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Quiz for ages 13-15 years
Question 1
True or false:
Some species of fungi can glow in the dark…
Question 2
How many hearts does an octopus have?
a. 1b. 2c. 3d. 4
Question 3
The heart and blood cells are components in which body system?
a.Circulatory Systemb.Immune Systemc.Reproductive System
Question 4
Which gas do we breathe out in the highest quantity?
a. Nitrogenb. Carbon dioxide c. Oxygen
Question 5
In hot weather, urine becomes…
a. More concentrated and lighter in colourb. More concentrated and darker in colourc. Less concentrated and lighter in colourd. Less concentrated and darker in colour
Question 6
The honey fungus (Armillaria solidipes) is one of the largest organisms in the world. How big do you think it is?
a. 0.4 square kilometresb. 2.4 square kilometresc. 8.4 square kilometres
Question 7
Trachea, lungs, diaphragm are parts of which body system?
a.Respiratory Systemb.Immune Systemc.Muscular System
Question 8
What is the world’s longest recorded animal?
a. A bootlace worm b. Blue whalec. Great white sharkd. Lions mane jellyfish
Question 9
Which of these are primary producers?
a. Sea urchinb. Spongec. Sea squirtd. Kelp
Question 10
What is plankton?
a. Any animal living in the sea that is too small to see without a microscope
b. Small plants which live on the sea bedc. Drift wood, which can be reused to make
furniture and flooringd. Living things which drift on ocean currents
Question 11
Oesophagus, stomach and intestine are parts in which body system?
a.Digestive Systemb.Respiratory Systemc.Circulatory System
Question 12
True or false…
Sharks are colour blind
Question 13
New Zealand’s giant weta is the heaviest insect in the world. The biggest one ever found weighed the equivalent of…
a. One mouseb. Two micec. Three miced. Four mice
Question 14
What type of animals from fiction are these?
a. Scabbersb. Eeyorec. Bagheerad. Michaelangelo
Question 15
What do we call the square frame used for plant sampling?
a. Quadmatb. Quadratc. Sampling squared. Quad frame
Question 16
According to the legend, the roots of which plant scream when dug up?
Question 17
Match the correct endocrine organ
Pituitary gland
Pancreas
Ovaries
Thyroid gland
Adrenal glands
Question 18
Which of these species has fewest genes?
a. Chimpanzees b. Humans c. Mice d. Rice
Question 19
What is the length of DNA in each of your cells?
a. 2 mmb. 2 cmc. 20 cmd. 2 m
Question 20
True or false…
Whales have belly buttons.
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