Biology Trivia round 3

Mycology is the study of what?

• Yourself

• Fungi

• Microbes

• Volcanoes

Which antibiotic is made from a species of thread-like fungus?

• lichen

• mold

• penicillin

• asprin

Mr. Todd Mushy is what type of mushroom?

• Porcini

• Hedgehog mushroom (Hydnum repandum)

• Lil portobello

• Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)

Pistol shrimp do what to get their name?

• Produces speedy bubbles that break the sound barrier

• Throw rocks as prey very fast with their little shrimp hands

• Stab prey with a spear produced by the body

• They actually look like a tiny gun. It's crazy.

Which is not true regarding polar bears?

• Their skin is actually black

• They have a layer of fat approx 7.5 cm

• They can be found at the south pole

• Their hair is hollow to trap in more heat

How do wood frogs survive the winter?

• They are the only frog species that migrates south for the winter

• They build an underground nest made of their own poop

• They burrow deep inside of small oak trees, that's how they got their name

• They freeze and then thaw out once spring rolls around

How do Antarctic bugs called springtails avoid freezing when temperatures drop well below freezing (some extremes can be -40 C)?

• They have a natural antifreeze in the fluids of their cells

• They live inside of penguins

• They build crystal bubble chambers in frozen ice

• Well, they all just die. They lay eggs before the big freeze and the eggs hatch when temps rise.

Which of the following organisms is not cold blooded?

• Crocodiles

• Spiders

• Turtles

• Whales

Do not do this, but which of the following organisms could be put in a blender and then all of the little pieces would regenerate into clones of the original?

• Sea stars

• Sea sponges

• Sea cucumbers

• Sea monkeys

Russia spans how many different time zones?

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 11