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1 Which science deals with the origin and structure of the universe?
A Cosmology
2 Which creature can be common, crab, jumping, house or bird-eating?
A Spider
3 What is the name for the mass of spongy tissue between the back of the nose and throat?
A Adenoids – Adenoids are part of the immune system and help fight off germs that are breathed in through the mouth and nose. They trap and fight germs and produce antibodies.
4 For what part of the body is the umbilicus the technical term?
A The navel or belly button
5 With which animal would you associate the constellation Ursa Major?
A A bear – Ursa is a Latin word meaning bear
6 What is a baby cod called?
A A Codling – A larger sub-adult cod is sometimes referred to as a “sprag”.
7 In sunlight, plants take in carbon dioxide. What do they give out?
A Oxygen – a by-product of photosynthesis, a process where they convert sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide into glucose (a type of sugar).
8 The elephant is the heaviest land animal. Which is the second heaviest?
A White rhinoceros – elephants, with males weighing up to 6 tonnes (12,228 pounds). White rhinoceros, with weights ranging from 2 to 4.5 tonnes.
9 To which modern mammal is the mammoth related?
A Elephant.
10 What type of creature is a chameleon?
A Lizard. Chameleons are reptiles and a type of lizard. They belong to the Order Squamata and the Family Chamaeleonidae.