KB General Science 2013 #7 Flashcards
What animal is responsible for the most worldwide deaths?
mosquito
How many feet are in a mile?
5,280
What term means a number of geese grouped together?
gaggle
What is the largest meat eating shark?
the Great White
On what continent would I find the “Ivory Coast”?
Africa
Breaking the barrier of the speed of sound results in what?
sonic boom
What is the biological name given to the group of organisms that includes mushrooms?
fungi
What animal on Earth makes the loudest noise?
blue whale whistle
What is the preferred food for polar bears?
seals
What color is the skin on a polar bear?
black
What gorilla was taught sign language by her “mom,” psychologist Francine Patterson, and is part of the longest continuous interspecies communications projects of its kind in the world?
Koko
A lemur is a type of pro-simian that evolved on one specific island. Name the island.
Madagascar
What is the name given to a female rabbit?
doe
What disease can armadillos contract that can help doctors study the disease in humans?
leprosy
What is the term given to the fat on a whale’s body?
blubber
What herbivorous sea mammal is often called a sea cow?
manatee
What continent is native to the koala bear?
Australia
The platypus is a mammal that lacks a trait common to the majority of other mammals. What trait does it lack?
doesn’t bear live young
What is the color of a giraffe’s tongue?
black or blue/black
What continent is native to the platypus?
Australia
