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Question 1.

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True or False?

Some species of fungi glow in the dark

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Question 2.

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How many stomachs does a cow have?

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  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

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Question 3.

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Can you match these three famous scientists to their areas of expertise?

  1. Watson and Crick
  2. Edward Jenner
  3. Jane Goodall

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  1. Creation of vaccines
  2. Structure of DNA
  3. Primatology

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Question 4.

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Name the structures of this plant cell:

Cell wall

Vacuole

Cytoplasm

Chloroplast

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Question 5.

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If you work as an endocrinologist, what area of biology do you specialise in?

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Question 6.

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What percentage of each gas is our atmosphere made up of?

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  1. Nitrogen
  2. Oxygen
  3. Argon

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  1. 78%
  2. 1%
  3. 21%

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Question 7.

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True or False?

Some mammals lay eggs

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Question 8.

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What percentage of human DNA is identical in every individual?

  1. 0.1%
  2. 45%
  3. 99.9%

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Question 9.

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Which animal group contains the largest number of individual organisms?

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Question 10.

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Approximately how many more bacterial cells are there in your body than your own cells?

  1. 1.5 times more
  2. 5 times more
  3. 10 times more
  4. 100 times more

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Question 11.

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Which of these native UK flowers is poisonous to animals?

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  1. Buttercup
  2. Bluebell
  3. Snowdrop

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Question 12.

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What is the common name for the species Panthera leo?

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Question 13.

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In cold weather, in humans and animals, hairs stand on end to trap ________

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Question 14.

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The oldest tree in the UK is the Fotingall Yew in Perthshire. How old is the tree?

  1. 500-900 years old
  2. 1000-2750 years old
  3. 4000-9000 years old

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Question 15.

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What is the smallest measurement a light microscope can see?

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Question 16.

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Approximately how many species of lizards are there in the world?

  1. Less than 1000
  2. 1000-2000
  3. 3000-6000
  4. Over 6000

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Question 17.

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What does an ichthyologist study?

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Question 18.

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True or false?

Elephants are herbivores

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Question 19.

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Which species has the greatest number of genes?

a) Chimpanzees

b) Humans

c) Mice

d) Rice

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Question 20.

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What did Sir David Attenborough study at university?

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