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1 What are the only two known species of living mammals to lay eggs?
A Platypus and Echidna (spiny anteater)
2 What does the ‘V’ stand for in the fertility treatment IVF?
A Vitro (In vitro fertilization). “vitro,” meaning “in glass” or “outside the body”.
3 How many wings does a bee have?
A Four. They are arranged in two pairs. The two wings on each side of the bee hook together to form one larger pair when flying.
4 Where on the human body are the scalene muscles?
A Neck (a group of three pairs of muscles in the lateral neck)
5 What is the better-known name for the white crystalline powder diacetylmorphine hydrochloride?
A Heroin, synthesized from the dried latex of the opium poppy
6 What three chemical elements make up carbohydrates?
A Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
7 In human anatomy, where are the metatarsals?
A Feet (any of the bones of the foot)
8 How many visible stars make up the pattern in the night sky commonly named the Plough?
A Seven
9 What is the pH balance of pure water?
A 7.0 (the pH range for groundwater systems is between 6 to 8.5)
10 Sildenafil, tadalafil, and vardenafil are all drugs used to treat what specific medical condition?
A Erectile dysfunction (Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra)