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1 | What is the largest grouse found in Scotland? | black grouse | capercaille | ptarmigan | red grouse | willow grouse | capercaille |
2 | What are coleoptera? | flies | wasps | beetles | ants | earwigs | beetles |
3 | What does an entomologist study? | spiders | crabs | Mammals | insects | fish | insects |
4 | The eohippus was an anscestor of what creature? | hippopotamus | dog | cat | buffalo | horse | horse |
5 | What is the main food of the giant panda? | bamboo shoots | bean sprouts | sugar cane | eucalyptus leaves | water chestnuts | bamboo shoots |
6 | Which tree is also known as the Mountain Ash? | larch | rowan | aspen | douglas fir | sitka spruce | rowan |
7 | Which crop is susceptible to the colorado beetle? | cotton | wheat | potatoes | rice | maize | potatoes |
8 | What is a squirrel's nest called? | form | holt | eyrie | dray | sett | dray |
9 | What is the World's largest creature? | humpback whale | sperm whale | right whale | fin whale | blue whale | blue whale |
10 | What sort of animal is a gemsbok? | antelope | goat | sheep | deer | ox | antelope |
11 | What is a young hare called? | fawn | leveret | cub | kitten | harelet | leveret |
12 | What is the main food of the green woodpecker? | elm bark beetle | caterpillars | ants | acorns | beech mast | ants |
13 | To which family does the nightingale belong? | crow | warbler | finch | bunting | thrush | thrush |
14 | To which order do ants bees and wasps belong? | hymenoptera | diptera | coleoptera | lepidoptera | neuroptera | hymenoptera |
15 | What is another name for the wolverine? | Tasmanian devil | glutton | badger | mongoose | panda | glutton |
16 | To which family does the yellowhammer belong? | finch | warbler | bunting | thrush | falcon | bunting |
17 | Which spice is obtained from the crocus? | cinnamon | cumin | turmeric | saffron | coriander | saffron |
18 | Which creature has the latin name bufo bufo? | Smooth newt | common frog | edible frog | natterjack toad | common toad | common toad |
19 | Where does the European freshwater eel spawn? | Red Sea | Dead Sea | Black Sea | Caspian Sea | Sargasso Sea | Sargasso Sea |
20 | What are ungulates? | hoofed animals | horned animals | three toed animals | marsupials | animals with a shell | hoofed animals |
21 | A woodpecker has how many toes pointing forward on each foot? | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
22 | What colour are the legs of a lesser black backed gull? | red | green | yellow | pink | black | yellow |
23 | What is a male swan called? | cygnet | pen | tiercel | cob | cock | cob |
24 | What is an otter's nest called? | eyrie | dray | den | sett | holt | holt |
25 | Which plant is digitalis obtained from | foxglove | honeysuckle | Bryony | houndstongue | deadly nightshade | foxglove |
26 | To which class of creatures do crabs belong? | Diplopoda | Crustacea | Chilopoda | Arachnida | Insecta | Crustacea |
27 | Which toad has a yellow line down the centre of its back? | common toad | midwife toad | natterjack toad | green toad | yellow bellied toad | natterjack toad |
28 | What is the world's biggest fish? | blue whale | great white shark | hammerhead shark | whale shark | blue shark | whale shark |
29 | What is a young whale called? | Whalelet | leveret | pup | kitten | calf | calf |
30 | Which insect larva makes a protective foam called cuckoo spit? | froghopper | ladybird | cadis fly | yellow underwing moth | cranefly | froghopper |
31 | What colour is the flower of the wild cabbage? | blue | yellow | white | pink | purple | yellow |
32 | Which plant has pin eyed and thrum eyed flowers? | cowslip | oxslip | primrose | pansy | violet | primrose |
33 | Which bird has the longest migratory flight? | swift | swallow | cuckoo | arctic tern | albatross | arctic tern |
34 | What sort of animal is a slow worm? | snake | lugworm | earthworm | newt | lizard | lizard |
35 | To which bird family does the lapwing belong? | plover | grouse | rail | sandpiper | auk | plover |
36 | Which is Britain's only mainland gannet breeding site? | St. Bees Head | Bempton Cliffs | St. David's Head | Lands end | Lizard Point | Bempton Cliffs |
37 | Which seashore worm commonly grows to 5 yards long? | lugworm | ragworm | bootlace worm | sand mason worm | peacock worm | bootlace worm |
38 | From which tree are conkers obtained? | ash | maple | chestnut | horse chestnut | sycamore | horse chestnut |
39 | What is the second largest bird in the World? | ostrich | kiwi | mute swan | albatross | emu | emu |
40 | Which animal provides ermine fur? | stoat | weasel | mink | polecat | pine martin | stoat |
