Quiz - 20 questions

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1. What kind of land mammal was the biggest that ever existed?
 A) Rhinoceros
B) Elephant
C) Sloth


2. The muskox is a ...

A) cow
B) sheep
C) antelope


3. Which species was extinct most recently?
 A) quagga
 B) thylacine
 C) dodo


4. The word Beluga is of russian origin. Which of these words is the closest translation?

A) sturgeon
B) caviar
C) white


5. If these 3 species were drawn into a phylogenetic tree, which one would be the sister group to the other two? In layman's terms, for all you non-zoologists out there, that means you should pick out the animal that is the least closely related in a family tree of this group of 3 species. Which animal is the long distant cousin of the other two? Also, remember this explanation for questions #14 and #18.
A) Hedgehog
B) Tenrec
C) Porcupine


6. Which of these animals can create the loudest (db) sounds?
A) Howler monkey
B) Elephant
C) Blue whale


7. Which of these animals live the longest?
 A) Aldabra tortoise
B) Tube worm
C) Arctic clam


8. Which of these fish is (or was) the longest?
A) Whaleshark
B) Oarfish
C) Megalodon


9. Which of these animals is the closest relative of snakes?
A) Caecilian
 B) Tuatara
C) Monitor lizard


10. Who was the apex predator in the sea during the Cretaceous period?
A) Megalodon
B) Mosasauria
C) Ichtyosauria


11. What kind of bird has the longest penis?
A) Ostrich
B) Duck
C) Cock


12. Which of these animals is a dinosaur?
A) Dimetrodon
B) Pteranodon
C) Glyptodontopelta


13. From which of these groups did the birds evolve?
A) Coelurosauria
B) Pterosauria
C) Ornithopoda


14. If these 3 species were drawn into a phylogenetic tree, which one would be the sister group to the other two?
A) Colugo
B) Flying squirrel
C) Sugar glider


15. Which of these animals is a member of the group Carnivora?
A) Meerkat
B) Pangolin
C) Tasmanian devil


16. This Diploporita fossile belongs to which group?

A) Echinodermata
B) Hemichordata
C) Mollusca


17. Which of these cnidarians is actually a colony of animals?
A) Stauromedusae
B) Sea anemone
C) Portuguese man o war


18. If these 3 species were drawn into a phylogenetic tree, which one would be the sister group to the other two?
A) Daphnia
B) Copepod
C) Barnacle


19. What insect will this larvae develop into?

A) Butterfly
B) Sawfly
C) Beetle


20. How long does it approximately take the earthworms to turn over the soil in the 10 cm uppermost layer in an average northern temperate climate?



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