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Science Quiz #285

Science and Nature Quiz for 2 July 2014

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Q1. What is often thought of as the medieval forerunner of chemistry?

Note: This question was updated in July 2023
A
Exorcism
B
Astrology
C
Theology
D
Alchemy
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Q2. What do toucans eat?

A
Fruit
B
Fish
C
Insects
D
Small animals
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Q3. What is the word for an asexual form of reproduction found in females where growth and development of embryos occurs without fertilisation by a male?

A
Parthenogenesis
B
Apomixis
C
Hermadolphia
D
Agamospermy
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Q4. Where is the shelf of muscle in the human body known as the diaphragm?

Note: This question was updated in September 2024
A
Behind the knees
B
At the back of the neck
C
At the base of the rib cage
D
Across the shoulders
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Q5. What does a "Terrarium" simulate?

A
An area for keeping and raising animals or plants for observation or research
B
The solar system, featuring the planet Earth
C
A humid equatorial forest
D
A habitat suitable for plant-growing
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Q6. What is another name for the jawbone?

A
Mandible
B
Tractable
C
Molar
D
Larynx
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Q7. Which of these is native to South America?

A
Tiger
B
Anaconda
C
Chimpanzee
D
Lemur
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