41 | Where would you expect to find thrift growing wild? | heathland | saltmarsh | woodland | hedgerow | grassland | saltmarsh |
42 | Which of these vegetables is perennial? | peas | beans | asparagus | cabbage | carrots | asparagus |
43 | Which fish provides caviar? | halibut | salmon | trout | sturgeon | sole | sturgeon |
44 | Which bird specialises in eating conifer seeds? | coal tit | great spotted woodpecker | nuthatch | jay | crossbill | crossbill |
45 | What is a young dragonfly called? | nymph | grub | maggot | caterpillar | imago | nymph |
46 | What butterfly has the same name as a punctuation mark? | bracket | comma | colon | semi-colon | apostrophe | comma |
47 | What colour are the buds of the ash tree? | green | yellow | black | brown | pink | black |
48 | To which order do ducks geese and swans belong? | passeriformes | galliformes | charadriiformes | anseriformes | strigiformes | anseriformes |
49 | Which plant has the latin name bellis perennis? | buttercup | harebell | bluebell | canterbury bell | daisy | daisy |
50 | Which bird is known to walk on the bottom of a river bed? | dipper | dabchick | mallard | oystercatcher | kingfisher | dipper |
51 | What was the largest carniverous dinosaur? | diplodocus | tyrannosaurus rex | allosaurus | brachiosaurus | stegosaurus | tyrannosaurus rex |
52 | What fin lies on the back of a fish? | pectoral fin | anal fin | dorsal fin | caudal fin | pelvic fin | dorsal fin |
53 | What conifer is traditionally used as the Christmas tree? | sitka spruce | scots pine | larch | Norway spruce | douglas fir | Norway spruce |
54 | What is the main food of baleen whales? | fish | seals | dolphins | seaweed | krill | krill |
55 | What sort of creature is a Portuguese man o' war? | jellyfish | spider | scorpion | beetle | crab | jellyfish |
56 | How many vertebrae are there normally in a mammal's neck? | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
57 | Where are lemurs found? | Canary Islands | India | Madagascar | Sri Lanka | Ethiopia | Madagascar |
58 | What is spirogyra? | a fungus | a lichen | a moss | an alga | a liverwort | an alga |
59 | What is the main distinguishing feature of flies? | compound eyes | two eyes | six legs | four wings | two wings | two wings |
60 | Which part of a flower contains pollen? | stamen | pistil | sepal | carpel | stigma | stamen |
61 | What sort of creature is a pintail? | insect | duck | rodent | fish | newt | duck |
62 | What is the food of the silkworm? | bilberry leaves | blueberry leaves | mulberry leaves | crowberry leaves | huckleberry leaves | mulberry leaves |
63 | From which plant is linseed oil obtained? | rape | sunflower | cornflower | flax | soyabean | flax |
64 | What colour is the breast of the male bullfinch? | yellow | white | brown | green | pink | pink |
65 | Which insect causes sleeping sickness? | tsetse fly | mosquito | locust | drosophila fly | chironomid midge | tsetse fly |
66 | What colour is the head of the male wigeon? | black | chestnut | green | brown | pink | chestnut |
67 | What is a duiker? | fox | hare | antelope | snake | cat | antelope |
68 | Which animal is called a sea cow? | walrus | elephant seal | narwhal | dugong | minke whale | dugong |
69 | Which wading bird has erectile feathers in the breeding season? | redshank | greenshank | dunlin | curlew sandpiper | ruff | ruff |
70 | Which is the largest deer in Europe? | elk | reindeer | red deer | fallow deer | roe deer | elk |
71 | sloes are the fruit of which plant? | billberry | blackthorn | hawthorn | wild rose | dewberry | blackthorn |
72 | What is the class of animals aves better known as? | fish | insects | birds | reptiles | shellfish | birds |
73 | Where do plants known as halophytes grow? | on decaying organic material | in areas of low moisture | in areas of high moisture | in salt marshes | on chalk grassland | in salt marshes |
74 | What is the plant myosotis better known as? | buttercup | daisy | bluebell | dandelion | forget-me-not | forget-me-not |
75 | What feature do marsupials have? | a pouch for rearing young | a mammery gland | a long tail | long back legs | a long gestation period | a pouch for rearing young |
76 | Which of these is not a member of the cat family? | jaguar | dingo | ocelot | lynx | panther | dingo |
77 | Which of these trees is deciduous? | spruce | hemlock | maple | cypress | Wellingtonia | maple |
78 | Which of these fish is found in rock pools? | tope | dogfish | garfish | shanny | brill | shanny |
79 | What is a piddock? | a fish | a slug | a worm | a plant | a shellfish | a shellfish |
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