Nature & Wildlife Quiz

Question 1

Which is the world's largest rainforest?

Accepted Answer

The Amazon Rainforest

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The Congo Rainforest

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The Daintree Rainforest

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The Borneo Rainforest

Question 2

Which animal is the tallest in the world?

Accepted Answer

Giraffe

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African elephant

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Ostrich

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Polar bear

Question 3

What is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth?

Accepted Answer

The blue whale

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The T-rex dinosaur

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The African elephant

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The giant squid

Question 4

What remarkable navigation ability do monarch butterflies have?

Accepted Answer

They migrate up to 4,800 km using the Sun as a compass and Earth's magnetic field

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They can see ultraviolet light to navigate

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They follow chemical trails left by previous generations

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They navigate using star patterns at night

Question 5

What is the largest land animal in the world?

Accepted Answer

African elephant

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White rhinoceros

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Hippopotamus

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Giraffe

Question 6

What is a 'coral reef' and why is it important?

Accepted Answer

A marine ecosystem built by tiny coral polyps that supports about 25% of all ocean species

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An underwater rock formation

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A type of seaweed colony

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A sand bank that protects coastlines only

Question 7

Which bird makes the longest migration of any animal?

Accepted Answer

Arctic tern

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Albatross

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Bar-tailed godwit

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Common swift

Question 8

What is the most venomous animal in the world?

Accepted Answer

Box jellyfish

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Inland taipan snake

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Cone snail

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Blue-ringed octopus

Question 9

What is 'symbiosis' in nature?

Accepted Answer

A close, long-term interaction between two different species — can be mutually beneficial or not

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A predator-prey relationship

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When animals compete for the same food source

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The relationship between plants and the soil

Question 10

How do bats navigate and hunt in the dark?

Accepted Answer

They use echolocation — emitting ultrasonic pulses and listening to echoes

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They have excellent night vision

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They follow the heat signatures of prey

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They use their sensitive whiskers to detect movement

Question 11

What percentage of species on Earth are estimated to be insects?

Accepted Answer

50%

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10%

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30%

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70%

Question 12

The giant panda is the national symbol of China. What percentage of its diet is bamboo?

Accepted Answer

99%

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50%

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75%

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90%

Question 13

What is 'biodiversity hotspot'?

Accepted Answer

A region with both exceptionally high species richness and high levels of threatened habitats

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A very warm region with high species diversity

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A protected national park area

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A tropical zone with no seasons

Question 14

Why are bees essential to ecosystems and food production?

Accepted Answer

They are the primary pollinator of most food crops and wild plants worldwide

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They produce honey which feeds other animals

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They aerate the soil by burrowing

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They control pest insect populations

Question 15

The dodo bird went extinct in the late 17th century. What caused its extinction?

Accepted Answer

Hunting by humans and introduction of invasive species to Mauritius

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Climate change

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Volcanic eruption on its island

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Disease brought by visiting ships

Question 16

What is the 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch'?

Accepted Answer

A floating mass of plastic debris in the North Pacific Ocean, roughly three times the size of France

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A volcanic island covered in plastic

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A sewage discharge point in the Pacific

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An area where plastic sinks to the ocean floor

Question 17

How do migratory birds navigate?

Accepted Answer

Using multiple cues: the Sun, stars, Earth's magnetic field, and landmarks

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By following rivers and coastlines only

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By following older birds who know the route

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By smell alone

Question 18

Approximately how many trees are there on Earth?

Accepted Answer

3 trillion

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40 billion

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400 billion

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10 trillion

Question 19

What is the fastest land animal and what speed can it reach?

Accepted Answer

Cheetah, up to 112 km/h

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Lion, 80 km/h

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Pronghorn antelope, 100 km/h

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Greyhound, 90 km/h

Question 20

What is the IUCN Red List?

Accepted Answer

The global authority on conservation status of species — categorising their risk of extinction

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A list of the most endangered ecosystems

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A register of protected national parks

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A list of invasive species threatening ecosystems