
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Achain
Bunion
Ccooperation
- Answer
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Achain
- 【Explanation】
Plants are eaten by herbivores, herbivores are eaten by carnivores… This connection of eating and being eaten in nature is called a food chain.
Humans also eat many kinds of animals and plants, and when we die, our bodies return to the soil. We are also part of the food chain, and the cycle continues.
