Biology Trivia I
Biology Trivia I
Biology Trivia I
2) What is the scientific term for the production of light by living organisms?
5) What illness accounted for 40 percent of U.S. military casualties during World War I?
Choose Your Answer: A: African Bush Elephant, B: Black Rhinoceros, C: Sperm Whale,
D: Human
7) What is the scientific term for an apparent "throwback" characteristic of an organism that
reveals a trait of an earlier ancestor?
Choose Your Answer: A: Baby, B: Teenager, C: Adult, D: All are the same
1. That's right! Oxygen is the most common element in the human body, making up almost 63% of the average
man.
COMPOSITION OF THE HUMAN BODY
3. That's right!
Unlike most other fish, a shark has no bones! Its skeleton is made of
cartilage, a material somewhat softer and more flexible than bone
4. That's right!
Your kidneys filter fifty gallons of blood every day, producing about 1.5
liters of urine!
5. That's right!
The Flu killed 43,000 American servicemen mobilized for World War I,
representing nearly 40 percent of U.S. military casualties.
6. That's right!
Sperm Whales have the heaviest brain of any living animal. The average
Sperm Whale's brain weighs more than 20 pounds (9 kilograms) which is
about 4 times heavier than the average human brain.
7. That's right!
8. That's right!
A baby has more bones. As they grow, some of their bones fuse together.
9. That's right!
Of these animals, the Freshwater Oyster has the longest recorded life
span at 80 years. The longest recorded life span for a termite is 50 years;
for a chimapanzee, 50 years; and for an Indian elephant, 70 years.