Super Awesome Animal Video Quiz time (This is not proper English)

Video Video 1

(1:50) How long can the inland Taipan wait between meals?  A) hours  B) days  C) weeks  D)months  A) hours  B) days  C) weeks  D)months

(3:30)How many men (or women) can the inland Taipan kill with one bite?  A) 200,000  B) 250,000  C) 255,000  D) 245,000  A) 200,000  B) 250,000  C) 255,000  D) 245,000

(3:30) The venom has paralyzing components, what does this mean?  A) Partly or completely unable to move  B) It makes you dance  C) You will die of a heat attack  D) All of the above  A) Partly or completely unable to move  B) It makes you dance  C) You will die of a heat attack  D) All of the above

(14:20) ants that scavenge and harvest use what method primarily to get food?  A) Being Independent (working alone)  B) Mind reading  C) sheer numbers (working together)  D) Telling other ants to do the work for them  A) Being Independent (working alone)  B) Mind reading  C) sheer numbers (working together)  D) Telling other ants to do the work for them

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(2:10) When does most lion activity occur?  A) During sunrise  B) During sunset  C) During the day  D) During the night  A) During sunrise  B) During sunset  C) During the day  D) During the night

What is the main reason for this?  A) They don’t feel pretty so they want to stay in the dark  B) They want to stay cool at night  C) To improve the likelihood of successful hunts as they have better night vision than their prey  D) They smell better at night, so they can follow their prey more easily  A) They don’t feel pretty so they want to stay in the dark  B) They want to stay cool at night  C) To improve the likelihood of successful hunts as they have better night vision than their prey  D) They smell better at night, so they can follow their prey more easily

(5:15) What is a thermal imaging camera?  A ) Detects heat ( used to see heat from animals bodies)  B) Releases heat to see animals  C) A camera that can only be used when the moon is out  D) A cheap camera  A ) Detects heat ( used to see heat from animals bodies)  B) Releases heat to see animals  C) A camera that can only be used when the moon is out  D) A cheap camera

Which of these animals uses thermal senses (like the camera)?  A) Lion  B) Bat  C) Rat  D) Rattlesnake  A) Lion  B) Bat  C) Rat  D) Rattlesnake

(8:25) When does sound (that animals make) travel best?  A) During the day when the air is warm  B) At night due to cool dense (heavy) air  C) At sunrise when the air is a little cool  D) At sunset when the air is a little warm  A) During the day when the air is warm  B) At night due to cool dense (heavy) air  C) At sunrise when the air is a little cool  D) At sunset when the air is a little warm

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(2:05) The greatest proliferation (growth) and diversity (difference) of life on the Earth occurs in the tropical rainforest, this is because it is:  A) Warm and wet  B) Dry and cold  C) Hot and then cold  D) Sunny  A) Warm and wet  B) Dry and cold  C) Hot and then cold  D) Sunny

(4:30) The Kapok tree is the tallest tree in this jungle that grows to over 200 feet high. What is the benefit for the tree being so tall?  A) It can cast shadows on the tree below them, killing the competition  B) It has access to more sunlight (for energy) and wind to disperse (spread) its fluffy seeds  C) It is too dangerous to cut down a big tree so humans leave it alone  D) lots of animals live in it which protect it  A) It can cast shadows on the tree below them, killing the competition  B) It has access to more sunlight (for energy) and wind to disperse (spread) its fluffy seeds  C) It is too dangerous to cut down a big tree so humans leave it alone  D) lots of animals live in it which protect it

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. 26:00 - cool clip of leaf cutter ants eating a plant at the same rate as a single cow!

(32:00) Why do the fire ants build an impressive raft from their own bodies?  A) To survive frequent (often) flooding’s of the amazon rainforest  B) They feel lonely so they like to cuddle together  C) They use this as a method of transportation to get from one place to another  D) There is not enough space on land so they live on the water  A) To survive frequent (often) flooding’s of the amazon rainforest  B) They feel lonely so they like to cuddle together  C) They use this as a method of transportation to get from one place to another  D) There is not enough space on land so they live on the water

Do the ants at the bottom die? If not how do they breathe?  A) Yes, they die for the greater good of the colony (group of insects)  B) No, they breathe through the water  C) No, the ants on top give them air to breathe  D) No, they trap a layer of air around their body  A) Yes, they die for the greater good of the colony (group of insects)  B) No, they breathe through the water  C) No, the ants on top give them air to breathe  D) No, they trap a layer of air around their body

(49:40) Why are ants important?  A) They fertilize the soil by lifting nutrients from underground  B) They encourage plants to grow  C) They increase the diversity (different number) of animals around them  D) All of the above  A) They fertilize the soil by lifting nutrients from underground  B) They encourage plants to grow  C) They increase the diversity (different number) of animals around them  D) All of the above

Why are eusocial (social- grouped) insects important?  A) We wouldn’t be able to grow enough food without them  B) They teach us to be social (friendly with others)  C) They help make lots of pretty flowers  D) They help flowering plants reproduce (grow new plants)  E) A and D  A) We wouldn’t be able to grow enough food without them  B) They teach us to be social (friendly with others)  C) They help make lots of pretty flowers  D) They help flowering plants reproduce (grow new plants)  E) A and D

BEES ARE IMPORTANT!!!!  WITHOUT THEM WE WOULD LOSE 1/3 OF ALL OF OUR FOOD!!!

Now for some riddles  

Let’s test your critical thinking!  1. What can you catch but not throw?  2. What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?  3. What is full of holes, but can still hold a lot of water?  4. The more you have of me, the less you see. Who am I?  5. Why can't a man living in New York be buried in Chicago?  6. If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?  1. What can you catch but not throw?  2. What belongs to you but others use it more than you do?  3. What is full of holes, but can still hold a lot of water?  4. The more you have of me, the less you see. Who am I?  5. Why can't a man living in New York be buried in Chicago?  6. If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you haven't got me. What am I?