Some sample questions from this category:
* Which of the following animals is NOT in the mammals group?
* A polar bear can sprint at speeds of up to _______km per hour for short bursts, but it quickly overheats and then must jump into the sea to cool off.
* Which food source is not included in the giant panda's diet?
* Although introduced to other parts of the world, the grey squirrel is a native of where?
* These animals are hermaphroditic- both male and female at the same time. While mating, they shoot each other with 'love darts.'
* In some species of this animal, the male lives only as a parasite upon the female.
* Males of these animals produce a secretion that literally glues the female shut after mating, hopefully keeping other males from fathering offspring.
* Males of these animals explode while mating (thus injecting a device into the female that permanently inseminates her) and die soon afterwards.
* Mating in these animals can last 56 hours.
* Males of this species build an elaborate structure of twigs and leaves to attract a mate, decorating it with shells, feathers and flowers (especially blue ones).
* If the male of a harem of these animals dies, the largest female in the harem becomes a male and takes over the job.
* These animals gather in huge 'mating balls' composed of many animals. Usually, there is only one female in the center.
* What is the name for a cross between a zebra and a donkey?
* The large cat called a liger is a cross between two well-known cats:
* What combination of animals produces a mule?
* What is the name for a cross between a zebra and a horse?
* What combination of animals produces a hinny?
* The phylum Porifera includes what animals?
* If an animal is considered sessile, what does that mean?
* A jellyfish lacks all of these except what?
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