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Elephants
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Did you know that elephants can't jump even though they have the same number of bones in their feet as other mammals? |
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The bones in an elephant's foot are more closely packed together than other mammals so they do not have the flexibility or spring mechanisms that would enable them to jump. |
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How many bones are in an elephant's trunk? |
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None! The elephant's trunk has numerous muscles but no bone.
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What is the largest member of the deer family?
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MOOSE! | |
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How many pounds of food a day does a
full-grown elephant eat?
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About 200-300 pounds! | |
| How long were the tusks of ancient wooly mammoths? |
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12 to 15 feet long | |
| What percent of the brain is water? |
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75% | |
| What is the only animal whose evidence is admissible in an American court? |
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The BLOODHOUND! | |
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Owls can not move their eyes due to the shape of the
eyeball.
What shape is the eyeball of an owl? |
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Tubular! | |
| Mosquitoes do not like citronella because it irritates what part of their body? |
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It irritates their FEET! | |
| Moles are able to tunnel through how many feet of earth a day? |
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300 | |
| What is the most common mammal in the United States? |
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MICE!!! | |
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Humans have 5 million olfactory cells which to
smell. How many do sheepdogs have? |
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Over 220 million! | |
| A 1200 pound horse eats about how many times its own weight each year? |
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Seven | |
| Fossil comes from the Latin word "fodere". What does this Latin word mean? |
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To dig! | |
| Which bred of dogs bites more humans than any other? |
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German Shepherds | |
| How many taste buds does a catfish have? |
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100,000 Taste Buds! |
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| Why are lions and tigers attracted to catnip? |
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Catnip contains a chemical that resembles the excretion of the dominant female's urine! |
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| What animal has FOUR knees? |
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The Elephant! |
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| What animal is immune to every known disease including cancer? |
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The SHARK! | |
HOW did the flower, Passiflora spp., get its name? |
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The name is a Christian symbol for the passion of Christ on the cross |
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| What was the first bird domesticated by man? |
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The GOOSE! | |
| How many breeds of cats are there in the world today? |
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Thirty-three breeds! | |
| What is a group of chickens called? |
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PEEP! |
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| Which part of your eye does not receive blood? |
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CORNEA! |
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| Which part of the body cleans 50 gallons of blood each day? |
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KIDNEYS! | |
| What is the philtrum and where is it found? |
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The Vertical Indentation in the middle of the upper lip. |
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| What is occurring if your uvula is vibrating? |
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SNORING! | |
| What problem do you have if you suffer from bromidrosis? |
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Body Odor! | |
| What do armadillos do to help cross deep rivers? |
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They swallow air into their stomach and intestines! |
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| What are the first and second tallest animals in the Animal kingdom? |
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Giraffe & the Elephant |
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| What green colored food is highly toxic to parrots along with chocolate? |
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Avocado |
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| What animal can see both infra-red and ultraviolet rays of light? |
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GOLDFISH! |
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| What is the unusual common name for the European weasel? |
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POLECAT! |
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| What are coprolites? |
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Fossilized excrement from dinosaurs | |
| Why should you NOT eat a crayfish (crawdad) with a straight tail? |
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A straight tail means it was dead long before time to cook it! | |
| What is the largest known domestic cat breed? |
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Maine Coon |
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| What is the animal that is ranked #1 for having the most taste buds? |
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CATFISH |
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What is the COMMON and SCIENTIFIC NAME for this organism? |
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Common name - Pangolin |
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I am a very common fall flower that can be seen growing
along Arkansas roadways. What is my COMMON name? |
IRONWEED |
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Name this organism, tell what is sticking out of his head, and what is the function of this structure. |
Narwhal Tusk or Tooth Senses changes in depth, current, water temperature, etc. |
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| What unique characteristic do these three animals share in common --- Emperor Penguin, Elephant seal, and high-flying bar-headed goose? |
 Jessica Meir (Field Biologist) |
They all live under low oxygen level conditions | |
| What amino acid joins polypeptides to each other in a protein and why? |
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Hint: It is only one of the two amino acids that contains sulfur. | CYSTEINE |
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Cells in a fish's gills pump out salt even though the salt water the fish lives in has a greater concentration of salts than the cells themselves do. What process do these cells use to remove the salt? |
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ACTIVE TRANSPORT | |
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Identify Structure A and its function. |
It is a GLYCOPROTEIN! |
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What photosynthetic process is occurring in this diagram? |
Photosystem I |
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| What are the structures in the picture, what is happening to them, and what will be the result? |
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Nonsister Chromatids crossing-over during Prophase I |
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| Name the famous organism and tell why she is so well known. |
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DOLLY - The first cloned animal!
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| What is the condition called in hybrids when neither of the two genes masks the other? |
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Incomplete dominance! | |
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I look like a fungus, but I am not one. What am I? |
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Waxy Scale insect!
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A well-known writer of children's books wrote a poem
about this organism. WHO was the author and email me the POEM? |
Dr. Seuss wrote a poem about this fungus |
Pilobolus crystallinus |
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What species of Penicillium fungus made this cheese? | Roquefort | |
| Give the COMMON NAME for this organism and its KINGDOM. |
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Volvox Kingdom Protista |
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| How long can an iguana stay underwater? |
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Include your name & period cmassengale@sps.k12.ar.us |
